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University of Kentucky professor argues design and circular economy principles are the foundation for effective manufacturing ...

The need for Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) began shortly after the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, but it took a hundred years for it to ultimately come into focus in the 1960s, and it ...

It's easy to design a lens that is costly to produce. A few tricks can keep things economical. Incorporation of a special fisheye lens lets a standard LCD projector beam realistic images over more ...

Product design can have a huge impact on manufacturing cost. “Somewhere between 80% and 90% of the manufacturing cost is typically designed into a product,” Andrew Gaillard, global director, ...

The principles of lean manufacturing have proven their effectiveness across various industries, and the project management domain is no exception. The integration of lean principles into project ...

This course introduces a wide range of manufacturing processes including machining, injection molding, casing, and 3D printing; and explains the fundamental and practical aspects of manufacturing at ...

For a good look at the power of lean engineering and design for manufacturing, the Ford Taurus is a leading example. "A lot of the early success stories that happened with DFMA were in the automotive ...