ABSTRACT
In this chapter we shall assume that “to manufacture” refers to the manufacturing of the individual component parts of a product or assembly and “to assemble” refers to the addition or joining of parts to form the completed product. Hence, the term “design for manufacture” (or DFM) means the design for the ease of manufacture of the collection of parts that form the product after assembly and “design for assembly” (or DFA) means the design of the product for the ease of assembly. Design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) is a combination of DFA and DFM.
