Design for manufacturing and assembly/disassembly: joint design of products and production systems

Abstract

Design for Manufacturing, Assembly, and Disassembly is important in today's production systems because if this aspect is not considered, it could lead to inefficient operations and excessive material usage, both of which have a significant impact on manufacturing cost and time. Attention to this topic is important in achieving the target standards of Industry 4.0 which is inclusive of material utilisation, manufacturing operations, machine utilisation, features selection of the products, and development of suitable interfaces with information communication technologies (ICT) and other evolving technologies. Design for manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) have been around since the 1980's for rectifying and overcoming the difficulties and waste related to the manufacturing as well as assembly at the design stage. Furthermore, this domain includes a decision support system and knowledge base with manufacturing and design guidelines following the adoption of ICT. With this in mind, 'Design for manufacturing and assembly/disassembly: Joint design of products and production systems', a special issue has been conceived and its contents are elaborated in detail. In this paper, a background of the topics pertaining to DFM, DFA and related topics seen in today's manufacturing systems are discussed. The accepted papers of this issue are categorised in multiple sections and their significant features are outlined.Keywords: design for manufacturing; design for assembly; design for assembly and disassembly; design for additive manufacturing; disassembly line balancing *Corresponding author.

Ageing workforce management in manufacturing systems: state of the art and future research agenda

“…The integration of IT and collaborative technologies and their level of complexity need further investigation to create smart, user-centred design solutions that are simple enough to build senior-enabled workplaces at affordable investment costs (EC 2015a; Battaïa et al 2018). In particular, the promising application of Internet of Things paradigms to industry can be useful in this sense (Atzori, Iera, and Morabito 2010;Bi, Da Xu, and Wang 2014;Ardanza et al 2019).…”

Assessment of the Design for Assembly Processes Using Fuzzy Logic

“…The current development of the economy and technology means that the modern economic system is characterized by a much greater need for flexibility in terms of production methods: high volume, low volume and unit. The need to create a more flexible method adaptable to the type of production is noticeable [3].…”

Status of engineering change management in the engineer-to-order production environment: insights from a multiple case study

“…DfMA prevents the occurrence of such emergent changes at late stages of the product lifecycle (Huang and Mak 1999;Jarratt et al 2011). DfMA was created as an approach aimed at designing products for easy and economical manufacturing and assembly (Battaïa et al 2018;Xie et al 2003;Das and Kanchanapiboon 2011). There are many approaches to DfMA, with one common feature being the integration of manufacturing and assembly requirements early in the design process (Xie et al 2003;Das and Kanchanapiboon 2011;Boothroyd 1994).…”