Complimentary Publications

A163 - A History of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly

Machine Design, Informa Publishing,
New York, New York, USA
February/March 2022 -- Cover Story -- [4 Pages]
ISSN 0024-9114

Description

This cover story article is about the evolution of Design for Manufacturing [DFM] and Design for Assembly [DFA] during the second and third industrial revolutions. Key milestones are discussed. The article then projects how DFM and DFA might evolve during the fourth industrial revolution.

A History of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly [Machine Design - February/March 2024] addresses the period of time from 1870 to 2020, and postulates how DFA and DFM might further evolve in the next few decades.

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