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Core Training

One & Two-day 'Core Training' Workshops

We have developed several Workshop courses that cover the basic requirements through to successfully analysing your product designs using the Boothroyd Dewhurst approach.

The application of the DFMA methodology and or software helps emphasise how valuable the DFMA design philosophy is in the design and redesign process. Extensive hands-on application is undertaken.

One-day Core Training Workshop

A one day workshop offered to new users of the DFMA software to help them get rapid results. It is geared towards the novice user who may only have a minimum knowledge of assembly procedures and the design for assembly methodology. The two-day workshop is designed to introduce the full suite of DFMA tools. The focus on the first day will be the Design for Assembly methodology and software tools (see above). The second day will cover the different DFM Concurrent Costing topics and the integration of DFM with DFA.
Here is the typical agenda for the second day of DFMA training
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The focus of this one-day session is on the Design for Assembly aspects of the DFMA process. Here is a typical agenda:

  • Introduction to DFMA
  • DFA questions and the minimum part criteria
  • Sample hand calculation of a small assembly
  • Analysis of a small assembly using DFA software
  • Review software output
  • Redesign analysis of the sample assembly
  • Investigation of the Item library
  • Investigation of the Operation library
One day DFMA ‘Core Training’ Workshops are conducted onsite at your location for groups of up to six.

Two-day Core Training Workshop

The two-day workshop is designed to introduce the full suite of DFMA tools. The focus on the first day will be the Design for Assembly methodology and software tools (see above). The second day will cover the different DFM Concurrent Costing topics and the integration of DFM with DFA.

Here is the typical agenda for the second day:

  • Introduction to DFM Concurrent Costing
  • DFM Concurrent Costing software example
  • Using the Geometry Calculator
  • Using CAD with DFM Concurrent Costing
  • Investigation of the Material library
  • Investigation of the Operation and Machine libraries
  • Sample analysis
  • A review of the charting and reporting options available in the software
  • How DFM and DFA work together to develop "total cost".

Two-day DFMA ‘Core Training’ Workshops are conducted onsite at your location for groups up to twelve (12) (maximum fifteen (15)).

Additional, consecutive days may be scheduled to consider such objectives as additional topics, to increase scope of analysis (such as for larger products or assemblies) and or to provide additional workshop facilitation.

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Skills Development

As a result of these DFMA workshops, the user will  increasingly develop the following skills:

A functional understanding of the DFA and DFM software

An understanding of the minimum part criteria in DFA

How to perform a DFA and DFM analysis.

How to use DFA to simplify product structures, reduce costs and improve product quality.

A clear understanding of the different handling and insertion difficulties.

A clear understanding of part symmetries and how they affect DFA times.

An understanding of the piece part and tooling costs generated by the software.

How the Operations, Material, and Machine libraries work and how to edit them.

How to preview and print the different charts and reports that the software generates.

How to use CAD with DFMA.

How to compare and contrast different ideas for product simplification.
 

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