Design for Manufacturability and Assembly DFM DFMA Premium Resources

General & Design Guidelines 43.1
Maintenance Engineering Technology Premium membership required
Testability Primer, JTAG IEEE std 1149.1 Design for Test (DFT), also known as design for testability, is a process that incorporates rules and techniques in the design of a product to make testing easier.

Reverse Engineering, Chapter 44

Overview and Method 44.1

Appendix

Generic Part Manufacturability Check Sheet A.1
ANSI Size Drills A.2
ISO (Metric Size Drills) and Conversion to Inches A.3
ANSI Screw Threads Sizes A.4
ACME Thread Forms A.6
Tape Pipe Threads A.10
Industry Finish and Coating Specifications Reference A.12
Sheet metal Gage Sizes A.22
Welding Electrodes A.23

Die Casting Dimensional Design and Tolerances

Die thermal balance
Die mechanical strength and stiffness
Dragging during ejection
Parting line position
Moving cores position

Design for Powder Coating

Overview, Process
General Film Build
Geometries, Faraday Effect
Drainage
Internal Threads and Through Holes
External Threads
Masking Types and Results
Masking and Racking Specifics for Various Problem Parts.

Design for 3D Metal Sintering Printing

3D Metal Printing Overview
General Design Considerations
Stainless Steel 3D Metal Printing
Aluminum 3D Metal Printing
Additive 3D Printing Manufacturing of Aerospace Alloys for Aircraft Structures
Additive 3D Printing Manufacturing for Superalloys – Producibility and Cost Validation

Design for Pipe and Tube Forming

Basic Engineering Considerations
Application Requirements
Ductility of Material
Radius of Bends
Thickness of Material
Geometry
Common Bend Types
End Forming
Welding
Finish
Wall Thinning
Design Do's and Don'ts, Tube and Pipes
Engineering Drawing Requirements
Mechanical Tolerances
- Tube Cutting Tolerances
- Wrinkle Tolerances
- Kink Tolerances
- Hump Tolerances

Supply Chain System Design and Operation

1. Introduction
2. Guidelines for Supply Chain Design
3. Current Supply Chain Models: Theory ves. Reality
4. Applying the Five Guiding Principles: An Example
5. Concluding Remarks

Reliability Practices Benchmarking, Commercial

Introduction - The background leading up to the benchmarking effort is described as is the benchmarking process.
Technical Approach - The approach used to perform the benchmarking is described.
Results - The results of each step in the benchmarking effort are presented.
Conclusions - Conclusions are presented.
Areas Requiring Additional Research - Areas related to reliability engineering and its implementation that require further research are presented
Defense Acquisition Reform - Background information on the current reform efforts.
Literature Search Results - Bibliography and synopses of selected references.
Survey Forms - Samples of the survey forms used.
Interview Ouestions and Notes - Samples of the interview questions and expurgated notes from the interviews.
Terms and Definitions Appendix F - RAC Product Order Form

Reliability Handbook

Engineering Management

Manufacturing Videos

Misc.