WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU

We can resolve your manufacturing challenges through design.

 

HOW METHODS CAN HELP

At Methods, DFM (Design for Manufacture) principles are applied throughout the design process, eliminating the need of a separate manufacturing engineering department and the time consumed to review the design between the design and manufacturing departments.

 

If you have a new product and are unaware of its ability to be manufactured, we can perform a detailed review of your design and your in-house manufacturing facilities.

 

We don't manufacture rather, we prepare your product design in its entirety so that it can accommodate your in-house manufacturing abilities or out-sourced manufacturing vendors.  The drawings we will generate will include all component, material, vendor, and part number lists as BOMs (Bils of Materials).  Any support files including DXF, IGES, or STEP files will be generated so that state-of-the-art manufacturing processes can be implemented which reflect cost advantages.

 

Rest assured that we work well with all manufacturers and vendors to avoid unexpected issues when you are ready to invest in the manufacture of your exciting new product.

 

If you wish to acquire new machinery, we will provide support as an unbiased mediator between you and your machine vendor so that the purchase is entirely focused on the advantage to you, our client.

 

BACKGROUND

Nearly anything can be manufactured however, if it is designed without consideration to manufacture and fabrication processes, its cost to manufacture will be exorbitant or it may not even be possible to fabricate using the available manufacturing processes.  It is essential to blend design features and manufacturing process.

 

So, the consideration that needs to be addressed is whether your product was designed so that it can be manufactured.  Many product development businesses do not apply this consideration in their develop process.  Below are just a few of many questions they should be asking themselves throughout development.

• Is the part too complex for the way we want it made?
• Is there a feature on the part that can be used to clamp it onto the CNC Machine Centre?
• How many times is the part handled or moved to another machine centre or manufacturing Cell throughout the manufacture cycle?
• What 3 datum features can be used to establish base locations when the part is dimensionally inspected or what if a CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine) is used for dimensional checks?
• Should Geometric Dimensions and Tolerances be used in the drawings?

 

Large businesses may have a separate department that modify the product design to accommodate the associated manufacturing processes however, this methodology can become convoluted and cause lengthy delays in the development of the product.  We apply DFM principles throughout our design process so that a separate department is not required.