Design for manufacturability

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Design for manufacturability (DFM) refers to the general engineering art of designing products in such a way that they are easy to manufacture. The basic idea exists in almost all engineering disciplines, but of course the details differ wildly depending on the manufacturing technology. Here are examples:

• Design for manufacturability for integrated circuits.
• Mechanical engineering:
  • Book on Design for manufacturability for mechanical assembly. DFM guidelines fom the same author.
  • Web site devoted to Design for Manufacturability. Introductory article from this site.
  • Course on Design for Manufacturability from Stanford.
  • A list of books and articles on design for manufacturability in mechanical engineering.
• Design for Manufacturability for printed circuit boards is discussed here.
• Design for Manufacturability for parts made of plastic.
• Design for Manufacturability Handbook ISBN 0-07-007139-X. 70 chapters of different types of DFM.
• Design for Manufacturability for Electronic Assemby by the MEC Companies.