Design for Manufacturing Course
This course equips learners with essential Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) skills to optimize product designs for efficient production, focusing on a handheld mixer case study.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Design for Manufacturing Course teaches you how to transform a basic handheld mixer into an efficient, production-ready design. You'll learn to reduce the number of parts, simplify fastening methods, select affordable materials, and prepare designs for injection moulding. You'll practise mapping out assembly, testing, and factory processes, apply DFM and DFA principles, and record changes using clear metrics, standards, and quality checks to achieve quicker, more dependable production.
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Develop skills
- Define product requirements: convert performance and safety needs into precise specifications.
- Apply DFM rules: reduce part count, simplify assemblies, and lower unit costs quickly.
- Optimise plastics and moulding: select resins, wall thickness, draft angles, and rib features.
- Redesign assemblies: incorporate snap-fits, poka-yoke, and modular subassemblies for better flow.
- Build factory-ready plans: map assembly flow, tests, and essential quality checkpoints.
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