manufacturability
Ease of making
Manufacturability is how easily and efficiently something can be manufactured.
Engineers assess manufacturability when designing products, asking whether a design can be produced at scale without excessive cost or complexity.
A product with high manufacturability uses standard processes and materials; low manufacturability means production headaches.
We redesigned the part to improve manufacturability.
Technical drawing technology
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- modularityDivisibility into independent units
tolerances · simplification · standardization · geometry · features · undercuts · symmetry · integration
Allowable limits of variation
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
inspection · testing · defects · repeatability · uniformity · metrology · gauging · rework
Deliberately untrue statement
- assemblyConstructing from components
- toolingIndustrial machinery preparation
- machiningSubtractive metalworking process
- CNCAutomated machining via code
robotics · automation · mass-production · batch · factory · workflow · fixtures · jigs
Ease of machining
- workabilityEase of handling material
- formabilityEase of being shaped
- weldabilityEase of fusion joining
- hardnessResistance to penetration
ductility · brittleness · alloy · polymer · composite · sheet-metal · plastics · ceramics
Capacity for growth
- viabilityCapacity to succeed
- constraintsLimits on action
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- proof-of-conceptFeasibility demonstration
capacity · capability · equipment · infrastructure · supply-chain · logistics · timeline · bottleneck
Produce or relinquish
- overheadLocated directly above
- outsourcingThird-party task delegation
- offshoringMoving work overseas
- marginEdge of a page
budgeting · cost-benefit · ROI · pricing · procurement
CAD
Technical drawing technology
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
modularity · tolerances · simplification · standardization · geometry · features · undercuts · symmetry · integration · accessibility
tolerances
Allowable limits of variation
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
standards · inspection · testing · defects · repeatability · uniformity · metrology · gauging · rework · compliance
fabrication
Deliberately untrue statement
- assemblyConstructing from components
- toolingIndustrial machinery preparation
- machiningSubtractive metalworking process
CNC · robotics · automation · mass-production · batch · factory · workflow · fixtures · jigs · die-casting
machinability
Ease of machining
- workabilityEase of handling material
- formabilityEase of being shaped
- weldabilityEase of fusion joining
hardness · ductility · brittleness · alloy · polymer · composite · sheet-metal · plastics · ceramics · availability
scalability
Capacity for growth
- viabilityCapacity to succeed
- constraintsLimits on action
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
proof-of-concept · capacity · capability · equipment · infrastructure · supply-chain · logistics · timeline · bottleneck · limitations
yield
Produce or relinquish
- overheadLocated directly above
- outsourcingThird-party task delegation
- offshoringMoving work overseas
margin · budgeting · cost-benefit · ROI · pricing · procurement
- product designCAD, prototyping, design process, design iteration, specifications
- manufacturingfactories, factory, car factory, assembly plants, electronics factory
manufacturabilityimpracticability
Impossibility of execution
conceptual design · ideation · proof of concept · artistic vision
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