{"id":4438,"date":"2021-12-09T19:56:17","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T19:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kellertechnology.com\/?p=4438"},"modified":"2026-01-23T04:51:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T04:51:56","slug":"utilizing-dfm-and-dfa-principles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kellertechnology.com\/blog\/utilizing-dfm-and-dfa-principles\/","title":{"rendered":"DFM &amp; DFA Principles Can Lower Manufacturing Costs and Improve Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4438\" class=\"elementor elementor-4438\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1ac3cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1ac3cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-716edad\" data-id=\"716edad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7faa4d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7faa4d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kellertechnology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Workers-gathered-around-a-desk.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.kellertechnology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Workers-gathered-around-a-desk-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kellertechnology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Workers-gathered-around-a-desk.jpg\" height=\"420\" width=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kellertechnology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Workers-gathered-around-a-desk.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.kellertechnology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Workers-gathered-around-a-desk-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4439 size-full sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Workers gathered around a desk\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/p><p>More than any other factor, a <a href=\"\/custom-machinery\/design-and-build\/\">product\u2019s design<\/a> has the greatest impact on the total cost of production. In addition to specifying the materials that the product is made from, the design also directly impacts the types of processes and number of operations that a manufacturer utilizes to produce it on the factory floor. So what tools are available to <a href=\"\/contract-manufacturing\/engineering-support\/\">engineers<\/a> that will help them make good decisions and design the best possible products?<\/p><h2>Engineer Design Tools<\/h2><p>Two <span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW175408593 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW175408593 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW175408593 BCX0\">powerful engineering<\/span><\/span><\/span> tools, often used together, are DFM and DFA. Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) methodologies help engineers refine a product\u2019s design to the point where it has all of the specified attributes required by the customer without being overdesigned and wasteful. <span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW175408593 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW175408593 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW175408593 BCX0\">Using DFM and DFA <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW175408593 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW175408593 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW175408593 BCX0\">in the <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW175408593 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW175408593 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW175408593 BCX0\">early stag<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW175408593 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW175408593 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW175408593 BCX0\">e<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW175408593 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW175408593 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW175408593 BCX0\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW175408593 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW175408593 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW175408593 BCX0\"> of the design phase can improve <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW175408593 BCX0\">efficiency<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW175408593 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW175408593 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW175408593 BCX0\">, and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW175408593 BCX0\"> reduce manufacturing costs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><h3>Design for Manufacturing (DFM)<\/h3><p><a href=\"\/contract-manufacturing\/design-for-manufacturing\/\">Design for Manufacturing<\/a>, also known as Design for Manufacturability, focuses on minimizing the number of features, required tolerances, and also the complexity of the manufacturing processes required to produce the individual parts. This helps to control production costs by increasing the quality and minimizing the fabrication time required to produce all the assembly\u2019s components.<\/p><h3>Design for Assembly (DFA)<\/h3><p>Design for Assembly strives to reduce overall component part and fastener counts. It also encourages the incorporation of self-locating and nesting features wherever possible, to aid in the <a href=\"\/blog\/product-design-an-important-key-to-factory-automation-success\/\">assembly process<\/a>. This can reduce or eliminate the need for special tools and fixturing and also increase efficiency whether the assembly process is being completed manually or with automated equipment. DFA also encourages the elimination of all unnecessary redundancy in the design.<\/p><h3><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW201188296 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201188296 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW201188296 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\">Using <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW201188296 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201188296 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW201188296 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\">DFM and DFA<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW201188296 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201188296 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW201188296 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\"> Principles Together<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP TrackedChange SCXW201188296 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><p>Using DFA and DFM in tandem forms the basis of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA). It will facilitate dialogue and teamwork between product designers and the facility\u2019s manufacturing engineering organization. System integrators and contract manufacturers, like Keller Technology, can also participate at the beginning of the design process to suggest refinements to the product design that help to reduce cost and improve manufacturing efficiencies.<\/p><p><a href=\"\/contact-us\/\">Contact Keller Technology<\/a> to learn more about some of the most recent processing and manufacturing innovations that will help you design the most cost-effective and successful products, <span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW143651673 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW143651673 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW143651673 BCX0\">such as <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW143651673 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW143651673 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW143651673 BCX0\">DFM and DFA tools <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW143651673 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW143651673 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW143651673 BCX0\">that <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW143651673 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW143651673 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW143651673 BCX0\">can help improve your product development.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 More than any other factor, a product\u2019s design has the greatest impact on the total cost of production. 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