An Introduction to Design for Manufacturing in Engineering
What you'll learn
- In this introduction to DFM in the engineering industry, you will learn about the important inside industry knowledge and skills most graduate engineers are missing when they enter industry and how to bridge those gaps
- Lean Engineering and Design For Manufacturing
Requirements
- Have a third level qualification in an engineering related discipline
Description
Uncover important inside industry knowledge and skills most graduate and junior engineers are missing when they enter the product engineering and design industry and discover how you can start to bridge those gaps.
In this introductory course we will identify 3 key areas graduates and junior engineers can start to work on straight away to develop their product design skills and boost performance in your engineering departments
Who this course is for:
- Graduate or Apprentice Engineers entering industry or Junior Engineers already working in industry
- Engineering Managers or company directors wanting to bridge engineering skills gaps in their teams
Course content
Introduction1 lecture • 4min
- IntroductionPreview03:52
The Problem1 lecture • 6min
Design For Manufacturing1 lecture • 3min
First Spoke: Product Design Specification1 lecture • 10min
Second Spoke: Manufacturing Knowledge1 lecture • 9min
Third Spoke: The Design For Manufacturing Tools1 lecture • 10min
Making It Work1 lecture • 5min
Instructor
![Declan Scullion](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 3.2 Instructor Rating
- 8 Reviews
- 32 Students
- 1 Course
‘Dirty Hands’ Secret of Success… Standing as a graduate on the shop floor, my Masters in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering didn’t mean much to the operator who I was asking to rework my prototype again to make more last minute ‘design improvements’.
So I had to get my hands dirty, I learned how to weld and do all the manufacturing that was carried out in house. I started building my own prototypes and the more processes I learned to do, the less I had to do - builds became quicker & easier.
This cross-department working led to me holding concurrent Engineering Manager and Production Manager roles. I had to break down the departmental silo walls just to do my job. I had to work out the balance between the opposing perspectives to find the best solution - the key to creating great designs: The ability to objectively balance perspectives to achieve the objectives:
How do we: make it? Guarantee it is made correct each time? Sell it? Make a profit? Get the customer to pick it? Get the customer to return?
I proceeded to take on interim management and consultancy roles to expand my perspectives.
So how does a Design Engineer become ‘exceptional’ and gain the perspective to answer all these questions while meeting targets? It is a challenge but I’ve developed a structured framework to help engineers achieve this