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Design for Assembly

Introduction

The best-selling products are not only innovative and satisfy customer needs, they are of high quality and are value for money. Do you know that assembly accounts for typically 53% of all manufacturing time or that 75% of the cost of a manufactured product is determined at the design stage? Through rigorous, systematic design for assembly principles, about 70% reduction in number of assembly tools and fasteners has been reported. All this translates into faster manufacturing turn-around time and costs.

This course introduces assemblability in all its various aspects; component design, product assembly, assembly line design. Because of environmental issues, product dis-assembly for end-of-life action will also be briefly introduced.

Course Objectives

To appreciate the impact of assembly on product cost and to assess the assemblability of fabricated products.

Course Outline

1. Introduction to assembly; significance, planning.
2. Assembly methods: justification.
3. Manual vs automated assembly.
4. Principles and strategies of Design For Assembly (DFA)
5. Principles of feeding and orientation.
6. Automated assembly: part features for ease of assembly.
7. Boothroyd-Dewhurst Inc’s Design for Manufacture & Assembly (DFMA) Methodology
8. Introduction to other methodologies: Lucas, Hitachi-GE.
9. Principles of Design for Dis-Assembly.

Trainer(s)

Associate Professor Lee, Siang Guan Stephen

Dr Stephen S-G LEE is an associate professor and head of the manufacturing engineering division of the School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NTU. Dr Lee has many years of experience in design and manufacturing at senior management level. He taught and supervised projects involving Design for Assembly at the undergraduate level for several years.

His PhD research was in part design for automatic assembly but his current research interests are in product lifecycle management and dynamic enterprise collaboration.

Dr Lee is a registered professional engineer and a Fellow of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. An active member of the SME since 1987, Dr Lee held senior appointments in the Singapore Chapter, culminating with the Chapter Chairmanship in 1990. In 1992, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers conferred on him its Award of Merit and in 1998, he was elected to its College of Fellows.

Who Should Attend

Designers, manufacturing, process and quality engineers, assembly equipment vendors.

Course Details

Date:

1 to 2 December 2009

Time:

9:00am to 5:00pm

Venue:

NTU@one-north campus, Executive Centre

Closing Date:

17 November 2009

Fee:

Standard: SGD$780 Alumni: SGD$624 Group (3 & Above): SGD$702

Registration fees inclusive of:

Course materials
Light refreshments
Lunch
Complimentary parking (1 entry/day) - applicable at NTU@one-north campus only.
Prevailing GST

Online Registration

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Methods of Payment

1. Credit Card (Visa and Mastercard only)

2. Cheque made payable to Nanyang Technological University

3. Invoice to Company (for Company Sponsored Participants)

4. E-invoice (for Government Organizations)

Cancellation & Refund Policy

Written notification to cce@ntu.edu.sg or fax: (+65) 6774 2911 at least 10 days before course commencement	No cancellation charges (Full refund)
Written notification within 4 – 9 days before course commencement	50% of course fees (50% refund)
Written notification within 3 days before course commencement	100% of course fees (No refund)