Manufacturing issues are one of the top reasons that we see warranty returns and loss of market share in the electronics industry. Issues like supply chain failures and printed circuit board assembly ...

Once upon a time, integrated circuits (ICs) were built by the same companies that designed them. The design of an IC was tightly integrated with the manufacturing processes available within each ...

The need for Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) began shortly after the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, but it took a hundred years for it to ultimately come into focus in the 1960s, and it ...

The decision to make this checklist widely available was a difficult one, since it's considered to be such a valuable tool. Yet its release supports NATEL's promise of clarity, as well as its focus on ...

Manufacturing equipment is the platform for the operation of unit processes. Properly designed equipment is essential for the production of high-quality, cost-effective products. Equipment design is ...

Toronto-based NeuronicWorks Inc. is a design engineering and manufacturing company that casts a Design for Excellence (DfX) lens over product development. DfX is a set of best practices intended to ...

Design for manufacturing (DfM) is evolving from traditional engineering practices into a data-intensive discipline that requires real-time integration of manufacturing capabilities, supplier ...

The “cutting edge” of parts machining goes far beyond having the latest CNC machines and accessories. It also means engaging with customers at the earliest stages of the production process using the ...

The Department of Engineering Design and Manufacturing is involved in a variety of research and training activities. The following is an overview of the areas that research teams work in, with some ...