Design of Assembly

Just because you can make something doesn’t

mean you can manufacture it

Done By
N.Thanga Pandian
Roll no : 200821409
Assembly

 Assembly means assemble individual

components into the final product

 The Last Step in Manufacturing Process

 The auxiliary work needed during and after

production.
Importance DFA

 For every product part, there are about 1000

manufacturing equipment parts

 Related to DFM, but focuses specifically on the

aspect of manufacturing in which the system is put
together

 Reduce costs, simplify processes

Types Of Assembly

 Manual Assembly
 Mechanically Aided Manual Assembly
 Automatic Assembly
 Special Synchronous Machines and Automatic Feeders
 Special Non Synchronous Machines and Automatic
Feeders
 Special purpose free Transfer Non Synchronous
Machines
 Robots and Parts Magazines
Factors Considered In Assembly Type

The decision between manual and

Automatic assembly depends on such factors
are,

The No. of parts per Assembly

 The no. of Assemblies Required
 The Design / Complexity of the component
 Relative cost of Capital and Labour
Operations involved in DFA

 Storing
 Handling
 Positioning
 Joining
 Adjusting
 Securing
 Inspecting
Guidelines for Assembly Layout

An easy-to-assemble layout can be achieved if

the assembly operations are:
 Structured

 Reduced

 Standardized

 Simplified.
Designing Assembly Interfaces

Improvements to the interfaces are

achieved if they are
 Reduced
 Standardized
 simplified.
Designing Interface Elements

To improve automatic storage and handling,

including the identification, ordering, picking-up and
moving of the interfacing elements, these operations
should be
 Enabled

 Simplified
Guidelines For Assembly Improvement

 Standardize Design
 Use Subassemblies
 Avoid Too many Subassembly at a time
 Use layered top down Assembly
 Design Parts to be self aligning
 Eliminate Adjustments as much as Possible
 Use Funnel Shaped Openings of holes / slots
Contd.,

 Use over sized holes in through holes of

mating Parts
 Use Push on Fasteners instead of
Threaded type
 Use fewer larger fasteners instead of
Larger no. of Small fasteners
 When Design Allowed Use open End slot
instead of Closed / Holes
 When allowed Use Rigid part as Base
Thank you