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“ Creating a manufacturing ecosystem built for future advances and product longevity is crucial to long-term success ”
SANJEEV KATIYAR SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER , TT ELECTRONICS
where OEMs face a deficiency of in-house expertise even as they simultaneously face supply chain and time-to-market obstacles ,” said Katiyar . “ It ’ s in this complex and highly volatile landscape that partnership has become its own new frontier , with collaboration proving a powerful design strategy .”
The DFx process not only creates an ideal opportunity to determine and correct issues in new products , but also those related to mature , or already developed products . Because defects , the need for new parts , or the restructure or redesign of a PCB often occur with mature products , DFx can interject feedback that drives the most reliable product .
According to Katiyar , a template for DFx methods could include :
• Goal-specific design methods target different phases of a product ’ s lifecycle . The “ x ” is the area of focus , such as product design specs , supply chain and testability
• Lean design processes , utilising lean manufacturing principles to eliminate waste
• Identification of problems and needs
• Analysis of solutions
• Optimisation for efficiency and performance ( for example , a shorter time to market results in fewer development costs ).
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