DFMA Oral Progress Report

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DFMAOral Progress Report

• Advisor
• Dr. Kiel
• Sponsor
• Herman Miller

• Group Members
• Kiana Dennis
• David Burke
• Paul Kerekes
• Anthony Pulcini
• Greg Parent

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Project Introduction

• Design For Manufacturing Assembly (DFMA)
• Herman Miller
• Office furniture company
• Overhead storage door
• Problems at assembly
• Costs are too high
• Improved design required

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Project Objectives

• Eliminate the racking condition at assembly line
  build installation
• Improve ease of assembly for the operators in the
  production line
• Improve the bracket assembly process to eliminate
  the dents on the face of the door.
• Eliminate excess packaging

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Activities

• DFMA Research
• Analysis of product installation
• Tour of Herman Miller Facility
• Assembly process
• Factory capabilities

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Future Activities

• Cost analysis
• Redesigning of the product
• CAD drawings in Pro-E
• Possible prototype
• Installation Testing
• Collaboration with Herman Miller engineers
• Implement DFMA concepts

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Literature Sources

• Ulrich, K., Eppinger, S. (2000). Product Design
  and Development (2nd ed.). Boston, MA Irwin
  McGraw-Hill.
• Otto, K., Wood, K. (2001). Product Design. Upper
  Saddle River, NJ Prentice-Hall, Inc.
• Boothroyd, G., Dewhurst, P., Knight, W. (2001).
  Product Design for Manufacture and Assembly (2nd
  ed.). Marcel Dekker

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Constraints

• Time
• Travel time
• Group meeting time
• Two semester time frame for completing multiple
  objectives
• Cost must be at a minimum
• Herman Millers production capabilities

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Thank You

• Questions?