DISCUS DFM focuses on characteristic management at an earlier stage in the product lifecycle when a manufacturing engineer is analyzing the detailed design of the part. In fact, by helping to define the applicable specs and annotations to include on the design, DISCUS DFM can actually assist with the definition of the Technical Data Package (TDP). DISCUS DFM picks up where today’s leading CAD tools leave off by empowering the product team to consider the key considerations for manufacturing the part. An overview of the flow: You start DISCUS by opening the native 3D CAD model in the model/drawing panel. DISCUS will automatically review the model and its associated PMI and add the balloons to the model and the rows in the Bill of Characteristics. You select the appropriate part family and likely list of manufacturing processes to consider for fabricating the part. At this point, DISCUS DFM enables you to evaluate the part DFM by applying rules associated with the part’s features and characteristics versus the likely manufacturing processes. The evaluation of the part against the integrated manufacturing knowledgebase results in a list of pertinent DFM constraints, recommended annotations/PMI for the part, and more. When you're completed the analysis of the model, you can export the DFM data for review with the DFM engineer or the entire Integrated Product Team. With DISCUS DFM, you consistently and correctly add the vital details to the design, giving you the ability to manufacture the new part right the first time. DISCUS DFM is the tool to improve the quality and productivity of your engineers.

1. Design for Manufacturing
Enabling a Practical Approach to
Producibility Analysis
with
DISCUS DFM
March 11, 2006
© 2011 DISCUS Software Company

2. Presentation Outline
 DISCUS DFM Overview
– Detailed Design & Producibility
– DISCUS DFM Operation & Outputs
– Position in the Business Process
– Typical Business Benefits
– DISCUS Suite of Tools
 Software Demonstration
– DISCUS Desktop
– DISCUS DFM
– DISCUS Knowledge Workbench
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3. Detailed Design Realities
 The creation of the detailed design documentation is still a
laborious bottleneck for many companies
 Producibility (Design for Manufacturing) is frequently not
addressed as part of the engineering design effort
 The proper completion of the detailed design really depends
upon the manufacturing processes considered
 Manufacturing process knowledge is often not reused and
actively applied during the detailed design
 The move towards a model-centric environment introduces new
challenges & demands on engineering
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4. Detailed Design & Producibility
Current Approach
Create
Share 3D Clarify Determine
detailed
model of design notes &
design/
part intent annotation
drawing
Typical “Improved” Approach
Create
Share 3D Clarify Determine Perform
detailed
model of design notes & producibility
design/
part intent annotation analysis
drawing
DISCUS DFM Approach This “bolt-on” approach adds labor &
time to the overall business process
Create Create
Share 3D
producible detailed
model of
detailed design in
part
design Master Spec
Address producibility as part of creating a detailed
design in less time & with less labor
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5. Key “Definers” for DISCUS DFM
1. Rather than another simple checklist, help get detailed design
completed quicker and with less design engineering labor
2. Provide the Product Team with a way to easily discuss the
detailed part characteristics and rapidly clarify design intent
3. Enable the engineering knowledge to be captured by engineers,
and provide transparency into the application of rules
4. Enable the manufacturing engineer to be an instrumental part
of getting the detailed design completed
5. Support the principles of “multi-bird” engineering –- the activity
of using a software tool that creates many useful outputs
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6. DISCUS DFM: Operation & Outputs
Recommended
Annotations/PMI
For Design
Select Identify Part
Design Engineering
Mfg Processes Characteristics
Constraints
Process
Insights
3D CAD
Model
Bill of
Characteristics
For Supply
Chain/QA
Acrobat 3D
PDF
Manufacturing
Process
Knowledge Bill of
Processes For Manufacturing
Engineering
Bill of
Documents
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7. DISCUS DFM: Outputs
Recommended The recommended product manufacturing information, such as
Annotations/PMI drawing notes, process notes, symbols for the part.
Design The results of comparing the part’s nominals, tolerances, and
Constraints ratios against pertinent manufacturing constraints.
Process
Insights The recommended sections of handbooks and guides where
manufacturing process information is pertinent to the part.
Bill of The comprehensive list of characteristics for the part including
Characteristics the nominals, tolerances, etc., used for FAI.
Acrobat 3D
The Bill of Characteristics linked to a 3D ballooned model of the
PDF
part all contained in an Acrobat document for easy sharing.
The questions & answers, process notes, drawing notes,
Bill of
characteristics and process drawing for each mfg process.
Processes
Bill of The itemized list of material/process specs that are called-out
Documents by the manufacturing processes and materials.
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8. DISCUS DFM: Screen Layout
Model/Drawing Panel Design/Specs Panel
Bill of Characteristics Panel
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9. DISCUS DFM: Business Process
Bill of
Processes
Bill of
Documents
Perform Create/
Thermal Update
Analysis Routing/WI
Create/ Perform Update 3D Conduct Create/
Update Structural Model From Design Update
3D Model Analysis Analyses Review Config Mgmt
Perform Create/
Mfg Process Update
Recommended
Analysis Annotations/P
FAI/SPC
MI
Design Bill of
Constraints Characteristic
s
Process Acrobat
Insights 3D PDF
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10. DISCUS DFM: Typical Benefits
Benefit Area Reason Magnitude
Reduces time and labor to create DISCUS DFM identifies the notes, Based on user experiences, it can
the documentation for a detailed GD&T, symbols, etc. that are reduce 8 hour/part to less than 1
design necessary for the detailed design hour/part.
Reduces engineering rework DISCUS DFM provides input for Based on study of welds, it can
labor effort on new designs producible design first time reduce MRBs for new part by 50%
eliminating design rework efforts
Reduces time and labor to create DISCUS DFM creates a part-specific Based on current FAI effort, it can
documentation for FAI and Bill of Characteristics that is the save 4 hours/part in labor effort
inspection basis for FAI and SPC setting up AS9102
Reduces time and labor to create DISCUS DFM creates a part-specific Based on conf room pilot, it can
routings and work instructions Bill of Processes that provides key reduce effort to create planning
input for manufacturing planning documentation by 30%
Reduces quality escapes in the DISCUS DFM defines a complete set Based on study of welds, it can
supply chain that result from of characteristic requirements for reduce supply chain quality
poorly defined mfg processes special manufacturing processes escapes by 10%
Reduces the time and labor to DISCUS DFM creates a part-specific Based on user experiences, it can
assemble documents for Bill of Documents that defines the reduce effort to organize
configuration management controlled Tech Data Package documents by 30%
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11. DISCUS for Manufacturing Engineering
DISCUS Desktop DISCUS Server DISCUS Connect
DISCUS
Database
Windows Browser
 OCR  Collaborator
 Results  Advanced
 Planner
 3D
 DFM / KW
 CMM
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