Abstract: This paper presents a DFM cost comparison of injection molding and stamping, the processes most commonly used in the production of consumer oriented special purpose components. The general ...

Abstract: The procedure used to obtain the general performance characteristics and design data of various nonvibratory feeders is described in detail for the case of the bladed-wheel hopper feeder. The ...

Abstract: The procedure used to obtain the general design data of various orienting devices for vibratory-bowl feeders and the general performance characteristics for vibratory-bowl feeding systems are ...

Abstract: This paper describes an alternative approach to the rules-of-thumb-based design of metal stampings. The design for manufacturing system (DFM) presented here highlights those manufacturing-related ...