More than 50% of total production time is spent on assembly or fastening. However, mechanical fastening usually represents less than 5% of the total in-place or assembled cost of a product. When ...

I appreciate a good cup of coffee, but I love a reliable and easy coffee machine. This past year, I’ve taken shot after shot of caffeine from dozens of cold brew coffee makers, French presses, and ...

Design-for-assembly (DFA) and design-for-manufacture (DFM) techniques can be applied to products assembled manually or automatically or manufactured by specific techniques, such as machining, die ...