DfMA: Design and Manufacturing for the AEC Sector

DfMA combines two distinct disciplines in a single approach: Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA).

Design for Manufacturing is about simplifying the design of a product to facilitate its production. It is concerned with selecting the most appropriate materials and defining the most efficient and effective production processes, with the objective of minimizing the complexity of each operation. Assembly Design consists of the design in order to simplify the assembly of a product and its constituent parts; it is concerned with reducing assembly costs and minimizing the number of necessary operations.

• Velocity : considerably reduces the work schedule by encouraging prefabrication and pre-assembly outside of it. It also reduces ordering times for products and materials thanks to the use of standard components available on the market.
• Cost reduction: By reducing the number of unique elements, the complexity of the product decreases and, consequently, the amount of labor required in the assembly phase.
• Higher quality and sustainability: reduces waste during the construction phase and guarantees greater efficiency in construction logistics thanks to the reduction of vehicle movement and the use of materials that are more environmentally friendly.
• Reduced assembly time: reduces assembly time by using standard practices such as vertical mounting and self-aligning parts. It also ensures that the transition from the design phase to the production phase is as smooth and fast as possible.
• Increased reliability: increases reliability by limiting the amount of materials used, reducing production operations, simplifying connections and, consequently, reducing the risk of errors.
• Security: moves part of the activities of the pit to a controlled factory environment, which contributes significantly to increasing safety.
• Automation: uses automated design, manufacturing and assembly processes to increase efficiency, quality and safety.