Design for Manufacturing and Assembly ( DfMA® )

DfMA® in the manufacturing industry

Quickly becoming a standard in the manufacturing industry, the DfMA® (Design for Manufacturing and Assembly) methodology is based on the following 3 principles

• Reduction and simplification of assembly operations by reducing the number of parts that make up a product
• Early and accurate cost estimation of different design proposals for informed decision making
• The benefits of applying this method have been proven and have enabled hundreds of industrial companies over the past 30 years to produce lower cost, higher quality products.

DfMA® enters the construction industry

With the growing interest in off-site construction and the industrialisation of the construction sector, there is increasing research into the application of industry-based methods in construction, in this case DfMA.

In general, the application of DfMA in construction involves taking into account the constraints of manufacturing and assembly of the elements that make up the building from the design phase.

DfMA® in the building envelope ?

At ProCAL we recognise the obvious challenge of applying DfMA in the construction industry and more particularly in the building envelope, which is the core of our business. By its very nature, the building envelope has great potential for the industrialisation of its components.

We are currently conducting active research to integrate this method into our software tools. Thanks to a product-oriented approach, the applications we are developing allow for the consideration of manufacturing and assembly constraints and even transport constraints at the start of the design process.