DFMA is an important part of concurrent engineering, a multidisciplinary approach to product development, in today’s environment. Engineering and manufacturing time is extremely expensive, as are engineering time and manufacturing equipment. PCB materials and components are extremely expensive. It’s critical to design circuit boards that can be made quickly and accurately without incurring additional costs due to assembly rework and mistakes. Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) is a design technique that prioritizes ease of manufacture and assembly efficiency while keeping total production costs and time-to-market in mind.

During the early design phases of the product lifecycle, E- Slate’s experienced DFMA team considers and prioritizes both the design’s simplicity of manufacture and the streamlined assembly process of those parts used in the design. Before going into production, we detect any potential manufacturing concerns. Not only identifying where the PCB design surpasses the manufacturing capability of the supplier, but also pointing out where low yield or field failures may occur. This aids in the optimization of designs for manufacturing during the early stages, speeding up the ramp-to-volume cycle.