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Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
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TY - CHAP
T1 - The role of technical functional analysis in innovative design of bespoke rapid manufactured parts
T2 - 6th WSEAS International Conference on Manufacturing Engineering, Quality and Production Systems (MEQAPS13) and 4th International Conference on Automotive and Transportation Systems (ICAT13)
AU - Lupeanu, Mihaela
AU - Rosu, Maria-Magdalena
AU - Rennie, Allan
AU - Neagu, Corneliu
AU - Brooks, Hadley
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - A variety of methods and tools for product design have been developed and introduced in recent years within high-tech enterprises to improve their competitiveness. The positive consequences of their use are indisputable: without them, it would not be possible to shorten development cycles, reduce costs and improve product quality and reliability. Deploying Technical Functional Analysis (TFA) techniques in the field of additive manufacturing (AM) brings the following significant benefits: lower costs; reduction in material consumption; reduction in manufacturing time; shorter time-to-market; improving the accuracy of certain operations; improving the efficiency of studied processes and procedures. The design of a product determines: functions; choice of materials; dimensions; design; performance; assembly conditions; tolerances etc. Consequently, quality and cost (future costs) are attributable to 70-75% following the end of the design phase. The application of TFA, along with methods that involve a better understanding of the design process, favours taking the best decisions in the early stages, thus reducing the final costs. This paper shows that using TFA in the development process for AM-enabled bespoke products, ensures that the best decisions on product and process concepts have been made from these early stages.
AB - A variety of methods and tools for product design have been developed and introduced in recent years within high-tech enterprises to improve their competitiveness. The positive consequences of their use are indisputable: without them, it would not be possible to shorten development cycles, reduce costs and improve product quality and reliability. Deploying Technical Functional Analysis (TFA) techniques in the field of additive manufacturing (AM) brings the following significant benefits: lower costs; reduction in material consumption; reduction in manufacturing time; shorter time-to-market; improving the accuracy of certain operations; improving the efficiency of studied processes and procedures. The design of a product determines: functions; choice of materials; dimensions; design; performance; assembly conditions; tolerances etc. Consequently, quality and cost (future costs) are attributable to 70-75% following the end of the design phase. The application of TFA, along with methods that involve a better understanding of the design process, favours taking the best decisions in the early stages, thus reducing the final costs. This paper shows that using TFA in the development process for AM-enabled bespoke products, ensures that the best decisions on product and process concepts have been made from these early stages.
KW - bespoke design
KW - Life-Cycle Analysis
KW - Technical Functional Analysis
KW - innovative design
KW - Additive Manufacturing
KW - function definition
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
SN - 978-1-61804-193-7
VL - 13
T3 - Mathematics and Computers in Science and Engineering Series
SP - 227
EP - 232
BT - Advances in Production, Automation and Transportation Systems
PB - WSEAS Press
CY - Brasov, Romania
Y2 - 1 June 2013 through 3 June 2013
ER -