How can you manage manufacturing technology in product design?

To be honest I'd first flip the question. "How can you manage product design in manufacturing technology" Secondly, if you are a young product design engineer do not be afraid to leave your desk and visit the shop floor and ask questions and see what machinery is available and see how the products develops through a manufacturing plant if it is a complex series of parts. Thirdly, be aware unnecessary high tolerances that could add huge costs at manufacturing stage. You can achieve a high tolerance in the final stages of assembly so that one final process provides the high tolerance.

To manage manufacturing technology in product design, it's crucial to understand your goals and constraints. For example, aiming to create aesthetically pleasing cabinets while adhering to budget constraints may lead to choosing cost-effective materials like engineered wood and optimizing manufacturing processes like CNC machining. By aligning design goals with manufacturing limitations, you ensure that the cabinets are both visually appealing and feasible to produce within given constraints.

I can’t, that’s for the process engineers to develop solutions that we as maintenance technicians can impliment on the manufacturing floor…

Based on my experience, Managing manufacturing technology in kitchen cabinet design involves researching and selecting suitable technologies. For instance, when developing a modular cabinet system, researching CNC milling and laser cutting can lead to precise components. By selecting these technologies, the design can ensure consistent quality, efficient production, and easy assembly, ultimately enhancing the final product's functionality and aesthetics.

If you design products to be manufactured. You must be a student of manufacturing practices. Learn all of the methods your facility uses in production. And… talk to the craftsman who build it. Ask them for their input. In your product to be built you must design for manufacture. Account for tolerances needed AND not needed, manufacture setup, types of machinery needed, and assembly of the final part. Do this and you will be a star!

In one of our projects, when designing custom cabinet handles requiring intricate machining, close collaboration with manufacturers allows designers to convey design nuances and material requirements. This collaboration ensures that the manufacturing process aligns with the design intent, resulting in accurately produced handles that enhance the overall aesthetic and functionality of the cabinets.

No assembler likes a difficult assembly. It is always great to value feedback from the shop floor in order to increase efficiency & improve quality!

In kitchen cabinet field, when implementing a new cabinet assembly technique, prototyping and testing various joinery methods can ensure structural integrity and ease of assembly. By validating the chosen manufacturing approach through testing, the design team can confidently proceed, leading to cabinets that are both well-crafted and efficiently manufacturable.

You align manufacturing technology with product design by ensuring seamless integration, optimizing processes, and leveraging advanced techniques for efficient production.

In most of our cabinet projects and when aiming to reduce material waste in production, iterative refinements can lead to a design that maximizes sheet utilization. Through multiple design iterations, adjustments to panel dimensions and layouts can result in minimized waste, aligning with sustainable manufacturing practices while maintaining functional and aesthetic qualities.

I would like to say it in most simple way. 1- Make the risk analysis for your product. 2- assess SWOT for the product market. 3- Ensure the development production friendly. For me that the all key...

In my opinion, In the context of kitchen cabinet design and manufacturing, managing manufacturing technology involves a continuous process of optimizing and iterating the design. Iterating the design might entail collaborating closely with manufacturing partners to prototype and test different assembly methods. By iterating through prototypes and gathering feedback, we can fine-tune details like hardware placement, joint configurations, and finishing techniques. Each iteration enhances our understanding of how the design interacts with manufacturing technologies, leading to refinements that improve efficiency, reduce production costs, and maintain a high standard of aesthetics and functionality in the final kitchen cabinets.