Engineering Design for Manufacturing Specialisation

Design for manufacturing (DFM) is the general engineering practice that focuses on creating products at lower costs by optimising the selection of materials and manufacturing processes early in the design process. The exact processes used in manufacturing the product will depend on what product is being designed and produced. The advantages of DFM include: lower production cost, quicker time-to-market, faster production time, and reduction in assembly steps and quantity of parts. This specialisation will equip students with needed skills and practical understanding, from creating conceptual designs in CAD packages to understanding the latest manufacturing processes and how products can be designed to take advantage of these processes.

• Demonstrate a conceptual understanding of fundamental science, mathematics, data analytics, information science, sustainability principles and/or computing, GC1
• Solve engineering design for manufacturing problems of industrial and societal significance via innovative and creative design or research, working individually or in teams, GC2
• Select and use current and emerging technologies to develop and communicate effective and innovative engineering solutions to complex problems, GC3