V. Chapter summary and "golden nuggets"

Design for manufacture and assembly is the most effective methodology to reduce product cost. Golden nuggets that should be retained from this chapter include:

• The basic techniques to improve a design are mostly a collection of common-sense rules.

• One can determine the most effective approach for redesign through stacked-up cost analysis.

• Modularize to minimize part count, design for top-down insertion with alignment features.

• Think thoroughly and simplify the fabrication difficulty of each feature on every part.

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