DFA-LC: Metodología de diseño para el montaje considerando el ciclo de vida de producto

Abstract

Design for Assembly (DFA) methodologies help the designer to take into account the assembly process during the development phases of a product (specifications, conceptual design and detailed design), thus improving the assembly process of the product. Nevertheless, to what extent can they support the life cycle of a product?

The article identifies DFA's contributions to product lifecycle design. Thus, first, a review of the existing DFA methodologies is carried out in order to know how many there are, which are their approaches, and which are the most widespread and best documented. Subsequently, the relationship between the circular economy, products life cycle and DFA methodologies is analysed. Finally, the Design For Assembly Life Cycle (DFA-LC) methodology is defined, which takes into consideration all the phases of a product life cycle from the perspective of product assembly.