Product Development

How a design gets from sketch to production line in one piece. DFM, GD&T, tolerance stack-up, design reviews, industrialization.

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04Design for Manufacturing (DFM): The Rule New Engineers BreakA part can do its job perfectly and still be a nightmare to make. Where a part's cost really gets decided, the rules each process brings (inside corners, draft, even walls, a bend radius), four moves that make almost any part cheaper to build, and why DFM only works as a conversation held early.9:22Oct 2, 2026