This study assessed the effectiveness of three-dimensional (3D) visual feedback from design for manufacturability (DFM) software on mitigating design fixation on nonproducible manufacturability features. A fixation group and a defixation group were asked to design a basic product for additive manufacturing (AM) and then to modify the next iteration for conventional machining. The fixation group relied on their self-assessment while modifying, while the defixation group utilized dfm software feedback. Results showed that 3D feedback reduced design fixation on nonproducible features and improved the machinability of modified designs. Findings suggest the use of dfm software for treating the design fixation related to AM and for facilitating migration of designs from additive to conventional manufacturing. This work could be applied to manufacturing industries, particularly where AM is used for prototyping, or when demand for part changes and an AM part needs to migrate to conventional methods.
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September 2018
Research-Article
Design for Manufacturability-Based Feedback to Mitigate Design Fixation
Esraa S. Abdelall,
Esraa S. Abdelall
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing
System Engineering,
Iowa State University,
3004 Black Engineering 2529 Union Drive,
Ames, IA 50011
e-mail: abdelallesra@gmail.com
System Engineering,
Iowa State University,
3004 Black Engineering 2529 Union Drive,
Ames, IA 50011
e-mail: abdelallesra@gmail.com
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Matthew C. Frank,
Matthew C. Frank
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing
System Engineering,
Iowa State University,
3004 Black Engineering 2529 Union Drive,
Ames, IA 50011
e-mail: mfrank@iastate.edu
System Engineering,
Iowa State University,
3004 Black Engineering 2529 Union Drive,
Ames, IA 50011
e-mail: mfrank@iastate.edu
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Richard T. Stone
Richard T. Stone
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing
System Engineering,
Iowa State University,
3004 Black Engineering 2529 Union Drive,
Ames, IA 50011
e-mail: rstone@iastate.edu
System Engineering,
Iowa State University,
3004 Black Engineering 2529 Union Drive,
Ames, IA 50011
e-mail: rstone@iastate.edu
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Esraa S. Abdelall
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing
System Engineering,
Iowa State University,
3004 Black Engineering 2529 Union Drive,
Ames, IA 50011
e-mail: abdelallesra@gmail.com
System Engineering,
Iowa State University,
3004 Black Engineering 2529 Union Drive,
Ames, IA 50011
e-mail: abdelallesra@gmail.com
Matthew C. Frank
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing
System Engineering,
Iowa State University,
3004 Black Engineering 2529 Union Drive,
Ames, IA 50011
e-mail: mfrank@iastate.edu
System Engineering,
Iowa State University,
3004 Black Engineering 2529 Union Drive,
Ames, IA 50011
e-mail: mfrank@iastate.edu
Richard T. Stone
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing
System Engineering,
Iowa State University,
3004 Black Engineering 2529 Union Drive,
Ames, IA 50011
e-mail: rstone@iastate.edu
System Engineering,
Iowa State University,
3004 Black Engineering 2529 Union Drive,
Ames, IA 50011
e-mail: rstone@iastate.edu
Contributed by the Design for Manufacturing Committee of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN. Manuscript received December 7, 2017; final manuscript received May 20, 2018; published online June 22, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Paul Witherell.
J. Mech. Des. Sep 2018, 140(9): 091701 (9 pages)
Published Online: June 22, 2018
Article history
Received:
December 7, 2017
Revised:
May 20, 2018
Citation
Abdelall, E. S., Frank, M. C., and Stone, R. T. (June 22, 2018). "Design for Manufacturability-Based Feedback to Mitigate Design Fixation." ASME. J. Mech. Des. September 2018; 140(9): 091701. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4040424
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