AST Technology - At the Heart of your Manufacturing Process.

Design for manufacturing

Because component design has a direct impact on both tooling and
processing, AST Technology GmbH helps support the design development process by providing component Design for Manufacturing, or DFM, review services to ensure the development of the best possible component design
for production.

DFM Benefits:

Optimises component design for the most efficient manufacture
through the development of a company-owned tool standard
Ensures that the component design will suit the latest material and tooling technologies
Ensures that the component design will face no problems in post production (assembly, painting, printing, plating, etc.)
Accurate cost predictions on tooling, production environment and part piece price
Value engineering to convert existing component design to injection
moulding component design

Service and value engineering
is reviewed to ensure development
of the best possible component
design for production.

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AST DFM Service Overview

DFM analysis on component structure and de-moulding includes:

Material selection and specification
Analysis on wall thickness, splitting, demoulding concept and tool structure
Value- / re-engineering to convert products from metal parts into injection moulded polymer components
Feedback on proposals in structured reports and/or within changed 3D CAD geometry

Flow analysis is offered for a wide range of applications:

Available for single shot, multi shot, insert moulding and gas assisted components
Analysis with focus on:
- Filling profile and filling pressure
- Shear rate and temperature
- Cooling time, volumetric shrinkage and part deflection
- Gate size and cycle time calculation
- Mould functions such as venting and cooling feedback
Feedback in structured reports accom-panied by 3D animation files.

AST customers often use the DFM service in combination with tool design reviews and injection moulding process optimisation for analysing and resolving existing problems in production. This can either be performed remotely or on-site with “hands on” processes in the production environment.

For detailed information please contact AST via email at contact@ASTTech.com or via phone at one of our global offices: Germany: +49 (0) 5731 496 2340; United Kingdom: +44 (0) 2033 990999; or North America: +1 847 487 1000.