Method and apparatus for design for manufacturing
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsDan Littlejohn, Brent A. Bohmont
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for design for manufacturing includes importing real-time manufacturing data (106) for a first product (110) into a design-for-manufacturing software module (102), importing design data (108) for a second product (112) into the design-for-manufacturing software module (102). Design-for-manufacturing software module (102) compares the real-time manufacturing data to the design data and flags an overlapping element (114) of the real-time manufacturing data and the design data, wherein the overlapping element meets a variance criteria (116).
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- a collection software module collecting real-time manufacturing data for a first product;
- a design-for-manufacturing software module importing design data for a second product;
- the design-for-manufacturing software module importing the real-time manufacturing data;
- the design-for-manufacturing software module comparing the real-time manufacturing data with the design data;
- and
- the design-for-manufacturing software module flagging an overlapping element of the real-time manufacturing data and the design data, wherein the overlapping element meets a variance criteria, wherein the overlapping element comprises an identification tag of a first product part, wherein the first product part is incorporated into the first product, and wherein the identification tag of the first product part is present in the design data for the second product.
A design-for-manufacturing system, comprising:
- a collection software module, wherein the collection software module collects real-time manufacturing data for a first product;
- and
- a design-for-manufacturing software module, wherein the design-for-manufacturing software module imports the real-time manufacturing data, wherein the design-for-manufacturing software module imports design data for a second product, wherein the design-for-manufacturing software module compares the real-time manufacturing data to the design data, wherein the design-for-manufacturing software module flags an overlapping clement of the real-time manufacturing data and the design data, and wherein the overlapping element meets a variance criteria, and wherein the overlapping element comprises an identification tag of a first product part, wherein the first product part is incorporated into the first product, and wherein the identification tag of the first product part is present in the design data for the second product.
A method, comprising:
- importing real-time manufacturing data for a first product into a design-for-manufacturing software module;
- importing design data for a second product into the design-for-manufacturing software module;
- comparing the real-time manufacturing data to the design data;
- and
- flagging an overlapping element of the real-time manufacturing data and the design data, wherein the overlapping element meets a variance criteria, wherein the overlapping clement comprises an identification tag of a first product part, wherein the first product part is incorporated into the first product, and wherein the identification tag of the product part is present in the design data for the second product.
A computer-readable medium containing computer instructions for instructing a processor to perform a method of design for manufacturing, the instructions comprising:
- importing real-time manufacturing data for a first product into a design-for-manufacturing software module;
- importing design data for a second product into the design-for-manufacturing software module;
- comparing the real-time manufacturing data to the design data;
- and
- flagging an overlapping element of the real-time manufacturing data and the design data, wherein the overlapping element meets a variance criteria, wherein the overlapping element comprises an identification tag of a first product part, wherein the first product part is incorporated into the first product, and wherein the identification tag of the first product part is present in the design data for the second product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.