Design to Value.Have you ever spent much time thinking about why things are the size they are?.
These are guys who live, breathe, eat, drink and sleep manufacturing, who understand how to apply it to these spaces.Right now in the construction business, you have lots of these contractors opening up fab shops, and they're not going to manufacturing consultants to figure out how to set up a fab shop.
It’s like, wait.Why wouldn’t you do that?”.Furthermore, this industrialised construction shift isn’t going to happen overnight.
It’s taken the automotive industry years to get to the use of six-axis robots, but that was an evolution from very simple automation.This process is about baby steps, not huge leaps to the end state.. Johnston says we need to “simplify the process, understand, get the foundations right.”.
This has to come before we can start to apply other things..
In the past year, COVID-19 has shown us just how much is possible.However, the unique challenges of constructing battery factories require careful planning for DfMA to fulfil its promise..
Adopting a DfMA Mindset.Successfully realising the benefits of DfMA is not easy, especially for complex projects like battery factories.
Simply converting a design into prefabricated parts can add logistical complexity, transport costs, and supply chain fragmentation, while also forcing design compromises..The key to successful DfMA is embedding the mindset early on, rather than identifying small prefabrication opportunities late in the process.. For DfMA to deliver its full value, the right team must be in place from the start, including designers, specialist consultants, the client, the general contractor, and the supply chain.
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