Redesign of hard disk drive for increased productivity and scrap minimization using design for assembly and variation system analysis

• Main Author: Rachoti, Matamari
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Production Engineering
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Machine design and construction
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/42618
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The hard disk drive industry is marked by intense competition and rapid technological change. Opportunities for cost reduction are eagerly sought after by the industry; designing for ease of assembly is one such avenue. Associated with assembly is dis-assembly, the pre-requisite to re-work, a signif...