Enhance component functionality while reducing cost with new guide to value engineering from Dawson Shanahan
Dawson Shanahan, a leading specialist in precision engineering, has released a new guide explaining how to enhance the functionality of components while reducing production cost.
Titled ‘Value From Engineering’, the guide explains the idea and history of value engineering as a manufacturing methodology and outlines the many benefits of using the process. This includes enhancing component strength and functionality, simplifying the manufacturing process, cutting the cost of production, and increasing profitable capacity, among others.
The guide, available as a free download, gives real world examples of where and how Dawson Shanahan utilises value engineering to re-engineer components. It discusses the approach, analysis and methods used to save customers money and outlines how eliminating inefficiencies can speed up the production process and how to improve component function without increasing cost or lead times.
“Although all engineered products are designed to a budget, individual components within these are often over-engineered and overpriced, resulting in the cost of production being higher than it needs to be,” explains Jeff Kiernan, commercial director of Dawson Shanahan. “Our new guide explains how systematic analysis of function and cost, using value engineering, can help to identify ways of replicating or improving the function of the product, service, or process but at lower cost. So manufacturers can enhance their products while saving money.”
With over 70 years’ experience, Dawson Shanahan Ltd is the leading global specialist in cold forming and machining of high precision, customer specified copper, aluminium, ferrous and assembled components.
Dawson Shanahan offers a complete solution, with everything from prototype to production, being designed and manufactured in house to reduce both manufacturing lead time and costs for its customers.
With over 80 percent of its business being exported, the company’s products meet the demands of a wide range of sectors including aerospace, automotive, electronics, laser, medical, packaging, plasma, power distribution, telecoms and welding.
Visit the Dawson Shanahan website to download your free copy of the guide to value engineering.
Dawson Shanahan
Tel: 01938 552611
www.dawson-shanahan.co.uk