Innovation and manufacturability analysis in an integrated design context

Abstract In an integrated design modeller system, the constraints due to all the actors of the life cycle of a mechanical product need to be considered as early as possible while designing. Two complementary aspects dealing with that issue are presented here. The functions–structures databases allow product innovation and solution proposals during the early design stages. A manufacturability analysis is made through specific domain tools modelling the manufacturing process, proposing pieces of the part definition.