Hundreds of commonly used components like fasteners, fittings, and gaskets are often required when manufacturing large complex products like an industrial generator. To keep production costs low, engineering teams are challenged to not only minimise the total number of parts needed but also maximise the reuse of existing components from their extensive part libraries to keep the number of new components low. Part substitution, consolidation, and elimination are the keys to achieve these goals.(…)
via Optimas streamlines component supply for Generator design project | Fastener + Fixing Technology.