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Washers for hard drive to metal frame

Washers for hard drive to metal frame

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Figure 1: Western Digital 500 gigabyte external hard drive 
Figure 2: Disassembled external hard drive 
Figure 6: Threaded Spacers 
Figure 7: Binding post to replace threaded insert 
+2 Figure 9: Washers for hard drive to metal frame
External Hard Drive Redesign using Design for Manufacturability and Assembly
Conference Paper
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  • Apr 2013
The following document serves to illustrate the effects that Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFMA) can have on a product and the savings it can produce for a company. The Boothroyd and Dewhurst (B&D) and Modified Westinghouse (MW) methods are examined using an external hard drive. The individual parts of the external hard drive are compa...
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... screws that hold the hard drive disc to the sheet metal frame are awkward to pick up, tangle easily, and have to be held in place until secured, see Figure 9. We believe the rubber insulators work perfectly as washers and these washers can be completely removed. ...