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Western Digital 500 gigabyte external hard drive 

Western Digital 500 gigabyte external hard drive 

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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
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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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... team decided to evaluate a Western Digital 500 gigabyte external hard drive. We analyzed and redesigned the hard drive using various Design for Manufacturing and Assembly tools. The hard drive, seen in Figure 1, is made to store information digitally and uses a simple USB connection and is powered from a standard 120 volt wall outlet. The hard drive is required to look visually appealing and withstand years of start-up and shut down. It must also take up the smallest about of space ...