DFE
•Minimizing the number of fasteners
•Minimizing the number of fastener types
•Making fasteners easy to remove
•Masking fastener points easy to access
•Using fastener of material compatible with part connected (to avoid disassembly)
•Minimizing number and length of interconnection
•Designing connection to be easy to break
Fastening guidelines (design for disassembly):
- Make disassembly as efficient as possible by:
- Make the product more recyclable by:
•Making incompatible parts separable
•Eliminating adhesives