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Originally Posted by EricH
We just had this discussion in one of my senior-level college classes today actually. Apparently, back in the 80s, at least one company designed by fabrication--they focused entirely on ease of manufacture. This cost them a lot of business because once built, the product could not be serviced easily. Fabrication drove their design process, and this damaged the company. They have since refocused to designing with all the other factors (and believe me, there are a LOT of other factors!) in mind, and are producing better products.
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What's the company? That sounds like an interesting story (to an engineer, at least).
I think it's fair to say that the relative value of manufacturability vs. serviceability depends greatly on the application, the industry and the capabilities of the enterprise.