DFMPro

HCL DFMPro is a powerful CAD-integrated solution designed to streamline manufacturability and assembly analysis during the product design phase. By enabling faster, more cost-effective, and optimized product development, DFMPro significantly enhances the design review process through automation. The tool offers a flexible environment where designers can easily configure prebuilt design rules to align with organizational standards and global best practices.

DFMPro provides simple, accurate and robust design analysis, empowering designers to create higher-quality products confidently. With the HCL DFMPro platform, designers can innovate freely, knowing they minimize costly design errors that could impact downstream production. Ultimately, DFMPro helps ensure superior models by proactively identifying potential manufacturing issues, leading to better products and a more efficient development cycle.

Key Capabilities

1. Automates the DFM Review Process:
   • DFMPro automates and formalizes the design review process
   • Seamlessly integrated inside DS CATIA V5 and also SOLIDWORKS®, PTC Creo Parametric and Siemens NX
2. Rule Manager:
   • Select and configure organization-specific guidelines as design rules
   • Bring standardization to the design review process
3. Enables Best Practice Knowledge Capture and Dissemination:
   • Customizable framework to capture inhouse best practices, tribal knowledge, and industry standards
   • Facilitates continuous design improvements and knowledge retention of retiring workforce
4. Easily Integrates into Existing Enterprise Infrastructure:
   • Can be integrated with PLM, ERP, and MES systems
   • Scalable framework for capturing and disseminating manufacturing knowledge upstream