文档介绍：IntJAdvManufTechnol(2005)25:551–-003-1843-···:29March2003/Accepted:21June2003/Publishedonline:23June2004Springer-VerlagLondonLimited2004AbstractThispaperpresentstheresultsofaresearchinvesti-gationundertakentodevelopmethodologiesandtechniquesthatwillreducethecostandtimeofthedesign,-tionofmaterials,partsandcosts,-%paredtoconven-·Costreduction·Design·DFA·DFM·Mechanicalconveyor1IntroductionConveyorsystemsusedinthefoodandbeverageindustryarehighlyautomatedcustommadestructuresconsistingofalargenumberofpartsanddesignedtocarryproductssuchasfoodcartons,-volvecontinuousoperationswherecartons,bottlesorcansarere-quiredtomoveatacontrolledspeedforfillingorassemblyoper--chanicalconveyors,whichrangefromoverheadtypestofloor-mountedtypesofchain,,immensepressurefromclientsforlowcostbutefficientmechanicalconveyorsystemshaspushedcon-,(u)···,SwinburneUniversityofTechnology,Hawthorn,Melbourne3122,AustraliaE-mail:******@mostmaterialhandlingdevices,bothhardwareandsoftware,arehighlyspecialised,inflexibleandcostlytoconfigure,installandmaintain[1].ordingtotheirsynchronisedspeeds,mak-inganychangeove