Factor e Farm Principles of Extreme Manufacturing

Keywords: Extreme Manufacturing, Test Driven Design, Second Toyota Paradox, Six Sigma, Two Sigma, Three Sigma

1. When doing a welding job, always think beyond a single welder (person or machine). We have 8 welders available for use - so use them all on a single weld job to be done 8x as fast. A task that takes 8 hours could take 1 hour.
2. The larger the build, the more swarming can happen on actual work piece because space allows it
3. The smaller the build, the more swarming can happen on design and 3D printing.
4. When doing CAD, think beyond a single designer, draftsperson, prototyper. When doing any CAD - a team of 3 is the minimum that should swarm, with multiples of that as needed. A team can do concept designs. A draftsperson can do the CAD. A prototyper can take in-progress designs immediately and test them as needed. All this is enabled by Modular Breakdown.
6. When doing rapid prototyping with a 3D printer - use fat nozzles (1.2 mm and higher) rather than standard ones (0.4 mm) to obtain prototypes in minutes rather than hours