已经制定了面向制造的设计（DFM）指南，以协助工程师设计和开发经济高效的树脂转移模塑高级复合材料结构。通过研究树脂传递模塑（RTM）工艺，确定成本动因、设计权衡和可生产性概念，制定了提高可生产性的指导方针。设计指南的呈现方式应告知工程师指南、指南存在的原因、必须违反指南时应遵循的替代策略，以及偏离指南的影响。 这些信息以工程手册和交互式超媒体在线计算机数据库的形式呈现。计算机化版本作为制造工具的原型设计，用于在工程工作站上实施。

DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE (DFM) GUIDELINES HAVE BEEN CREATED TO ASSIST ENGINEERS IN THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF COST EFFECTIVE RESIN TRANSFER MOLDED ADVANCED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES. GUIDELINES FOR IMPROVED MANUFACTURABILITY WERE FORMULATED BY STUDYING THE RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING (RTM) PROCESS AND IDENTIFYING COST DRIVERS, DESIGN TRADEOFFS, AND PRODUCIBILITY CONCEPTS. THE DESIGN GUIDELINES ARE PRESENTED IN A MANNER THAT INFORMS THE ENGINEER OF THE GUIDELINE, THE REASON THE GUIDELINE EXISTS, ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES TO FOLLOW IF THE GUIDELINE MUST BE BROKEN, AND THE IMPACT OF A DEVIATION FROM THE GUIDELINE. THE INFORMATION IS PRESENTED IN THE FORM OF AN ENGINEERING HANDBOOK AND AN INTERACTIVE HYPERMEDIA ON-LINE COMPUTER DATABASE. THE COMPUTERIZED VERSION SERVES AS A PROTOTYPE DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING TOOLS FOR IMPLEMENTATION ON ENGINEERING WORKSTATIONS.