About

Phil Sampey graduated with a degree in Automotive Technology before working for a global market leader specialising in quick turnaround plastic injection mould tooling and CNC machined parts. Using his early manufacturing knowledge and experience, Mr Sampey has since worked on an extensive range of medical and drug delivery device projects such as inhalation devices, prefilled syringes, feed tube sets, autoinjectors, trainer devices and ostomy products. He has extensive experience in a wide range of manufacturing and industrialising techniques from prototype manufacturing to full-scale volume production.

Mr Sampey is Haughton Design’s DFM and DFA champion alongside assisting with the management of the company’s ISO:13485 and ISO:9001 QMS accreditations and network of approved manufacturers.

Contributions

EXPERT VIEW

DFM & DFA: THE DIFFERENCES, BENEFITS AND HOW TO IMPLEMENT THEM

Phil Sampey discusses the principles associated with design-for-manufacture (DFM) and design-for-assembly (DFA) methodologies as applied to drug delivery device design, giving an overview of what each involves and key areas of focus to ensure that the full benefits of these approaches can be realised.