The 24th annual International Forum on DFMA (Design for Manufacture and Assembly), June 6-9, Providence-Warwick, RI, will present timely topics by a diverse group of manufacturers and organizations. Among the topics and companies: 

• “Systematic DFMA Deployment: It Just Could Resurrect U.S. Manufacturing,” Hypertherm

• “Great Designs – “Getting It Right . . . the 2nd Time,” Creative Design Solutions

• “Got DFM/DFA? New 3D CAD Technologies Streamline Transition from Design to Manufacturing,” Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corporation

• “Cost Engineering with DFMA,” Whirlpool Corporation

• “Project Based Approach for Teaching DFMA,” New England Institute of Technology

• “A DFA Study of MC55 Mid-Range Rugged Terminal,” Motorola Inc

• “The Soft Stuff Is the Hard Stuff: Deploying DFMA Successfully Is the Challenge,”
Global Productivity, Inc

• “Decision-Making Process for Implementing DFMA in Engineering Department,”
International Game Technology

• “DFMA 2009 and Design for Environment,” Boothroyd Dewhurst, Inc

• “Web-based, Interactive 3D Assembly Work Instructions,” Dassault Systèmes 3DVIA

• “Supply Chain Collaboration Using DFMA: A Supplier’s Perspective,” Aztalan Engineering

• “Eco-Design: Be Green, Be Competitive, Be Efficient,” Dassault Systèmes ENOVIA

• “Universal Theory of Product Development,” Society of Manufacturing Engineers

• Panel Discussion: “Reviving U.S. Manufacturing: How to Make It Happen”