Conference Program

Monday, June 17, 2024

6:00 PM - Welcome Reception - Alfred's Lounge

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

7:45 AM - Registration and Continental Buffet - Plaza Foyer

8:30 AM - DFMA Approaches & Software - Plaza Ballroom I

DFMA in 10 slides

Bill Devenish
The Devenish Group

BioPaperPresentation

Concurrent Engineering and DFMA: The Path to Innovation and Competitiveness

Chris Tsai
Boothroyd Dewhurst, Inc.

PaperPresentation

10:00 AM - Break - Plaza Ballroom II

10:30 AM - Innovation & Transformation - Plaza Ballroom I

GHSP's DFMA Transformation

Nathan Taylor
GHSP

BioPaperPresentation

Extending the Impact of DFMA Beyond Product Development to Capital Investment Projects

Dantar Oosterwal
ARGO-EFESO

BioPaper

12:00 PM - Lunch - Plaza Ballroom II

1:00 PM - Cost Reduction and Efficiency - Plaza Ballroom I

Navigating a Cost Reduction of Design

Tom Kriska
Zimmer Biomet

BioPaperPresentation

Dynamic Costing

Brian Rapoza
Boothroyd Dewhurst, Inc.

Bio

2:30 PM - Break - Plaza Ballroom II

3:00 PM - Historical & Methodological Analysis - Plaza Ballroom I

The Proven Way of DFMA in Europe

Bernd Haussmann
konzept:WERT

BioPaperPresentation

Design for Manufacturing & Assembly Across Three Industrial Revolutions

Bradford Goldense
Goldense Group, Inc.

Abstract & BioPaperPresentation

5:00 PM - Lobster Bake Dinner - Atrium

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

7:45 AM - Registration and Continental Buffet - Plaza Foyer

8:30 AM - Product Development & Simplification - Plaza Ballroom I

Proactive Design Simplification – Integrating DFMA in New Product Development

Michael Donoghue
Proactive Design Solutions

BioPaperPresentation

Cost-Effective New Product Development: Boothroyd Dewhurst's Software DFA Approach to Tractor Cooling Design

Michael Freisleben
CNH

BioPaperPresentation

10:00 AM - Break - Plaza Ballroom II

10:30 AM - Global Perspectives & Strategies - Plaza Ballroom I

There and Back Again: What Has Changed in 20 Years and Does China Still Make Sense?

David Meeker
Neoteric Product Development

BioPaperPresentation
2004 Paper2011 Paper

With DFMA…the Song Remains the Same

Matthew Miles
Unmanned Systems

BioPaperPresentation

12:00 PM - Final Lunch - Plaza Ballroom II