(Boothroyd Dewhurst: Wakefield, RI) -- Boothroyd Dewhurst Inc. will host the 26th annual International Forum on Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) to be held June 13–15, 2011, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island. This year’s theme is “Manufacture Success: Meeting the Challenge of Growth in Product Development and Manufacturing.”

During the 2011 International Forum on DFMA speakers from a diverse group of companies, including Boeing, ITT Aerospace, UTC, Westinghouse, Whirlpool, Microsoft, and Alcoa, will discuss specific product-development strategies and tactics, challenges faced and met in the 2010–2011 economy, and how cost reduction, improved product performance, and quality are being achieved through better front-end collaboration.

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