Design for Manufacturing Forum | Design-driven Manufacturing Transformation | Connecting product developers, industrial designers, engineers and manufacturers for a more decentralized, leaner manufacturing ecosystem

Toronto | March 2020

Manufacturing is not "the Old Economy"

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'You're done when there aren't any more problems' | Toronto, October 2019

'Everything in design and manufacturing is a graph' | London, March 2018

Dystil Racing intended to make 3D printed race parts for motorcycles | Toronto, September 2019

'Manufacturers want to work more closely with their customers' | London, July 2018

Matmatch wants 'to be a source of materials inspiration' | London, January 2018

Shadow Robot builds hands for robots | London, December 2017

upcoming events

Design for Manufacturing Summit #23
Birmingham | TBD
March 11, 2021

Design for Manufacturing Summit #26
London | Old Street Gallery
February 11, 2021

Design for Manufacturing Summit #27
Toronto | Jam Factory
October 22, 2020

industry news

Video Friday: Japan's Giant Gundam Robot Is Nearly Complete | IEEE Spectrum Robotics | August 7, 2020

Nova Scotia to provide $1M to Lebanese Red Cross after Beirut explosion | Canadian Manufacturing | August 7, 2020

Safety Starts at Design: Stacking Up Five IP Camera Reference Designs | All About Circuits | August 7, 2020

Transform your digital sales & modernize your corporate strategy | Smart Industry | August 7, 2020

NYS Manufacturing and Tech News Week of 8.3.2020 | FuzeHub | August 7, 2020

Digital Twin Hype | Beyond PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) Blog | August 7, 2020

Gerber Technology Celebrates 30 Years of Innovation in Portugal | WhichPLM | August 6, 2020

80 percent of manufacturing costs are determined in the first 20 percent of the product design process. Design has the key to take cost and waste out of manufacturing

Digital design, fabrication and collaboration tools are catalysts for transformation of the manufacturing industry, creating new opportunities for the next generation of manufacturers

Design for Manufacturing Forum brings together product developers, industrial designers, engineers, makers and manufacturers for a more decentralized, leaner manufacturing industry