Archive for May, 2008
Boothroyd Dewhurst DFMA Helps Slash Warranty Costs and Boost Factory Floor Profits 600 Percent at Hypertherm
May 6th, 2008
Five-year implementation of DFMA software by Hypertherm creates higher profits and strong business model for improving U.S. global competitiveness
WAKEFIELD, R.I., and HANOVER, N.H.,USA, June 2, 2008—Hypertherm, the world leader in plasma metal cutting technology, has achieved a 600 percent increase in profit per square foot of factory floor space using Boothroyd Dewhurst, Inc., Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA®) software within a five-year redesign program. Correspondingly, warranty cost per unit has declined more than 75 percent during that same period, from January 2003 to January 2008.
Posted in Assembly Time Reduction, DFMA, Floor Space, Manufacturing Competitiveness | 
Tags: Profit Per Square Foot | 
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