Boothroyd Dewhurst DFMA Helps Boost Profits

By DE Editors

Hypertherm (Hanover, NH) achieved a 600 percent increase in profit per square foot of factory floor space using Boothroyd Dewhurst,  Inc. (Wakefield, RI) Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) software within a five-year redesign program.

All technology development, product development,  and manufacturing of Hypertherm’s plasma cutting equipment are done in New Hampshire. By simplifying product designs, Hypertherm has decreased labor expenses by 70 percent on redesigned products. During the same period (January 2003 to January 2008), warranty cost per unit has declined more than 75 percent.

Boothroyd Dewhurst released a DFMA report on the relationship between part count reduction and savings in operational costs that includes measurements and comments from many U.S. manufacturers.

For more information, go to Hypertherm or Boothroyd Dewhurst, Inc.

Sources:  Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.