EXPANDED USE OF DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE & ASSEMBLY SOFTWARE WILL HELP PRACTICES IN PRODUCT COST ANALYSIS

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EXPANDED USE OF DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE & ASSEMBLY SOFTWARE WILL HELP PRACTICES IN PRODUCT COST ANALYSIS
26 September 2006 - Boothroyd Dewhurst

Boothroyd Dewhurst, Inc., developers of Design for Manufacture and Assembly software, today announced that Plug Power Inc., headquartered in Latham, N.Y., has purchased a corporate license for DFMA software.

DFMA software helps engineering supply chains identify the major cost drivers associated with manufacturing and assembling parts and supports the development of innovative designs that are economical to produce. Plug Power, a leader in providing clean, reliable on-site energy, will use the software to improve the manufacturability of its fuel cell products and to obtain estimates of product costs early in the design cycle.

Joe Mueller, Advanced Manufacturing Engineer for Plug Power Inc., views costing data while designing a component for one of the company's fuel cell products. Plug Power will use DFMA software from Boothroyd Dewhurst to improve the manufacturability of its products and to obtain estimates of product costs early in the design cycle.

“We evaluated a number of cost-estimating packages over an 18-month period and decided to expand our use of Boothroyd Dewhurst DFMA software,” says Joe Mueller, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Manager for Plug Power. “We expect that implementing a standardized DFMA process across the company will help our engineering team reduce product part counts and manufacturing assembly time and provide us with a cost-estimating reference tool during negotiations with our suppliers.”

Plug Power presently uses DFMA software for its GenCore and GenSys product line.

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About: Boothroyd Dewhurst
Boothroyd Dewhurst DFMA software tools and services allow companies to develop products with fewer parts at lower cost and with higher quality than was previously possible. This disciplined approach to product development provides an early and accurate understanding of product cost and the capability to manage cost during the product development process.

Companies in many industries all over the world have been using DFMA software tools and services since 1983.

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