DFM Concurrent Costing Boothroyd Dewhurst's product-development costing system, known as design-for-manufacture software, can guide users from early sketches to CAD-data-derived models. The software is helpful in both the design and prototyping phases of part development and can be used throughout the plastics industry. For example, parts makers can employ the software to design ways to combine assemblies with fewer components, while mold makers can use it to provide accurate cost estimates to their customers.
What's new? Version 3.0, which offers an improved user experience. New features include improved geometry calculators, and easier export of reports and graphs for spreadsheets and presentations.
Benefits Better forecasting of the costs of even small design features. The software can calculate parameters such as cooling rates, cycle times, total cost, cost per part and initial tooling investment. Software users can compare how changing processing conditions, including materials, affects costs. With these tools, users can optimize both product design and production.
Boothroyd Dewhurst Inc., Wakefield, R.I., 401-783-5840, www.dfma.com
