Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference (DFMLC)

The Design for Manufacturing Committee of the Design Engineering Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers is pleased to announce the 18th Annual Design for Manufacturing and Life Cycle (DFMLC) Conference, to be held August 4-7, 2013 in Portland, OR as part of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences. This conference brings together researchers, practitioners and educators from academia, government organizations, and industry in the design for manufacturing and the life cycle areas to share the latest results in the field and define new challenges. The ASME Design for Manufacturing and Life Cycle Conference is the main international forum for the exchange of technical and scientific information on the theory and practice of DFX and product life-cycle management (PLM) encompassing the topics listed below among others. The conference will feature tutorials, workshops, panel discussion and papers presented in lecture format and interactive sessions, in diverse areas of DFX and PLM.