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Metal Fabrication Strategy Summit 2025 - Panel Discussion: Design for Manufacture

November 20, 2025

Panelists

Edward Freimuth, Principal, Versatility Tool Works & Mfg.

Jeff Dec, Consultant and Former President, Laystrom Manufacturing Company

Kevin Conery, Die Designer, Rockford Toolcraft, Inc.

Russell Hillenburg, President, Woven Metal Products Inc

Successful fabrication of sheet metal parts and assemblies, for fabricators and customers alike, relies on designs that can be produced efficiently and with high quality. Doing so demands attention during design that eases manufacture—attention that delivers quality products on time without unneeded hiccups. Learn the whys and hows of successful design for manufacturing, and how to establish partnerships with customers to ease the process.

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