äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ to host manufacturing seminar Feb. 21

Program will help executives with technology transfer KINGSTON, R.I. — February 8, 2001 — The äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ will host a half-day “Manufacturing Technologies Seminar” on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 8 a.m. designed to help business executives transfer technologies from research and development to production. “Too many companies develop a product twice, once by the R&D group and once by the manufacturing group,” said Quentin C. Turtle, director of äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾’s Industrial Research and Technology Transfer Office. “This seminar will unlock the doors and help companies carry that product from the R&D stage to successful production, on time and within budget.” Speakers at the seminar will be: – Brent Stucker, assistant professor of industrial engineering and director of äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾’s Rapid Manufacturing Center, on “Rapid Manufacturing and Testing of Minimum Weight Structures” – Peter Dewhurst, professor of industrial engineering, on “Design and Manufacture of Minimum Weight Structures” – Winston Knight, professor and chairman of the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, on “Product Design for Manufacturability and Assembly” – Manbir Sodhi, associate professor of industrial engineering, on “Managing Flows of Material In and Out of Manufacturing” – Robert Comerford, professor of business administration, on “How to Interpret Your Financial Statement from a Banker’s Viewpoint” – Terry Feeley, president of the Advanced Technology Group at Laser Fare Inc., on “Technology Commercialization: A Case Study” The seminar is sponsored by äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾’s Research Office, Outreach Office, and Industrial Research and Technology Transfer Office. Tours of äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾’s manufacturing and industrial engineering laboratories will be offered following the seminar. The cost of the seminar is $25. For more information or to register, call Melissa McCarthy at 874-2599 or Chuck Turtle at 874-2304. For Information: Melissa McCarthy 874-2599, Todd McLeish 874-7892