The Frictionless Handover: Eliminating the R&D to Production Bottleneck

08 Oct 2026
The Engineer
Design engineers often create brilliant concepts on the bench that become a nightmare to manufacture due to material scarcity, tight tolerances, or supply chain fragmentation. This panel looks at the modern reality of Design for Manufacturing (DFM), exploring how OEMs and tier suppliers can use collaborative data and early-stage integration to stop a design from stalling when moving from early R&D to full production.
Chairperson
Harvey Leach
Harvey Leach, Principal Consultant and Managing Director - Veracity Oxford
Speakers
Martyn Buxton
Martyn Buxton, Managing Director - LB Enclosures
Claire MacPherson
Claire MacPherson, Director and Lead Consultant - Erinacus Consulting
Andrea Wilson
Andrea Wilson, Founder and Managing Director - Support UK Manufacturing Ltd
Steffan Evans
Steffan Evans, Plant Manager - Prodrive Automotive Technology