SOUTHFIELD –

Lawrence Technological University will host a free Innovation, Design &

Manufacturability Workshop on June 9 from 8 a.m. to noon with lunch

to follow.

The workshop

will be held in room M336 in LTU�s Buell Management Building on the LTU campus

at 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield.

The workshop

facilitators are Jeff DeBoer, vice president, Genesis Innovation Strategy,

Sundberg-Ferar; and Sue Okray, automotive business director, Munro &

Associates.

The

hands-on, interactive workshop is designed to save time and money for companies

launching new products. The workshop will provide key elements of the design

and manufacturability process prior to going to market.

The workshop

is designed to help companies that are in the process of creating and producing

a durable manufactured product. Space is limited, and preference will be given

to early-stage, pre-revenue, Michigan-based companies.

The event is

hosted by Tex Criqui, director of the LTU Collaboratory; and Mark Brucki,

executive director of economic development and government relations at LTU.