Virgin Orbit’s Goryca describes ‘fast and furious’ implementation of MES software March 29, 2018 It is possible to implement MES (manufacturing execution system) software that does away with paper documentation in less than six months, Andrzej Goryca, senior enterprise systems manager at
Additive Manufacturing Design Tips For Aerospace June 8, 2017 According to the consultancy MarketsandMarkets, aerospace firms will be using additive manufacturing (AM) to make more than $3 billion in parts by 2022, up from a bit over $700 million in 2017.
The Truth about Balance: It’s the Assembly that Matters January 13, 2017 There is a cloud of misinformation surrounding the topic of balance in the metalworking industry.
The Value of SME’s AeroDef Event April 15, 2019 My involvement in SME and its AeroDef event began in 2014, when I first presented an Adaptive Machining Overview at AeroDef 2014 in Long Beach, Calif. At the time, the conference
Study Shows Manufacturers Profiting From IoT June 7, 2017 IndustryWeek (6/6) reports that MPI’s 2017 Internet of Things Study was released last week, and study authors “expected to see dramatic jumps in awareness of – and investment in – IoT initiatives
Stanford Professor Launches Startup To Help Manufacturers Utilize AI Technology. December 15, 2017 The AP (12/14) reports that Stanford Professor Andrew Ng, “one of the leading figures in AI,” has launched a startup called Landing. AI, with aspirations “to help manufacturing companies use
SME Recognizes Leaders in Composites Manufacturing at AeroDef 2018 March 27, 2018 SME, a nonprofit organization that supports the manufacturing industry, along with its Composites Manufacturing Tech Group, recognized an industry leader and prominent composites manufacturing
Siemens PLM Tries to Makes Sense of the “Digital Thread” June 9, 2017 “Siemens PLM has a strategy to reinvent manufacturing by threading digital information from concept, through design to monitoring performance in the field,” writes Advanced Manufacturing Media
Shapeshifting Metals Could Be New Future of Aviation Technology December 4, 2017 A feature story for Wired (12/3, Stockton) reports on the potential use of shapeshifting metals on airplane wings, which “affects virtually every aspect of flight, and making them from metal
Robotic Systems Integrator Genesis Systems Group Showcasing at AeroDef March 6, 2018 Genesis Systems Group, an RIA Certified Robot Integrator and globally recognized specialist in robotic systems integration for commercial aerospace, space launch, and defense applications, will