ANAHEIM, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — March 9, 2011 — The concept of a digital thread – several supply chain partners with different skill sets, systems and processes, working together with OEMs to integrate aerospace and defense manufacturing to a greater degree than has ever been accomplished in the past – will be the focus of more than 15 sessions at the AeroDef Manufacturing Exposition and Conference, April 5-7, in Anaheim, Calif.
“Accomplishing a ‘Digital Thread’ requires the manufacturing technologists to come on board at the same time the engineering designers are considering the configuration,” Paul Oldroyd, technical fellow, Bell Helicopter, and a member of the AeroDef Executive Committee, explains. “It’s a different development model for the industry, but one of the most important. It’s the future of where aerospace manufacturing technology’s going.”
Sessions and panels covering the subject at AeroDef include:
Digital Data Capture & Transfer
| “Tribal Knowledge Management for Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing” |
| Athulan Vijayaraghavan, CTO, System Insights |
| “Computation Manufacturing Alliance: The Realization of the Digital Thread” |
| Roger Richardson, Member, Computational Manufacturing Alliance |
| “Legacy 500: New Era of Digital Factory” |
| Gustavo Guimaraes, Legacy 500 Sr. Manager, Manufacturing Engineering, Embraer |
Digital Systems for Advanced Manufacturing
| “Integrating VLJ Mechanical 3D CAD Data into a 3D Visual Enterprise Server” |
| George Earle, VP Enterprise Consulting and Services, Right Hemisphere |
| “Application of Laser Projection and Indoor GPS in the F-35 Finishes Process” |
| Daniel Lopez, Applications Engineer, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics |
| “Optical Projection for Aerospace Assembly Instructions” |
| Meredith Hopps, Applications Engineer, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics |
Digital Factory
| “Automating Processes to Enable and Manage Growth” |
| Ben Sommerville, COO, Phoenix Logistics |
| “High Temperature Laser Sintered Components” |
| Tim Shinbara, Jr., Manufacturing Engineer, Northrop Grumman |
| “Manufacturing Aerospace Execution Systems at Rolls-Royce Aerospace” |
| Michael James, FCMA, Dip.MS, Group Managing Director, ATS International |
