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  • The Full Potential of Digital Transformation in Aerospace Factories – Smart Manufacturing in A&D

    The Full Potential of Digital Transformation in Aerospace Factories – Smart Manufacturing in A&D
    2025/06/13
    The production digital twin offers many ways for aerospace manufacturers to improve their manufacturing processes, from simulating plans before building them physically to optimizing them with real-time operational data. Yet it is just one component in a variety of strategies that leverage digital technology to transform production processes. How does the production digital twin relate to these strategies, and how can they benefit each other? In this episode of Talking Aerospace Today, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace, Defense, and Marine for Siemens Digital Industries Software, is joined again by Sunil Chhabra from Portfolio Development in manufacturing engineering for Siemens. They dive deep into how the production digital twin relates to the product digital twin, and where the production digital twin can be taken in the future of aerospace manufacturing. In this episode, you will learn: The relationship between the production digital twin and the product digital twin What developing technologies can enhance the production digital twin in the future How collaboration across the ecosystem can be improved through the combination of these technologies Why the production digital twin and digital transformation are the key to the future of aerospace manufacturing
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    17 分
  • Harnessing the Production Digital Twin for Aerospace – Smart Manufacturing in A&D Ep. 6

    Harnessing the Production Digital Twin for Aerospace – Smart Manufacturing in A&D Ep. 6
    2025/05/30
    Smart manufacturing, adaptive production, and automation will be vital strategies as the aerospace and defense industry transforms its manufacturing processes. However, implementing those strategies can be expensive, and manufacturers will want to make sure they avoid issues during the process. To ensure they receive the full return on investment from transforming their processes, A&D manufacturers should leverage the production digital twin. In this episode of Talking Aerospace Today, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace Defense, and Marine for Siemens Digital Industries Software, is joined by Sunil Chhabra, from Portfolio Development in manufacturing engineering for Siemens. Together, they explore what a production digital twin is and how A&D manufacturers can use it to optimize their production processes. In this episode, you will learn: The definition of a production digital twin What benefits the production digital twin can bring to manufacturing processes How detailed simulations from the production digital twin can be The role of the production digital twin across the production lifecycle
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    16 分
  • How to Optimize Automation to its Fullest – Smart Manufacturing in A&D Ep. 5

    How to Optimize Automation to its Fullest – Smart Manufacturing in A&D Ep. 5
    2025/05/16
    Any aerospace manufacturer looking to transform its production processes is going to see automation as a critical component. Still, how much automation is enough, and how can manufacturers best align automation strategies with their goals? In this episode of Talking Aerospace Today, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace, Defense, and Marine for Siemens Digital Industries Software, is joined again by Suresh Rama, Portfolio Development Executive in digital manufacturing for Siemens. They conclude their discussion on automation in A&D by looking at how companies can optimize automation and smart manufacturing for their individual needs. In this episode, you will learn: The key indicators companies should consider when implementing automation What automation looks like in greenfield and brownfield factories Where to start when beginning to implement automation strategies
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    14 分
  • Why Aerospace Needs Adaptive Production – Smart Manufacturing in A&D Ep. 4

    Why Aerospace Needs Adaptive Production – Smart Manufacturing in A&D Ep. 4
    2025/05/02
    Automation is a core element of smart manufacturing strategies and has been steadily making its way through the aerospace and defense industry. However, as A&D manufacturers seek to increase their manufacturing processes, more than automation will be required. This is where adaptive production strategies come into play. In this episode of Talking Aerospace Today, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace, Defense, and Marine, for Siemens Digital Industries Software, is once again joined by Suresh Rama, Portfolio Development Executive in digital manufacturing for Siemens. They discuss where automation fits into the wider ecosystem of A&D manufacturing, as well as the definition and role of adaptive production. In this episode, you will learn: How automation benefits A&D supply chains and non-OEMs The path to automation within the digital transformation maturity framework The definition of adaptive production What benefits adaptive production brings to A&D manufacturers
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    16 分
  • Learning from Automotive to Build More Aircraft – Smart Manufacturing in A&D

    Learning from Automotive to Build More Aircraft – Smart Manufacturing in A&D
    2025/04/18
    With the rise of new drones and uncrewed aircraft, the aerospace and defense industry looks to transform their manufacturing processes and produce more aircraft. Fortunately, there is already an industry that has leveraged automation and smart manufacturing to reach similar goals: the automotive industry. In this episode of Talking Aerospace Today, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace, Defense, and Marine, is joined by Suresh Rama, Portfolio Development Executive in digital manufacturing for Siemens. Together, they discuss how automated A&D manufacturing is compared to automotive, where automation can expand, and more. In this episode, you will learn: Why automotive is a key industry aerospace can learn from to boost manufacturing The extend of automation in both automotive and aerospace Which areas of A&D manufacturing are most automated Where else automated can be applied in A&D
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    15 分
  • Aerospace Factories of the Future – Smart Manufacturing in A&D Ep. 2

    Aerospace Factories of the Future – Smart Manufacturing in A&D Ep. 2
    2025/04/04
    As the aerospace and defense industry seeks to increase its production volumes, new tools and technologies will be needed. If manufacturers want to build complex, modular aircraft at the numbers they want, factories will need to be updated to be more adaptive and automated. Smart manufacturing technology can be crucial to achieving these goals. In the latest episode of Talking Aerospace Today, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace, Defense, and Marine for Siemens Digital Industries Software, continues the introduction to the digital transformation of A&D manufacturing from the previous episode. Here, he discusses what smart manufacturing is, the role automation plays, the impact on the workforce, and more. In this episode, you will learn: How digital transformation maturity fits with A&D manufacturing What makes a smart factory “smart” How the role of human workers will change What A&D manufacturing could look like in the future
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    16 分
  • Transforming Aerospace Factories – Smart Manufacturing in A&D Part 1

    Transforming Aerospace Factories – Smart Manufacturing in A&D Part 1
    2025/03/21
    Manufacturing for the aerospace and defense industry is undergoing a process of transformation. As companies seek to drive down costs and get products to market faster, they are also looking increase their production volumes, especially for particular aircraft such as drones. To enable factories and manufacturing processes to meet these demands, smart manufacturing is becoming an invaluable tool. In this new series of episodes, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace, Defense, and Marine for Siemens Digital Industries Software, will explore the rise of higher-volume production in A&D and how smart manufacturing can help companies reach their goals. This introduction delves into the root causes behind A&D’s manufacturing transformation and the key challenges hindering the journey to higher-volume production. In this episode, you will learn: Why the A&D industry is pushing to increase production volumes How particular products such as drones demand changing manufacturing processes The obstacles main obstacles in increasing aerospace production volumes
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    14 分
  • Expanding AAM Range with Better Batteries Part Two – Inside AAM

    Expanding AAM Range with Better Batteries Part Two – Inside AAM
    2024/10/11
    Batteries are being presented as the power source for many designs of advanced air mobility vehicles being developed, and improving the effectiveness of those batteries is key to increasing AAM range. Yet batteries have their own design complexities that only add more to the complexity of AAM vehicles. Navigating them quick enough to bring AAM to market will require digital transformation. In this episode, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of A&D for Siemens Digital Industries Software, is joined again by Puneet Sinha, Global Head of the Battery Industry for Siemens Digital Industries Software. In addition to exploring more unique design considerations for improving AAM safety, they dive deep into how digital transformation and tools like the digital twin are key to creating safe, optimized, long-ranged AAM vehicles. In this episode, you will learn: Unique design considerations for AAM safety The role of the digital twin in optimizing AAM designs How digital transformation keeps battery design from being siloed Other potential ways to increase AAM range Connect with Todd Tuthill: LinkedIn Connect with Puneet Sinha: LinkedIn Connect with Patty Russo: LinkedIn Resources: Siemens Aerospace & Defense website
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    19 分