AEROTECH® Digital Summit

2022 AeroTech
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Pushing the Envelope on Advanced Materials and Manufacturing

The AeroTech® Digital Summit is the leading opportunity for aerospace manufacturing engineers, regulators and researchers across to gather online. With a focus on product development and the practical application and implementation of technology, AeroTech provides the opportunity to: 

Learn

Get up to speed on the latest technical standards and keep up with new developments so that you can produce with the latest knowledge and tools to streamline production and reduce assembly costs.

Explore

Take a walk through the digital exhibit floor to discover the latest manufacturing processes and robotic tools in action needed to manufacture the aircraft of tomorrow.
 

Network

Participate in discussions directly with today’s leaders that are working to restore the industry’s progression and collaborate with peers on today’s solutions that will propel the industry forward.

Can’t Miss Sessions Covering Advanced Materials And Manufacturing

Through panel discussions, technical sessions and keynote presentations, AeroTech offers the latest information on advancements in manufacturing, materials and structural design. Be sure to add these sessions to your event agenda: 

Wednesday, March 10

3:30 - 4:50 p.m.

AAM Supply Chain & Manufacturing
Overview of critical Advanced Air Mobility supply chain best practices, state of the art, emerging issues, and a unified approach for Advanced Air Mobility moving forward on supply chain and manufacturing.
Moderator: Parimal Kopardekar, NASA Ames Research Center
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Thursday, March 11

Digital Enterprise Engineering, Manufacturing, and Materials
Room 1 Emcee: Peter Doty, SAE ITC

9:00-9:15 a.m.

Welcome: Collaboration and Standards: Partners in Recovery and Growth
Peter Doty, SAE ITC

9:15-10:00 a.m.

Interactive Industry Panel: Material qualification for aerospace applications in light of process intensive materials (PIMs)
Organizer/Moderator: Bill Bihlman, Aerolytics LLC
Learn more about the Panelists:
Dave Abbott, GE Aviation
Robert Grant, Federal Aviation Administration
Jaime Ann Sly, Collins Aerospace
Simon Waite, European Union Aviation Safety Agency
Bob Yancey, Hexcel Corporation 

10:15-11:00 a.m.

Industry Spotlight: Additive Manufacturing
Melissa Orme, Vice President, Boeing Additive Manufacturing  
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12:15-1:00 p.m.

Interactive Industry Panel: The role of model-based systems engineering (MBSE) in aircraft design/development and manufacturing
Organizer: Bill Bihlman, Aerolytics LLC
Panelists: 
Albert Jones, NIST Manufacturing Engineering Lab
Saulius Pavalkis, Dassault Systemes
Dan DeLarentas, Purdue
Emmanuelle Garcia, Airbus

1:00-1:15 p.m.

Interactive Industry Panel: Additive Manufacturing’s Road to Industrialization and Supply Chain Readiness
Organizers: Jeffrey Morgan, Boeing Co.; Bill Bihlman, Aerolytics LLC
Moderator: Brandon Ribic, NCDMM
Panelists:
Jesse Boyer, Pratt & Whitney
William Herbert, Carpenter Technology Corp.
Brian Neff, Sinavia
Charles Park, Boeing Co.

2:15-3:00 p.m.

2D and Advanced Materials for Aerospace Applications

The Graphene Council and industry experts will provide a current state of the art regarding graphene and related advanced materials in a range of aerospace applications, including a review of what materials are commercially available, how they are used and data on performance metrics. This is an opportunity for engineers to learn how this class of novel advanced materials can help solve critical engineering challenges including recyclability, resilience, lightweighting, thermal management and other important objectives.

Moderator: Terrance Barkan, Executive Director, The Graphene Council
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