Tag: Aerospace and Defense

September 19, 2018

As a manufacturer, the way you operate and make money is changing. Meeting your customer needs is no longer just about the products you make and how fast you deliver them. You are also increasingly called on to be the […]

January 10, 2018

As industry experts draft their annual forecasts for the new year, the escalating skills gaps and difficulty recruiting and retaining skilled workers are some of the most talked about topics among the manufacturing pundits. It will also be one of […]

February 14, 2017

Manufacturers, attempting to move at the speed of change, run the risk of becoming careless about regulations and mandates. As they rush to market with new concepts, innovative products, and new systems to make it all happen, they may not […]

January 26, 2017

It’s a disruptive time in aerospace and defense, and this disruption is coming from both inside and outside the industry. Here’s a look at some key factors that may impact A&D manufacturers in 2017. Regulatory uncertainty. With Brexit in the […]

December 9, 2016

“It’s a small world after all” has been an iconic phrase since Walt Disney Studios introduced the exhibit of singing children at the 1964 World’s Fair. While the sentiment has become a cliché, the concept is more relevant than ever. […]

November 18, 2016

As we’ve been talking about for some time, the digital transformation of manufacturing is underway. No manufacturer is immune from the need to pursue a digital transformation strategy, and no industry is better suited to gain from it than aerospace […]

November 10, 2016

Adapt or die. That message—or some version of it—has been scattered throughout the conversations and keynotes at prominent supply chain conferences over the past year. The rate at which new competition and technologies are introduced has accelerated over the past […]

November 8, 2016

The U.S. manufacturing sector has shown steady growth in recent years. According to a 2014 study by Accenture and the Manufacturing Institute, more than 50% of companies reported plans to increase U.S.-based production by more than 5% in the next […]

October 28, 2016

October was a celebratory one for the world of manufacturing, kicking off with National Manufacturing Day on Oct 7. Here are our top 5 takeaways reviewing the trends, technology, and manufacturing events that happened this past month. We joined the […]

October 21, 2016

One could argue the aerospace and defense industry came up with the concept of digital transformation. This industry includes the inventors, thinkers, and builders who launched the Transit satellite, the predecessor to our modern-day global positioning system (GPS) in 1960; […]

July 15, 2016

The global aerospace and defense (A&D) sector grew 3.8 percent in 2015, outperforming global domestic product growth of 2.4 percent, according to Deloitte’s “2016 Global Aerospace and Defense Sector Financial Performance Study”. Companies analyzed added $24.8 billion in revenues to […]