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  • 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
  • Expanding AAM Range with Better Batteries Part One – Inside AAM

    Expanding AAM Range with Better Batteries Part One – Inside AAM
    2024/09/27
    Many companies in the advanced air mobility sector plan to power their aircraft with batteries. These future aircraft are estimated to have an operational range of 100 miles, enabling rapid transit through cities. Yet there is great potential for AAM to travel beyond and between cities, and to accomplish this as a viable mode of transportation, operational range will likely need to be increased, and that requires innovating the batteries that power AAM. In this episode of Talking Aerospace Today, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace and Defense for Siemens Digital Industries, is joined by Puneet Sinha, Global Head of the Battery Industry for Siemens Digital Industries Software. Together, they highlight the need for longer ranges for AAM and how companies can improve battery technology to enable that. In this episode, you will learn: Why AAM companies should explore increasing their aircraft’s flight range The primary engineering concerns in battery design How batteries can be improved to increase AAM range Safety considerations and risks for AAM batteries 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
  • Rethinking Infrastructure for AAM Part Three – Inside AAM

    Rethinking Infrastructure for AAM Part Three – Inside AAM
    2024/09/13
    The key infrastructure behind advanced air mobility (AAM), vertiports, must not only efficiently recharge air taxis and similar vehicles that make use of them, but also provide passengers with quick, quality service and be environmentally friendly. There are many design factors to consider in achieving these goals, but digital transformation can help companies find solutions to them, nonetheless. In this episode, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace and Defense for Siemens Digital Industries Software, and John Nixon, Vice President of Energy, Chemicals, and Infrastructure, conclude their conversation about AAM infrastructure. They discuss additional ways vertiports can be built for sustainability, as well as highlight the digital tools companies can use to make vertiports function at their peak performance. In this episode, you will learn: How companies can further increase vertiports’ sustainability The benefits of modular construction for vertiports Why digital transformation is valuable for the AAM sector The role of the digital twin, artificial intelligence, IoT sensors, and other digital tools in vertiport development Connect with Todd Tuthill: LinkedIn Connect with John Nixon: LinkedIn Connect with Patty Russo: LinkedIn Resources: Siemens Aerospace & Defense website
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    17 分
  • Rethinking Infrastructure for AAM Part Two - Inside AAM

    Rethinking Infrastructure for AAM Part Two - Inside AAM
    2024/08/30
    A lot of work needs to be done to build the infrastructure that can support advanced air mobility fleets. Ensuring there are enough vertiports in a city, as well as guaranteeing their reliability and maintainability, will be key to making AAM a convenient and profitable mode of transportation. What are some ways the developers behind AAM can achieve this? In this episode, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace and Defense for Siemens Digital Industries Software, is joined again by John Nixon, Vice President of Energy, Chemicals, and Infrastructure, to continue their discussion on AAM infrastructure. They dive into different methods of powering vertiports, the ideal places to build vertiports, how the digital twin can optimize AAM serviceability, and more. In this episode, you will learn: Methods to improve vertiports’ energy reliability and sustainability The potential for small modular reactors (SRMs) as a power source for vertiports Considerations into making vertiports convenient and serviceable How serviceability can impact AAM vehicle design The role of the digital twin in improving serviceability Connect with Todd Tuthill: LinkedIn Connect with John Nixon: LinkedIn Connect with Patty Russo: LinkedIn Resources: Siemens Aerospace & Defense website
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    20 分