Technologies For Factory Of The Future

06.01.2017

Brian Brown, associate director of the CAD/CAM (computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing) Lab at Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR), uses Dassault Systemes software and equipment from Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence to scan the wing of a commercial aircraft.

Ultrasonic machining, 3-D virtual-reality imaging, digital scanning and further advances in additive manufacturing are just some of the innovations OEMs are introducing for the factory of the future. But because many of their suppliers have not yet adapted, those that do introduce manufacturing advances can gain a major competitive advantage.