Aerospace & Defense 4.0 - What It Is & Why It Matters
Combining emerging smart technologies to digitally transform the industry
The last year has given the aerospace industry one of its biggest ever challenges and has seen much government support to airlines based on the need to revolutionise their digital and environmental credentials.
Airlines and the broader aerospace sector will need to be more competitive and leverage new technologies and incorporate the digital transformation throughout their organizations – the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
This approach uses advanced technologies to reinvent products and services from design and engineering to manufacturing and support, accelerating operational efficiency. From digital twins to AI, the future race for digital operations transformation will be essential in a new era.
In a global survey conducted by Deloitte to assess the current state of Industry 4.0 adoption across manufacturing industries, 84 percent of Aerospace & Defence executives said they consider leveraging new digital technologies as key to market differentiation—yet only a quarter of the A&D companies are currently using these technologies and tools to access, manage, analyze, and leverage data from their digital assets to inform decision-making in real time.
Some A&D companies are already beginning to realise the transformative effects of these technologies, but what does it mean for you, how will it impact your business and what should you do to keep competitive in the future aerospace industry?
His first major innovative project came in 2011, when he designed and built the world's first plasma actuated UAV, where mechanical ailerons of an aircraft were replaced by plasmerons - devices that used high voltage discharge of electrons to control the airflow around a wing chord.
He was also involved with the development of a carbon nanotube electrothermal ice protection system for aircraft leading edges. His contribution began from conception through to multiple build and test phases at the icing wind tunnel test facilities in New York with his team.
He has broad technical experience in manufacturing, maintenance, and industry processes, all within the framework of an international career.
Adam’s article "Media Training as a PR Catalyst: It's about Bucks, Not Just Buzz" was published by PRNews in the Media Training Guidebook (2013). He participated in crisis communication panels at the Flight Safety Foundation's 68th Annual International Air Safety Summit in 2015, followed by the 61st Annual Business Aviation Safety Summit in 2016. Since 2017, he has led a series of marketing workshops for the Ontario Aerospace Council in Canada, while 2019 saw him featured in Flight International, Battlespace and Aviation Week & Space Technology, as well as invited to deliver a series of guest lectures at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
