The 2025 edition of Smart Manufacturing for Aerospace & Defense will be held on 28 October 2025 in Chicago, IL, USA. The event is the ideal place for aerospace and defense manufacturers to brainstorm ideas and discuss solutions that could help them navigate the current challenges in their field of activity.
With rising geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty, supply chain disruptions and critical skills shortages, meeting evolving customer demands has never been more challenging.
To thrive, A&D manufacturers must embrace industry 4.0 and implement smart manufacturing initiatives at pace. By adopting disruptive technologies, such as automation, additive manufacturing, robotics, IoT, digital twins, AI, and data science, they can unlock optimized manufacturing and supply capabilities.
Confirmed speakers from leading manufacturers sharing their insights include:
- Leon Hill, Principal Additive Manufacturing Engineer, GKN Aerospace
- David Ivankovich, Staff Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing Technologies R&D, Northrop Grumman
- Crystal Taton, Technical Fellow and Smart Factory Architect, Raytheon
- Kevin Maring, Fellow – Advanced Manufacturing Technologies and Operations Transformation, Lockheed Martin
- Tony Papke, Senior Director Business Development, MxD
- Travis Prior, Senior Manager, Enterprise Ops Smart Factory, Collins Aerospace
- Warren B. Smith, Sr. Principal Systems Engineer and Digital Twin Principal Investigator, General Dynamics Mission Systems
3D ADEPT Media will once more support the event by sharing the latest updates on the use of additive manufacturing in the aerospace and space industries. Attendees at the event could pick up the aerospace & defense edition of 3D ADEPT Mag onsite.
Find out more and register using the 15% discount code SPONSOR15 by visiting https://bit.ly/aerosmac-3dadept
