by AMG World Staff
Aerospace and defense manufacturers are at a pivotal juncture. Rising geopolitical risk, increased defense spending, and rapidly evolving mission requirements are driving demand for greater manufacturing capabilities and supply chain resilience.
To keep pace and meet shifting customer expectations, manufacturers must adapt quickly by embracing digital transformation across their assets, processes, and workforce.
However, achieving smart manufacturing while ensuring compliance and resilience requires more than incremental change; it demands a coordinated, enterprise-wide approach to digitalization.
Artificial intelligence (AI), automation, robotics, data science, and digital thread are reshaping defense-grade manufacturing by shortening innovation cycles, reducing lead times, lowering costs, improving supply chain visibility, and enabling faster responses to evolving requirements.
On October 27, 2026, join industry leaders at the Smart Manufacturing for Aerospace & Defense Summit held by AMG World in Chicago, IL to discover how to deploy smart technologies, modernize operations, and build resilient, Industry 4.0-enabled aerospace and defense manufacturing and supply chain capabilities.
Aerospace and Defense Leaders
Join manufacturing practitioners and decision makers from organizations including CESMII, General Dynamics Mission Systems, GKN Aerospace, Leonardo DRS, Lockheed Martin, MxD, National Institute for Aviation Research, Pratt & Whitney, Rapta, Raytheon, and the United States Air Force.
Throughout seminars and speaking engagements representatives from the aforementioned organizations discuss key themes including digital thread and data centric manufacturing, AI and intelligent automation, scaling digital plants, future proofing manufacturing with continuous innovation, and workforce enablement.
Of note, a timely discussion on leveraging AI, automation, robotics, and advanced manufacturing technologies to increase precision, scalability, and operational resilience. Also, how to establish an end-to-end digital manufacturing backbone, connecting engineering, production, supply chain, and sustainment across product lifecycles is an important topic.
Join peer-led, interactive discussions to uncover how aerospace and defense manufacturers, including Bell Flight, GKN Aerospace, and Lockheed Martin are delivering precision at scale, speed without compromise, and excellence as standard.
Why Attend?
The event is the ideal opportunity to learn from aerospace and defense 4.0 experts in a collaborative setting. It delivers precision at scale and speed without compromise, with sponsors like AutoTime Solutions and Rapta AI offering a granular understanding of the industry’s needs.
Register Today
For more details on the event visit bit.ly/AeroSMAC_IPM, email enquiries@amg-world.co.uk, or call +44 (0) 113 3970 379. Register using this 15 percent discount code, PARTNER15.
Oct2026, Industrial Print Magazine
