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Aerospace and defense companies’ adoption of digital threads in their manufacturing operations is widespread, but their scaling is limited, according to joint research released June 3 by the Aerospace Industries Association and Ernst & Young.
EY surveyed 57 leaders of AIA member organizations across commercial and military aviation, space systems, unmanned platforms, and components and subsystems, to understand how digital threads are being implemented and used. Digital thread, not to be confused with digital twins, is data across the end-to-end lifecycle, connecting design, manufacturing and operational information.
Respondents were primarily U.S.-based companies with annual revenues exceeding $100 million and at least three years of investment in digital thread initiatives. Participants also held manager, director or C-suite-level roles with backgrounds in executive leadership, engineering and quality assurance.
While the AIA shares the quality and safety priorities with its aerospace and defense industry members, the trade group also recognizes the “need for speed,” Tim White, AIA’s VP for engineering and technology, said during a June 4 webinar.
