Model-Based Smart Manufacturing: Building an End-to-End Digital Thread in Aerospace & Defense

Aerospace & Defense manufacturers face increasing pressure to scale production rapidly while managing growing product complexity, quality demands and resilient infrastructure. This presentation shows how model-based smart manufacturing and an end-to-end digital thread connect design, simulation, engineering and production. Using UAV manufacturing as an example, it demonstrates how digital twins and closed-loop manufacturing enable faster industrialization, continuous optimization and seamless integration across airframe, electronics and final assembly.