Talking Aerospace Today

Welcome to Talking Aerospace Today – a podcast for the Aerospace and Defense industry – the place that brings the promise of tomorrow’s technology to the ears of our listeners today.We’re in a period of intense innovation these days and in order to survive A&D companies must find rapid solutions to get to market faster ahead of the competition. Companies of all sizes have to be flexible, productive, and efficient in finding new ways to reach their goals – in the face of growing complexity in all facets of product design, development and manufacturing.In our first episode of the podcast series “The Evolution of Electrical Development in Aerospace” we’ll be discussing trends shaping the industry today. How digitalization can become your new best friend. How a model-based approach to electrical design can be implemented throughout the complete product lifecycle from architecture design to certification, from manufacture to product support and beyond.My special guest, who will shed light on this topic and all upcoming episodes, is Tony Nicoli. Tony is the Aerospace & Defense Director of Integrated Electrical Systems for Siemens Digital Industries Software. Before Siemens, Tony worked in the industry as a researcher, a system engineer, a program manager, and a business innovator. He worked for Honeywell, Loral, and Lockheed Martin mainly in the areas of the surface-to-air missile countermeasures and ultrasonic imaging. Pretty cool stuff!My name is Scott Salzwedel and I’m the host of Talking Aerospace Today. I invite to take a listen to our latest podcast series that focuses on digitalization and the evolution of electrical design in the A&D industry.  I hope you’ll join us.In this episode you will learn How electrical design relates to the A&D industry (3:21) The trends the industry is facing today (3:39) How growing complexity is impacting the industry (5:32) How to transition to a model-based approach (7:24) A closer look at the Siemens E/E Systems development environment (9:43) Can you explain the E/E Systems approach in a step by step process? (10:50) Boeing’s model-based development techniques (12:19) Tony’s example of a manufacturing case (13:28) How Capital is helping customers during this global pandemic (14:22) The power behind a model-based development approach (15:21) Connect with Tony: LinkedInResources: Capital website Blog: The Capital E/E Systems development solution. Exactly how has Capital evolved? White Paper: A closer look: Next generation electrical systems platform development Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Talking Aerospace Today – a podcast for the Aerospace and Defense industry. A place that brings the promise of tomorrow’s technology to the ears of our listeners today.Everyone’s talking about the factory of the future as something that’s years away, or a concept that needs to be realized, but the truth is – the factory of the future is here now because the technology of tomorrow exists today.Today, in the final podcast of our “Productivity” series, we’ll be talking about intelligent manufacturing and how aerospace companies can be more productive throughout their engineering and manufacturing processes and ultimately deliver complex and highly integrated quality products faster. We’ll be talking about ways to accelerate production ramp-up using intelligent manufacturing and how to introduce flexible automation throughout the product lifecycle process.I’m your host, Scott Salzwedel, and I hope you’ll join me and Dale Tutt, Vice President of Aerospace & Defense at Siemens Digital Industries Software, in our final episode of the series.Learn the many ways intelligent manufacturing can assist aerospace companies involved in urban air mobility, electric propulsion, supersonic flight, or any of the other promising areas going on right now. In this episode, you’ll learn: The common challenges manufacturers face today. (04:08) How manufacturing has changed in the traditional factory and what that means to the digital factory. (05:34) How companies can make the digital transition smoother. (09:04) The role Siemens plays when it comes to intelligent manufacturing. (11:02) A real-world example of how Siemens is helping customers today. (14:05)  Connect with Dale:LinkedInConnect with Scott:LinkedInFor more information, please visit the Siemens Aerospace & Defense website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everywhere you look these days there are examples of A&D companies either late to market or over budget. What’s causing this? Well product complexity is a common factor that’s making it difficult to manage program schedule and cost. And then you have all these programs managed in multiple systems that don’t communicate with one another. No question in addition to increased complexity there are serious communication and transparency issues throughout the product development lifecycle today. The consequences of which can have a dire effect on the profitability of the entire program.  How can we turn this around to increase productivity, get to market faster and realize significant profits?Today, in our fourth podcast: “Take the Risk out of Program Planning and Management” we’ll be discussing how to improve program management by using a real and proven digital thread – the Siemens Integrated Program Planning and Execution, or IPP&E digital thread.Our special guest of the series is Dale Tutt, Vice President of Aerospace and Defense at Siemens Digital Industries Software. He’s been involved in product development for 30 years and prior to joining Siemens, he was the Vice President of Engineering at The Spaceship Company. Before that, he spent 18 years at Cessna Aircraft Company and he had roles at General Dynamics Space Systems Division and Bombardier Learjet.Dale is known as the “go-to guy” for all things aerospace and defense. Tune in now and listen how you can better manage your A&D program so that you can execute your goals faster with less risk and accelerate your productivity throughout all phases of the development lifecycle.In this episode, you will learn: The challenges companies face today around program management. (04:16) How to manage different systems inside a program. (06:33) How the Siemens IPP&E digital thread helps with program management. (08:02) The advantages of using the IPP&E solution. (09:53) Connect with Dale:LinkedInFor more information, please visit the Siemens Aerospace & Defense website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if you could build and test your product before the full design is complete, and actually start to learn something about it? What if your integration was not just about managing a bunch of interfaces around suppliers but also about managing your technical risks so that you could manage your schedule better? What if you could dissolve all these silos that exist between teams and between partners and really, truly accelerate your innovation? You can do that, by rethinking your product development approach.Today, in our third podcast of the ‘Accelerating Productivity Through Digital Transformation’ series, we'll be discussing how to accelerate product design by introducing agile product development. What is agile product development? Why should you care? And how Siemens helps customers in this area? These are all questions that Dale, our go-to guy for all things aerospace and defense, will answer.Dale Tutt is the Vice President of Aerospace and Defense at Siemens Digital Industries Software. He’s been involved in product development for 30 years now, and prior to joining Siemens, he was the Vice President of Engineering at The Spaceship Company. Before that, he spent 18 years at Cessna Aircraft Company and he had roles at General Dynamics Space Systems Division and Bombardier Learjet.Tune in and listen to this episode to find out more!In this episode, you will learn: The drivers behind the need for agile product development. (04:15) What agile product development is. (07:53) The steps that agile product development entails. (09:19) A real-world example of agile product development. (12:29) How Siemens helps customers when it comes to agile product development. (13:48) The advantages of agile product development. (16:13) Connect with Dale:LinkedInHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

‘Product complexity’ is the new buzzword of the past few years. With electrification and with more and more software and autonomy, you have thousands of interfaces and interactions between all these systems and components - and companies need to acquire different skill sets to manage all of these multi-domain challenges because everything is now integrated.  As you might imagine, in the A&D industry, maximizing productivity throughout the product lifecycle is key to success and significant profits. Siemens’ tools can help companies gain competitive advantage by managing all the challenges and complexities faster, while at the same time keeping track of all the data and information that might come in handy in the future.Today, in our second podcast of the ‘Accelerating Productivity Through Digital Transformation’ series, we'll be discussing ways to orchestrate your technical program with model-based systems engineering. We’ll dive deep into what it is and the role it plays in the A&D industry, as well as some tangible benefits that come with using the MBSE Digital Thread.Our special guest that will shed light on all these topics we’ve mentioned is Dale Tutt, the Vice President of Aerospace and Defense at Siemens Digital Industries Software. He’s been involved in product development for 30 years now, and prior to joining Siemens, he was the Vice President of Engineering at The Spaceship Company. Before that, he spent 18 years at Cessna Aircraft Company and he had roles at General Dynamics Space Systems Division and Bombardier Learjet.Dale is known as the go-to guy for all things aerospace and defense, so tune in to listen to his expertise on the role MBSE Digital Thread plays in aerospace productivity.In this episode, you will learn: What systems engineering is. (04:16) What the ‘holy trinity’ of digital engineering entails. (06:16) The key elements that go into systems engineering. (07:34) The challenges in implementing systems engineering. (09:33) How the MBSE Digital Thread that Siemens offers can help companies manage the complexity of the digital world. (13:38) An example that proves the capabilities and the benefits of using Siemens’ MBSE Digital Thread. (14:51) Connect with Dale:LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Talking Aerospace Today – a podcast for the Aerospace and Defense industry – the place that brings the promise of tomorrow’s technology to the ears of our listeners today.We’re in a period of a lot of innovation and in order to survive and even thrive, companies will need to find rapid solutions to get to market faster than their competition. They have to be flexible, productive, and efficient in finding new ways to reach their goals – and the growing complexity doesn’t make their task easier.   Today, on our first episode on the series of Accelerating Productivity Through Digital Transformation, we’re introducing the idea of what productivity is in this age of digital transformation, the trends that are hampering productivity, and what can A&D companies do right now to usher in a new era of productivity.Our special guest that will shed light on all these topics we’ve mentioned, is Dale Tutt, the Vice President of Aerospace and Defense at Siemens Digital Industries Software. He’s been involved in product development for 30 years now, and prior to joining Siemens, he was the Vice President of Engineering at The Spaceship Company. Before that, he spent 18 years at Cessna Aircraft Company and he had roles at General Dynamics Space Systems Division and Bombardier Learjet.Dale is known as the go-to guy for all things aerospace and defense, so tune in to listen to his expertise on the current trends of the digital transformation, as well as what it takes for a company to survive and thrive in this new environment.In this episode, you will learn: Some of the trends the A&D industry is facing. (03:00) The new programs that are being developed in defense. (05:06) The trends that you currently see in commercial aviation. (06:23) The innovation that is taking place in space exploration. (07:10) How companies can gain a competitive advantage in this age of digital transformation. (08:26) How Siemens helps customers to get to market faster through the Xcelerator Portfolio. (10:59) What you can expect from the following episodes in this series. (12:35) Connect with Dale:LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is Talking Aerospace Today, the podcast for the Aerospace and Defense Industry and the trends that drive the digital enterprise – a place that brings the promise of tomorrow's technology to the ears of our listeners today. I'm your host, Scott Salzwedel. Welcome to episode three of our four-part series. In this episode, we'll be talking about the rising cost and complexity when it comes to compliance. Now, compliance within the aerospace industry is extremely important, it’s quite literally a matter of life and death. Whether it’s a weapons platform, a commercial airliner, or touchscreens inside the Dragon Space Capsule, failure of this technology is simply not an option. There are new “system of systems” being introduced every day and keeping up with their compliance is no easy task.As the industry continues to mix various domains of technology, regulating these system of systems will require a more advanced and collaborative process. Increasing complexity, and the rise in cost that comes with it, highlights the need for seamless and automated aviation certification.Today we’re continuing our conversation with Dale Tutt, the Vice President of Aerospace & Defense Industry here at Siemens. Dale specializes in building highly effective cross-functional teams to achieve complex operations when building today's aircraft. In this episode, we’ll talk about the critical process of managing product verification, and how both the certification requirements and the needs of the customer are satisfied. Siemens verification management solutions will be at the center of our conversation.Some Questions I Ask:●     Which of the projects Dale has worked on stands out the most? (3:37)●     Dale, could you elaborate on the challenges facing the industry today? (9:29)●     Why are the current approaches to certification causing so much anguish? (13:59)●     Can you explain the capabilities included in the Siemens verification management solution? (22:45)What You’ll Learn in this Episode:●     How the costs of certification and product development have flipped (5:27)●     Why it’s important to find errors early in the process (6:21)●     Why the comprehensive digital thread has been a game-changer (10:42)●     Where we can expect additional oversight during the certification process (12:26)●     Three primary phases of aerospace and defense development covered by the digital twin (19:08)●     Why the digital thread is especially important in the final auditing process (29:00)Connect with Dale Tutt: LinkedinSiemens Blog  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Would you believe me if I said we are in the early stages of perhaps the greatest period of innovation in the history of aerospace? Although there are some unexpected and unfortunate global challenges, as we tackle the Coronavirus, innovation in aerospace will continue. We are talking about major advancements in urban air mobility, supersonic flight, electric propulsion, and commercial space travel - just to name a few.Welcome to Talking Aerospace Today, the podcast for the Aerospace and Defense industry and the trends that drive the digital enterprise - a place that brings the promise of tomorrow's technology to the ears of our listeners today. Welcome to our second episode of a four-part series.As you may recall, our first episode touched on program planning and execution, which is the foundation for successful programs. In this episode, Dale and I discuss the future of aerospace, and how digitalization and digital enterprises can help with the challenges we have today.Dale is the Vice President of Aerospace and Defense at Siemens. He has over 30 years of experience in engineering design, development, and program leadership within the aerospace industry. He specializes in building highly effective cross-functional teams to achieve complex operations when building today’s aircraft. Before Siemens, Dale worked at The Spaceship Company, which is part of Virgin Galactic, Textron Aviation, Cessna, and Bombardier Aerospace.Dale is known as the go-to guy for all things aerospace and defense, so tune in and learn about the systems and solutions Siemens has to offer in this field.Some questions I ask:●     Can you explain to our listeners what we mean by digital enterprise and how the challenges we are facing can be addressed via the digital enterprise? (06:58)●     How is Siemens innovating in the area of VTOLs and urban air mobility? (10:37)●     What does the future look like in the area of automating the design process? (13:39)●     What can you tell us about composites these days? (17:34)●     How close is the industry to adopting AR/VR technologies? (20:45)●     What is the one challenge aerospace OEMs are finally figuring out as they transition to a digital enterprise? (23:09)●     What great innovation will we be talking about five years from now? (24:09)In this episode, you will learn:●     How Siemens helps companies during the pandemic to continue to advance and innovate. (03:53)●     The challenges OEMs are facing today. (05:06)●     How interdisciplinary interaction comes as an advantage of digitalization. (09:04)●     How additive manufacturing helps companies be more agile, more flexible, and create higher-performing products. (14:43)●     How augmented and virtual reality are drivers for innovation. (18:59)●     How Siemens is strengthening the linkage between the virtual design world and the augmented reality that’s on the factory floor. (21:37)●     How Siemens is helping Bye Aerospace to build and improve their all-electric aircraft – the eFlyer. (25:03)Connect with Dale:●     LinkedIn   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Talking Aerospace Today, the podcast for the Aerospace and Defense industry and the trends that drive the digital enterprise - a place that brings the promise of tomorrow's technology to the ears of our listeners today. I'm your host, Scott Salzwedel and I welcome you to our first episode of a four-part series. As Digitization is transforming our lives in the way we interact with one another, how we commute, and how we shop and how we work, we also see it transforming entire industries, including Aerospace and Defense. In this episode, we are talking about the ways in which the industry can build aircraft smarter, faster, better, and save some dollars in the process. Today, I am joined by Dale Tutt from Siemens Digital Industries Software, who is going to shine some light on how the aerospace companies can take a more integrated systems approach to program planning and execution at a time when there’s so much innovation. Dale is the Vice President of Aerospace and Defense at Siemens. He has over 30 years of experience in engineering design, development, and program leadership within the aerospace industry. He specializes in building highly effective cross-functional teams to achieve complex operations when building today’s aircraft. Before Siemens, Dale worked at The Spaceship Company, which is part of Virgin Galactic, Textron Aviation, Cessna, and Bombardier Aerospace.Dale is known as the go-to guy for all things aerospace and defense, so tune in to listen to his expertise on how you can leverage the digital thread and the IPP&E solutions, to simplify your manufacturing processes, and make them more efficient. Some Questions I ask: When we talk about the IPP&E, what would you say is the one key differentiator that Siemens brings to the table that the competition really doesn’t offer? (04:37) Why are so many programs failing today and what are some of the challenges they’re facing? (06:07) Can you explain a little bit about task automation? (13:48) What would you like to see added to IPP&E? Is there talk in the future of what we can do to make this an even more robust solution? (22:19) In this episode, you will learn: How aerospace manufacturers and their supply chain can take a more integrated systems approach to program planning and execution and yet remain innovative. (02:50) How IPP&E can help with managing more efficiently the potential risk in today’s aerospace. (10:01) How the aerospace companies can move directly from winning a bid to designing and building the aircraft, by using the IPP&E solution. (11:29) The advantages of having a digital thread. (16:51) How the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) works. (19:02) Connect with Dale:LinkedIn  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.