Join the discussion with over 150 industry peers as we delve into strategies to optimize supply chain, manufacturing, engineering and technology initiatives in the American aerospace and defense industry; drive innovation in a competitive landscape, maximize supplier relationships, mitigate costs, assess operational standards, identify growth opportunities and build quality throughout your operations. Hear first-hand case […]
Jennifer Herron Represents ASME at Additive Manufacturing Forum
Jennifer Herron has been invited to represent the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) at the Additive Manufacturing Standardization Forum at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. This special program will discuss the current state of standards needed to advance the use of additive manufacturing and explore identified gaps and priorities with particular focus […]
3D CAD Models for Mass Properties Control
Jennifer Herron, CEO of Action Engineering, collaborated with aerospace industry peers from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Mass Properties Engineering Committee on Standards to review and revise the Mass Properties Control for Space Systems standard (ANSI/AIAA S-120A-2015). This update was in response to contractors who noted that there were implicit requirements called out […]
Design Stability in a Thawing Environment: Automotive Product Approaches in the Space Industry
Automotive vehicles. Space vehicles. How are their production processes similar? How are they different? How can automotive product definition processes be applied to the space industry and vice versa? Due to fundamental differences in their product lifecycle and change management processes, the answer to the latter question is not black and white. In fact, this […]