Thought Leadership
Sharing decades of expertise to propel manufacturing into the 4th Industrial Revolution.
Digital Transformation of manufacturing operations begins with FactoryTwin.
Upcoming Speech
International Manufacturing Technology Show 2024
September 10th 2024, 3:15-4:10 pm — Chicago, IL
Vivek Saxena will be presenting a user friendly and affordable approach for SMEs (small & medium enterprises) to exploit existing factory data, offline information, and tribal knowledge of their senior associates to achieve double digit improvements in shop KPIs using the FactoryTwin platform. Click here for more details.
Upcoming Speech
Manufacturing Alliance
October 1st 2024 — Brooklyn Center, MN
FactoryTwin team will engage you in a brief presentation with a couple of case studies showing large KPI improvements (throughput, profitability, inventory) using factory data analytics. This will be followed by a hands-on exercise to gage your own digital readiness and potential benefits to your operations
Recorded Speeches & Panels
"Your Factory Data is your Superpower at Aviation Week 2022"
A highlight of practical approaches to best leverage existing factory data while continually and efficiently improving data integrity.
"The Road to Digital at Aero Engines America 2021"
A brief discussion of the challenges engine shops have faced while digitizing their MRO IT networks.
"Digital Technology in Aerospace Manufacturing"
A high level brief of the COVID-19 impact on aerospace production— specifically large fixed wing aircrafts and engines.
Past Speeches & Panels
Investment Casting Institute Business & Leadership Development Conference
Presented "Unlocking Productivity at Small and Medium Sized Factories with Digital Twin"
Apr 2024 - Santa Fe
Cascadia Connect Advanced Manufacturing & Industrial Tech Conference
Presented "Factory Digital Twins for Small and Medium Manufacturers"
Feb 2024 - Santa Monica
Aviation Week A&D Supply Chain Americas
Conference
Presented "The Weakest Links in The Aerospace Digital Thread—Factory Digital Twins"
Jan 2024 - Los Angeles
Aviation Week A&D Raw Materials and Manufacturing Conference
Moderated a panel discussing case studies in manufacturing analytics
Apr 2023 - Atlanta
Aviation Week A&D SupplyChain Conference
Feb 2023 - Beverly Hills
Moderated a panel on factory analytics
Aviation Week A&D Manufacturing Conference
May 2022 - Greensboro
Keynote speech on "Your Factory Data is your Superpower"
9th Annual Electric VTOL Symposium
Presenter on 'Scaling up to AAM'
Jan 2022 - San Jose
Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance
Feb 2021 - Virtual
Main stage presenter on 'Transformative Technologies: The Next Production System Paradigm'
MRO Transatlantic Virtual Conference
Oct 2020 - Virtual
Speaker on the digital ecosystem
Plastics in Aerospace
May 2020 - Virtual
Keynote speech on "Post COVID-19 Scenarios for the Supply Chain"
Aviation Week Aero-Engines Americas
Feb 2020 - Virtual
Chair of the panel on "The Great Big Technology Panel (Part 2)"
Speed News Aerospace Manufacturing Conference
May 2019 - Virtual
Keynote speech on "The Near Future of Aerospace Manufacturing"
Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance Conference
Feb 2019 - Virtual
Chair of the panel on "Affordability in Action"
Aviation Week Aero-Engines Americas
Jan 2019 - Dallas
Chair of the panel on "Capacity, Completion and Market Demand-- Assessing the State of Aero-Engine MRO'
Speed News Aerospace Manufacturing Conference
May 2018 - New Orleans
Keynote speech on "Manufacturing in Emerging Countries - Challenges & Opportunities for Western SMEs"
Aviation Week Aerospace Manufacturing Conference
May 2018 - New Orleans
Chair of the panel on "Lessons & Synergies - Aerospace & Automotive Manufacturing"
Speed News B&GA Conference
Oct 2017 - Los Angeles
Keynote speech on "Flying Cars & Air Taxis"
Farnborough Airshow
July 2016 - United Kingdom
Chair of the panel on "Automation in Aerospace Manufacturing"
Speed News Aerospace Manufacturing Conference
May 2016 - Charleston
Keynote speech on "New Adventures in Aerospace Manufacturing"
M&A Case Studies
Dec 2015 - Hamburg
Improvements in the long tail of aerospace supply chain
Paris Airshow
June 2015 - France
Chaired the supply chain panel with VPs of Global Supply Chain from GE Aviation and Pratt & Whitney as panelists
Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace Briefings
April 2015 - Los Angeles
Chaired the one day conference organized by Speed News