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August 5, 2020

AeroDef: Industry 4.0 for Aerospace Manufacturing in 2020: Impact, Challenges and Best Practices

Plataine CEO, Avner Ben-Bassat, led an experts panel, exploring how Industry 4.0 is applied and impacting aerospace manufacturing, at all levels of the supply chain.

Plataine’s manufacturing optimization solution uses sensors to collect data from each stage on the factory floor, tracking tools, parts and material, to provide complete traceability of the Digital Thread from raw material to end product, empowering factory staff to make optimized decisions on time, every time.

Panelists:
• Avner Ben-Bassat, President & CEO, Plataine Technologies (Moderator)
• Dr Don Kinard (PhD), Senior fellow, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.
• Curtis A. Richardson, Technical fellow, Spirit AeroSystems
• Shachar Fine, EVP, Kanfit Ltd.
• Dr. Robert Yancey, PhD, Business development director, Hexcel

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