Report on touch-probing of optical surfaces with CMM.

About the presentation Touch-probing optical surfaces with a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) has the potential to replace the complex opto-mechanical alignments of a space flight optical system throughout the integration and test process. Surface damage for these findings has been measured at the single-digit nanometer-levels. We report on the experiments performed and create a catalog capturing the measurement parameters used on each space-qualified substrate and coating.

Meet your presenter Joshua Berrier is an optical engineer in the alignment, integration, and test (AI&T) group at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.  He’s served on more than 20 space flight projects such as the James Webb Space Telescope, Roman Space Telescope, and Parker Solar Probe. Currently, he's the AI&T lead for a space-qualified rover lidar which will be the first 3D imaging system of its kind designed to support wheeled vehicles on the lunar, Martian, and other extraterrestrial surfaces. In addition, he’s the lead for the coordinate measuring machine working group at NASA Goddard where he and his team perform state-of-the-art opto-mechanical characterizations, alignments, and integrations for complex space flight hardware.

About the company For more than 60 years, NASA has worked in space and around the world in laboratories and wind tunnels, on airfields and in control rooms, to explore some of life’s fundamental mysteries: What’s out there in space? How do we get there? And what can we learn that’ll make life better here on Earth? We’re passionate professionals united by a common purpose: to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research. 

How AM can create efficient heat exchangers.

About the presentation Heat exchangers are critical technology used anywhere you find oil, fuel, or electronics. In high-performance designs, engineers continually look for ways to optimize heat exchangers to decrease size, decrease weight, and improve performance.

This session will look at how additive manufacturing (AM) can create heat exchangers that are more efficient and performant than those manufactured through conventional methods. It will share specific, real-world examples of how AM is enabling new capabilities for heat exchangers.

Meet your presenter Matt Karesh is a technical sales engineer at Velo3D. He started his career in backup power generation before moving to commercial aviation, where he worked on high-pressure turbine blade design. Karesh started working with additive manufacturing in 2017 and has experience with several disciplines, including laser powder bed fusion, electron beam melting, and binder jetting. He holds a mechanical engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

About the companyFrom software and hardware to complete product support, Velo3D is an end-to-end manufacturing solution that gives designers and engineers freedom to create what was previously considered impossible. In our quest to unlock tomorrow’s innovations, we enable parts to be printed to exacting standards of consistency, quality, and repeatability.

Advanced end-to-end solutions allow engineers to create the impossible. We help the world’s most innovative minds overcome complex challenges, taking metal AM to new levels of performance and efficiency.

The ultralight eVTOL vehicle is designed for farming, agriculture industries, rural communities.

RYSE Aero Technologies, an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) company, succeeded in manned flight for their first offering, an all-electric ultralight vertical takeoff and landing vehicle, the RYSE RECON. The successful launch of multiple test flights began on June 27, 2022, in Cincinnati, Ohio. View the RYSE RECON's successful first, manned flight video here.

The test flights exceeded expectations, resulting in the successful testing of the ultralight eVTOL flight control systems and saw the RECON complete a takeoff, controlled hover, forward flight, pivot turn maneuvers, and a safe, smooth landing, performing optimally in a stable flight envelope.

"Today's test flights were a monumental step forward in accomplishing our mission, which is to provide an accessible aircraft to people with a purpose and make flight accessible to all," said Mick Kowitz, CEO of RYSE Aero Tech. "We proved today that this vehicle is reliable, stable, and enjoyable, but most importantly, it's safe."

As an ultralight eVTOL aircraft, the RECON sets itself apart from competitors as it requires no pilot's license to operate, making it accessible to all. Piloted by Erik Stephansen, RYSE Aero Technologies' Director of Regulatory Affairs and Aeronautics, the RECON's inaugural flight marked a significant milestone in the company's goal to expand aerial mobility to those living in rural areas and on large private lands.

"This is an amazing accomplishment for our entire team at RYSE Aero Tech," Stephansen said. "It was effortless and very enjoyable to fly. I was thrilled at how I could literally hover, take my hands off the controls and the RECON sat there stable and safe."

Slated to be delivered to customers in early Q2 2023 key features of the RYSE RECON include:

• Up to 63mph top speed per Part 103 specifications

• Ability to operate on land and water

• Ability to be easily mass-produced, while maintaining low-cost maintenance

• Operation within the specifications of 14 CFR, Part 103

• Six independent propulsion systems with independent, removable, rechargeable batteries

• Rugged structure making it easier to access, agriculture, ranching, vineyard areas, and any place otherwise difficult to reach

With each additional flight test, RYSE expects to incrementally ramp up the RECON's capabilities and limits. RYSE Aero Technologies will be exhibiting the RECON at the 2022 Farm Progress Show from Aug. 30 – Sept. 1.

The program includes a live demonstration of multiple cyber-attacks common in an industrial environment coupled with actions that manufacturers can take to mitigate these risks.

About the presentation Cybersecurity risks continue to grow as the manufacturing sector advances into the digital age and small and mid-sized manufacturers (SMMs) are particularly at risk. Battling an overload of information about cybersecurity threats and requirements, U.S. manufacturers seek a unified approach to securing the manufacturing sector. MxD’s cybersecurity roadshow dives into deployable tactics that SMMs use to reduce cyber risk in their supply chains. Attendees will be guided through the various cybersecurity standards and frameworks currently in place (such as NIST CSF/DFARS/CMMC) with an emphasis on addressing the unique challenges the manufacturing sector faces when adhering to these standards. The program includes a live demonstration of multiple cyber-attacks common in an industrial environment, coupled with actions that manufacturers can take to mitigate these risks and appropriately respond when they happen.

Meet your presenter Laura Élan is the senior director of cybersecurity for MxD Cyber: The National Center for Cybersecurity in Manufacturing. In her role, she supports MxD’s cybersecurity projects and initiatives in support of the annual strategic investment plan and will lead MxD’s cybersecurity steering committee. Prior to joining MxD in 2021, Élan was responsible for Baxter Healthcare’s regulatory strategy for medical software, cybersecurity, interoperability, and artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) enabled software. She completed her undergraduate work in electrical engineering at the University of Illinois - Urbana. She holds a Master of Science in electrical engineering and a Master of Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois. She’s a licensed professional engineer in the State of Illinois.

About the company MxD is where innovative manufacturers go to forge their futures. In partnership with the Department of Defense, MxD equips U.S. factories with the digital tools, cybersecurity, and workforce expertise needed to begin building every part better than the last. As a result, our more than 300 partners increase their productivity, win more business, and strengthen U.S. manufacturing.

Learn about the digital supply chain.

About the presentation This session provides an overview of the Amazon.com and Amazon Web Services (AWS) supply chains and logistics strategies starting with an overview of the digital supply chain strategy that underlies capabilities. For the Amazon supply chain, the session provides an overview of Amazon’s global operations, automation, and scale of the supply chain, and an overview of Amazon’s fulfillment center strategy including robotics. For the AWS supply chain, the session provides an overview of the complexity of producing and delivering equipment to global data centers. Building on this overview, the session provides guidance of how AWS services can be used to support the operation and forecasting of a digital supply chain.

Meet your presenter Kimberley Hagerty is the head of the Americas SC&L professional services practice for end-to-end manufacturing, supply chain, transportation, and logistics. She’s focused on leading customers across all industries through their digital transformation journey on AWS. Hagerty engages directly with corporate executives and senior military and civilian leaders to address their strategies, missions, goals, business, and technical challenges as a trusted advisor for all things envisioned, aligned, and delivered to her customers. She’s spent the last 10 years defining and deploying large scale manufacturing and supply chain digital transformation strategies for the aerospace, defense, and industrial equipment industries. She’s a recognized industry thought leader and was awarded the coveted Top 50 digital Innovator award by Smart Industries. Hagerty serves on the executive advisory board for Smart Manufacturing. She’s a retired Air Force chief master sergeant with 24 years of leadership experience in all aspects of aircraft maintenance and strategic logistics, joint planning, crisis planning, and strategic planning.  She’s led aircraft maintenance organizations of more than 300 personnel. Hagerty has a master’s degree in business management with a minor in strategic consulting and a bachelor’s degree in transportation and logistics. 

About the company AWS is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—use AWS to lower costs, become more agile, and innovate faster.