WEBINAR

Take to the Skies: An Aerospace & Defense Webinar

Gain insights on how the aerospace and defense industries are prioritizing resiliency and visibility in their supply chains with leaders from Dassault Systemes and Protolabs.

June 25, 2025

3:00 PM UTC

1 hour

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Now Available On-Demand
Original Broadcast Date: June 25, 2025
Duration: ~30 min.

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Summary

From sustainable aviation to autonomous systems, the future of aerospace is being redefined by the pressure to soar at the same time as sustainability initiatives are reshaping the industry. This webinar explores how key economic developments align with environmental benefits, such as investments in electric and hybrid-electric propulsion systems, aviation fuels derived from renewable sources, and advanced materials such as carbon fiber composites and advanced alloys.

Panelists reveal that key areas for resiliency include:

Anticipating threats
Reacting quickly to disruptions
Enabling supply chains with new technologies
The importance of risk reduction
Maintaining multiple suppliers

They also agree on the necessity of understaning customer requirements and working collaboratively to ensure compliance with ever-changing regulations and sustainable practices. Other topics discussed in this virtual event include advanced materials, digital solutions such as digital twins and artificial intelligence, life cycle assessment and future trends.

Speakers

Tonya Cole

A&D Industry Solution Experience Manager

Dassault Systèmes

Tonya Cole focuses on managing and evolving the Aerospace & Defense manufacturing engineering and manufacturing operations portfolios to deliver game-changing solutions at Dassault Systèmes. She has a unique career story, which allows her to bring real-life technical experience to her current position, beginning her career on the shop floor as a machine operator while earning an associate's degree in precision machining. It is through these experiences that she discovered her passion for engineering. Cole’s career progressed from there to take on more challenging roles at GKN Aerospace related to engineering, manufacturing and quality control before she accepted a position with Dassault Systèmes. Over the past 15 years at Dassault Systemes, Cole has held multiple key roles within the brand and industry sales and services organizations.

Chris Gottlieb

Global Product Director for CNC Machining

Protolabs

Chris Gottlieb brings more than 25 years of manufacturing experience to Protolabs having worked with customers in aerospace & defense, automation, industrial and more. Beginning as a calibration engineer in Detroit, Gottlieb has a passion for systems engineering and optimization in technical fields. She brings a customer needs perspective to the Protolabs organization while leading the CNC product management team.

Moderator: Sharon Spielman

Technical Editor

Machine Design

As Machine Design’s technical editor, Sharon Spielman produces content for the brand’s focus audience—multidisciplinary design engineers. Her beat includes 3D printing/additive manufacturing; CAD/CAM/CAE; mechanical and motion systems; automation; robotics; and CNC machining. Spielman has more than three decades of experience as a writer and editor for a range of B2B brands, including those that cover machine design; electrical design and manufacturing; interconnection technology; food and beverage manufacturing; process heating and cooling; finishing; and package converting.

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