Interview
- Duration: 4 mins
- Publication date: 11 Mar 2020
- Part of series In Conversation
Abstract
Andy Schofield is the Manufacturing & Materials Strategy and Technology Director in the Air Sector business within BAE Systems. He has over 39 years of experience in the aerospace industry and is currently responsible for the development, deployment and subsequent governance of all engineering processes, technology and capabilities used across a variety of military aircraft products. We spoke with Andy about digital technologies within design and manufacturing, advice for other businesses and how BAE System’s are committed to developing young engineers.
- Keywords:
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- 3D printing
- Industry 4.0
- Internet of things
- additive manufacturing
- applied visualisation
- artificial intelligence
- augmented reality
- automation
- blockchain
- design
- digital manufacturing
- engineering
- fourth Industrial revolution
- innovation
- machine learning
- manufacturers
- manufacturing
- problem-solving
- robotics