FactoryTwin Featured in SME’s Manufacturing Engineering & Technology – A&D Special Edition (March 2026)

Hopkins, MN – March 2026 – FactoryTwin is proud to announce that we have been featured in the March 2026 Aerospace & Defense Special Edition of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ flagship publication, Manufacturing Engineering & Technology.

In the article (pages 58–59), Saxena shares a grounded perspective on the current state of Digital and AI adoption across High-Mix, Low-Volume (HMLV) aerospace and defense manufacturers and outlines a practical roadmap for moving forward.

The Reality Inside A&D Shops

While AI dominates industry headlines, the article highlights a different reality on the shop floor. Rather than advocating for technology hype, the article emphasizes a structured progression: inventorying operational data, integrating systems, modeling real factory behavior, and enabling predictive, system-level factory intelligence.

From Reporting to Operational Intelligence

FactoryTwin’s approach moves beyond static dashboards. By digitally modeling how complex, high-mix operations actually behave, including routings, capacity constraints, variability, and demand dynamics, manufacturers gain the ability to make proactive, confidence-driven decisions.

Across more than 20 factory implementations, this structured Digital & AI journey has consistently delivered double-digit improvements in throughput, on-time delivery, cash flow, and profitability.

The article reinforces a core belief at FactoryTwin: AI in manufacturing delivers results only when grounded in operational reality.

Read Full Article

The complete article is available in the March 2026 A&D Special Edition of Manufacturing Engineering & Technology. Read the full publication here.

For A&D manufacturers interested in discussing Digital & AI strategy directly with the author, Vivek Saxena, schedule a conversation here.

About FactoryTwin

FactoryTwin is a factory intelligence platform powered by digital twin and AI technologies, purpose-built for small and mid-sized manufacturers. By connecting & curating IT, OT, offline & tribal knowledge into a unified view, we transform disconnected data into predictive and prescriptive insights that improve revenue, profitability, cash flow, and on-time delivery by double-digits. Backed by NSF-funded R&D and designed for rapid, low-disruption implementations, FactoryTwin has already helped dozens of manufacturing teams move from data to decisions.

Learn more: www.factory-twin.com