Thought Leadership
Sharing decades of expertise to propel manufacturing into the 4th Industrial Revolution.
Digital Transformation of manufacturing operations begins with FactoryTwin.
Recent Speech
Aerospace Industry Association of Michigan, AeroOne
September 4th, 2025 — Grand Rapids, MI
FactoryTwin joined Siemens and Ratliff Consulting at AeroOne to discuss “Reinventing Manufacturing: Convergence of AI, Digital Twins & Smart Machine Controls.” Key takeaways: digital twins as live data-driven replicas, the power of Analytical AI for accurate decision-making, and the importance of clean & good data. With success stories from Moeller Aerospace and G-Force, we showed how manufacturers can achieve ROI in weeks, not years.
Recorded Speeches & Panels
"Harnessing Factory Data for a Competitive Advantage"
Vivek Saxena, CEO of FactoryTwin, and Eric Nolan, VP of Operations at G-Force Manufacturing, join the Minnesota State Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence for an engaging webinar on factory data analytics.
"Double Digit Improvement in Shop KPIs Using Factory Data Analytics"
Learn how factory data analytics can help you improve your shop KPIs in this recorded webinar with the Investment Castings Institute.
"Practical and Affordable Factory Digital Twins for SMEs"
Vivek Saxena, founder of FactoryTwin, discusses how Factory Digital Twins improve shop floor decisions for small and midsized enterprises. Presented at IMTS 2024.
Past Speeches & Panels
Chisago County Economic HRA-EDA
Oct 2025 - Princeton (MN)
Presented "American SMMs (Small & Medium Manufacturers) Win with People, Digital & AI "
MAC2025: Midwest Aerospace Conference
Presented "Improving Shop KPI's and Staff Productivity through Factory Data Analytics"
Oct 2025 - Chicago
MD&M Midwest 2025
Presented "Digital Twins, Real Results: Smarter Analytics for Every Factory"
Oct 2025 - Minneapolis
Aerospace Industry Association of Michigan
Presented "Reinventing Manufacturing: Convergence of AI, Digital Twins & Smart Machine Controls"
Sept 2025 - Grand Rapids
Aerospace Components Manufacturing Association
Presented "Digital & AI in MANUFACTURING: Myth Vs. Reality"
July 2025 - East Hartford
Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Association ToolBox Talk
Presented "How to Use Data & AI to Boost Shop Metrics and Morale"
June 2025 - Minnesota
Central Minnesota Manufacturers Assosiation
Presented "How Do Manufacturers Compete Using Digital and AI?"
May 2025 - Princeton (MN)
MINNEANLYTICS- Data Tech 2025
Presented "Current State of Factory Digital Twins"
May 2025 - Minnesota
Minnesota State Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence Webinar
Presented "Harnessing Factory Data for a Competitive Advantage"
Feb 2025 - Virtual
Investment Casting Institute Webinar
Presented "Double Digit Improvement in Shop KPIs Using Factory Data Analytics"
Nov 2024 - Virtual
International Manufacturing Technology Show - IMTS
Presented "Practical & Affordable Factory Digital Twins for SMEs"
Sep 2024 - Chicago
Investment Casting Institute Business & Leadership Development Conference
Presented "Unlocking Productivity at Small and Medium Sized Factories with Digital Twin"
Apr 2024 - Santa Fe
Cascadia Connect Advanced Manufacturing & Industrial Tech Conference
Presented "Factory Digital Twins for Small and Medium Manufacturers"
Feb 2024 - Santa Monica
Aviation Week A&D Supply Chain Americas
Conference
Presented "The Weakest Links in The Aerospace Digital Thread—Factory Digital Twins"
Jan 2024 - Los Angeles
Aviation Week A&D Raw Materials and Manufacturing Conference
Moderated a panel discussing case studies in manufacturing analytics
Apr 2023 - Atlanta
Aviation Week A&D SupplyChain Conference
Feb 2023 - Beverly Hills
Moderated a panel on factory analytics
Aviation Week A&D Manufacturing Conference
May 2022 - Greensboro
Keynote speech on "Your Factory Data is your Superpower"
9th Annual Electric VTOL Symposium
Presenter on 'Scaling up to AAM'
Jan 2022 - San Jose
Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance
Feb 2021 - Virtual
Main stage presenter on 'Transformative Technologies: The Next Production System Paradigm'
MRO Transatlantic Virtual Conference
Oct 2020 - Virtual
Speaker on the digital ecosystem
Plastics in Aerospace
May 2020 - Virtual
Keynote speech on "Post COVID-19 Scenarios for the Supply Chain"
Aviation Week Aero-Engines Americas
Feb 2020 - Virtual
Chair of the panel on "The Great Big Technology Panel (Part 2)"
Speed News Aerospace Manufacturing Conference
May 2019 - Virtual
Keynote speech on "The Near Future of Aerospace Manufacturing"
Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance Conference
Feb 2019 - Virtual
Chair of the panel on "Affordability in Action"
Aviation Week Aero-Engines Americas
Jan 2019 - Dallas
Chair of the panel on "Capacity, Completion and Market Demand-- Assessing the State of Aero-Engine MRO'
Speed News Aerospace Manufacturing Conference
May 2018 - New Orleans
Keynote speech on "Manufacturing in Emerging Countries - Challenges & Opportunities for Western SMEs"
Aviation Week Aerospace Manufacturing Conference
May 2018 - New Orleans
Chair of the panel on "Lessons & Synergies - Aerospace & Automotive Manufacturing"
Speed News B&GA Conference
Oct 2017 - Los Angeles
Keynote speech on "Flying Cars & Air Taxis"
Farnborough Airshow
July 2016 - United Kingdom
Chair of the panel on "Automation in Aerospace Manufacturing"
Speed News Aerospace Manufacturing Conference
May 2016 - Charleston
Keynote speech on "New Adventures in Aerospace Manufacturing"
M&A Case Studies
Dec 2015 - Hamburg
Improvements in the long tail of aerospace supply chain
Paris Airshow
June 2015 - France
Chaired the supply chain panel with VPs of Global Supply Chain from GE Aviation and Pratt & Whitney as panelists
Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace Briefings
April 2015 - Los Angeles
Chaired the one day conference organized by Speed News