b'and so forth, which opens up muchbill of materials, Anderson said. tastic from an industry standpoint.more space within the vehicle, heAs for commercial aircraft, he said. Were still in the earlier stagesSupply Headwinds said demand is strong in every seg-with some of these platforms. ButLike the situation in the automo- ment except twin-aisle jets. Wide-its something we expect to con- tive industry, the state of the aero- body demand is low because in-tinue well beyond the next decadespace sector is a two-sided tale. ternational travel has been the last as OEMs continue to retool someThe demand side is excellent,to recover from the COVID-19-re-of their facilities or in some casessaid Richard Aboulafia, managinglated slump, he said. In addition, go to all-new greenfield assemblydirector of AeroDynamic Advisoryhe pointed out that many smaller plants to ramp up and launch bat- LLC, an aerospace consulting firmsingle-aisle jets are doing jobs for-tery electric vehicles. in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Youvemerly done by twin-aisle jets.At the same time, a totally newnever seen such a strong recovery. On the supply side, however, supply chain is being developed asOne major plus he cited is a re- weve got a steeper ride back than OEMs begin to move away from thecord fiscal year 2023 U.S. budget formost other industries, Aboulafia internal combustion engine. weapons procurement. said. From a manufacturing stand-With many of the new skate- Were heading close to $160 bil- point, this is a $200 billion-a-year board platforms, its an entirely newlion, Aboulafia said, which is fan- industry that was knocked down about the authorctemag.comWilliam Leventon is aFor more information about trends in automation contributing writer forfrom Fusion | RoboJob-USA, view video pre-CTE. Contact him atsentations at www.ctemag.com by scanning the 609-920-3335 or QR code with your smartphone or entering this [email protected]. URL on your web browser: https://qr.ctemag.com/1dhdiTRANSFORMHOW YOU MACHINETITANIUMThe TRX-7 flute is part of L MT Onsruds latestVisit www.onsrud.com expansion in the end mill class crafted specificallyfor more informationfor machining Titanium. The X coating continues800-234-1560 to increase the tool life to make for maximum use.The micro and macro geometry is designed for HEM machining and finishi ng in Titanium. LMT Onsrud LP1081 S. Northpoint BlvdTrust LMT Onsrud to provide tools that meet Waukegan, IL 60085your exacting standards! Phone 800 234 1560ctemag.com/cteguide.com15Yearend.indd 15 11/15/22 12:02 PM'