TOP 10 – AEROSPACE & AVIATION MANUFACTURERS

MARKET CAP: US $ 155.4BN CEO: JIM TAICLET FOUNDED: 1995

Lockheed Martin’ s Fort Worth, Texas facility produces the F-35 Lightning II, one of the most complex combat aircraft to be built. The plant employs more than 18,000 people and deploys an advanced digital thread that connects design, manufacturing and sustainment data across the aircraft’ s entire lifecycle. The plant utilises robotic coatings applications to maintain stealth requirements and 3D optical scanning for real-time quality validation. By linking design data directly to the factory floor, Lockheed achieves high-level consistency in its manufacturing.

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