01Strategy2026-08-18
When additive manufacturing is the wrong answer
The most valuable recommendation is often that a part should stay exactly where it is. A framework for deciding when additive earns its place.
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Notes from the work.
Short pieces on where advanced manufacturing technologies genuinely create value, and what it takes to move them from possibility into production. Sample articles shown while the first pieces are written.
02Materials2026-07-02
Qualification is a data problem before it is a testing problem
Teams often start qualification with a coupon plan. The organizations that move fastest start with the data architecture behind it.
Read 5 min read03Workforce2026-05-27
The bottleneck is rarely the machine
Capital equipment arrives on a schedule. Capability does not. Notes on building technical depth that stays inside the organization.
Read 4 min read04Sustainment2026-04-09
Digital inventory only works with a disciplined part list
Scanning everything is not a strategy. How sustainment teams build a digital inventory that actually gets used.
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