Building the Future: AI’s Impact on Manufacturing
AI is transforming manufacturing by revolutionizing efficiency, automation, and decision-making. From sensor-level predictive maintenance to accelerating quality regulation processes, AI is reshaping production, supply chains, and workforce dynamics.
Join us for an insightful panel discussion featuring industry leaders, AI experts, and manufacturing innovators as we explore how AI is changing the way companies manufacture their hardware products. We’ll dive into real-world applications and challenges in an AI-driven manufacturing landscape.
Key topics include:
AI technologies driving efficiency, cost reduction, and improved sustainability
The different roles of machine learning and generative AI in manufacturing operations
Challenges to adoption and privacy considerations
Hosted by AI LA & First Resonance
Meet the speakers:
Edward Mehr is the CEO and co-founder of Machina Labs where he brings over two decades of experience in aerospace engineering and manufacturing. He has an extensive career at the intersection of AI and manufacturing with companies such as SpaceX and Relativity Space. With Machina Labs, he seeks to radically simplify metal forming by using sheet metal, AI, and robotics to create complex parts without the need for fixed tooling.
Madeline Salazar is a seasoned leader with a passion for bridging technology, strategy, and operational excellence. With a background in mechanical engineering from MIT and recognition as a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Madeline has built a career driving innovation across aerospace and manufacturing.
She is an AI Manager in the enterprise AI team at Northrop Grumman where she leads the AI Governance and Service Delivery team. In her current role, she is focused on establishing and enacting Responsible AI principles through a robust governance process that ensures safety of data, transparency, and ethical use of AI. Her and her team have enabled safe use of dozens of AI products at NG.
Travis D. is a program manager at the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the Department of Defense’s leading organization for accelerating the adoption of commercial and dual-use technologies to address operational challenges. Based in Los Angeles, he leverages autonomy, advanced manufacturing, and digital engineering technologies to tackle strategic issues in national defense. Previously, he was a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Marine Corps and held various roles in technology development. Travis earned a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, a Systems Engineering Certification from CalTech, and an MS in Management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
About First Resonance
First Resonance and their ION Factory OS powers nearly 60 of the world’s leading companies electrifying aviation, building modern nuclear reactors, and adding necessary capabilities to the defense industrial base. ION combines AI-driven analytics, connected devices, and skilled engineering to help bring paradigm-shifting products to market faster, cleaner, and smarter. The ION Factory OS enables seamless data flow between people and machines making the once-impossible a reality.
First Resonance is an LA-based startup founded in 2019 by engineers from leading manufacturing companies, including SpaceX. After struggling with outdated systems that slowed our own rapid hardware iteration, we built a platform to supercharge the creative process. Today, our mission remains the same: if you can’t find the tools you need, build them—and empower others to solve humanity’s biggest challenges in the process.
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