FOcuS FOCUS: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING As with other aspects of vehicle development, SAE International has a deep bench of experts in the area of advanced manufacturing to help guide it in developing the right standards, authoring the right books, organizing the right conferences, etc. Read on to learn what some SAE experts have to say on this month's FOcuS topic. ABOUT THE AUTHOR IN THIS SECTION 6 Advanced manufacturing in the context of aerospace 12 Order of operations in metal additive manufacturing 18 SAE International resources for advanced manufacturing 6 Bill Bihlman, President of Aerolytics LLc, wrote this article for Update. He has a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Purdue university, starting his career as a mechanical engineer at Raytheon Aircraft in 1995. He has been actively involved with SAE ASM AM standards development and is the chair of the materials committee for SAE AeroTech. September 2021 UPDATE