FACTORY TOUR: Inside Neros' 250K sqft "Millennium One" Facility
Co-Founder & CEO Soren Monroe-Anderson (@soren_ma) walks us through the building sized for 1 million drones a year.
We look at the @neros_tech engineering labs, flight-test operation, assembly lines, & 100% end-of-line flight testing, then out to the open floor reserved for in-house component manufacturing
Everything under one roof.
𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒
(00:00) Inside Neros' 250,000 sq. ft. Millennium One Factory
(01:23) How Neros pushes its drones to the limit
(02:36) Why 3D printing can't solve the drone supply chain problem
(03:40) How their drones are built different
(06:21) The new 300 km/h Bandit interceptor
(09:09) Inside the drone assembly line: producing 250+ drones a day
(11:18) South Bay's biggest American flag
(11:42) How Neros stress-tests its drones
(15:36) Inside the new product introduction line
(17:02) What roles is Neros hiring for
(19:01) Soren's hot take on defense tech
The newest version of Neros' Bandit interceptor drone can fly 300 kilometers per hour:
"300 is a pretty good spot for taking out typical Shahed drones."
"To go after jet-powered Shahed drones, we need to be closer to 400 km/h, so that would be the ideal end state."
— @neros_tech CEO Soren Monroe-Anderson (@soren_ma)
Soren Monroe-Anderson (@soren_ma) explains why it doesn't make sense for Neros to 3D print their drones in the battlefield:
"We are focused on mass production."
"3D printing is generally good for making a few of a thing, making lots of different things. We are mostly focused on making a lot of one thing, or a really consistent process."
"There's an idea that you can go and 3D-print drones in the battlefield. Generally, factories are really efficient when they are large and centralized."
"3D printers can be very useful for adapting drones to various mission sets, but you'd only be 3D printing the airframe or a payload adapter. What we're trying to solve for is the core components and manufacturing process."
"You're not going to be 3D printing your circuit boards, your motors, your radios, any of that stuff out on the battlefield. So it does not solve the supply chain problem in the ways that maybe are claimed in some of the posts today."
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Our Chairman, Shane Whiteside, shares the association's latest legislative win - and all the ways American-made PCBs are gaining traction in the national spotlight in the latest @IConnect007 issue. https://t.co/5N52bhXLMP
PCBAA's full-length documentary - The New Frontier - is now live on YouTube! Thank you to our partner the @KeepitMadeinUSA for helping bring this to life.
We will not control our future if we can’t make the #microelectronics that power our military systems, critical infrastructure and AI technology.
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💥TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT: Join us in DC for 'The New Frontier' Premiere
From award-winning director Carl Kriss comes "The New Frontier," a look at the semiconductor industry that’s returning to the U.S.
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In the latest @defaeroreport PCBAA Executive Director David Schild joins @vagomuradian to discuss The New Frontier: Inside the Comeback Factories Securing America’s Tech Future—and the bigger picture behind it. Listen here: https://t.co/K7UUuVZ55p
America’s pharmaceutical supply chain is heavily dependent on China and that’s a national security risk.
Lawmakers are sounding the alarm: this isn’t just trade policy, it’s medical readiness.
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There's still time to RSVP for Wednesday's premier of The New Frontier - a documentary about innovation, resilience, and the future of the American PCB industry. We hope to see you there! https://t.co/DDsJfM6P6W