WEBINAR: Precision at Scale: How Hill Manufacturing Put the Digital Thread to Work

April 8, 2026, at 12:30 pm ET

From Five-Axis Complexity to Digital Clarity — A Real-World Look at What a Connected Manufacturing Workflow Actually Looks Like

Aerospace, medical, high-tolerance five-axis. Work that demands perfection, and yet most shops are still flying blind with critical information scattered across disconnected systems. 

When manufacturing technology experts Greg McHale and Hiren Kumbhojkar kicked off the Manufacturing Digital Workflows webinar series, they mapped out what a connected digital workflow can look like. In this session, you’ll meet a precision manufacturer that built one.

Disconnected systems don’t just create friction. They hide problems until they’re expensive.

Hill Manufacturing chose a different path and built a digital thread to prove it.

Learn from Mike Payne, President of Hill Manufacturing, who shares how his team committed to going fully digital across the entire operation and what that transformation has meant for their ability to consistently and confidently deliver complex, tight-tolerance work. This isn’t a roadmap presentation. It’s a real story from a shop that’s living it.

What You’ll Learn

• Why Hill Manufacturing committed to closing the gap between planning & execution. 
• Where disconnected systems created the most damage, and how visibility changed the equation
• How Hill Manufacturing built a digital workflow of connected  programming, setup, machining, and inspection into a single, coherent digital thread
• What connected data means for team confidence, decision-making speed, and the ability to take on more demanding work

Who Should Attend

• Operations and production leaders managing complex, high-mix or high-tolerance work
• Engineering teams looking for better continuity from programming to the floor
• Quality managers responsible for traceability in aerospace, defense, or medical environments
• Shop owners and executives who are ready to make the case for connected technology investment

If you’ve ever lost time, margin, or a job because your systems didn’t talk to each other, this session is for you.

Especially Relevant For:

Precision manufacturers in aerospace, defense, medical devices, and industrial equipment who are ready to stop patching disconnected systems and see what predictable performance looks like when it’s done right.

About Hill Manufacturing
Hill Manufacturing is a leader in precision machining, specializing in complex, high-tolerance projects across demanding industries such as aerospace and medical sectors. With advanced CNC and five-axis machining at the heart of their operations, their team is dedicated to maximizing accuracy, minimizing setups, and consistently delivering high-quality performance on intricate parts where every second and every micron count.