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title: "Video: Lightweighting Aerospace • Generis"
description: Aerospace manufacturers are actively incorporating high performance, lightweight materials into their manufacturing processes in an effort to improve efficiency, prolong product life through durability and decrease costs. I sat down with Tim Burbey, Founder and President of Blueshift, at the American Aerospace & Defense Summit to discuss lightweighting and how polymer aerogels will be a game changing material in the industry. The American Aerospace & Defense Summit will be returning to Scottsdale, Arizona, on December 6-7 2016! Find out more about the 2016 Summit.
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# [Video: Lightweighting Aerospace • Generis](https://blog.generisgp.com/blog/2016/02/24/video-lightweighting-aerospace)

 Written by [Generis](https://blog.generisgp.com/blog/author/generis) | February 24, 2016 1:48:10 PM Z

Aerospace manufacturers are actively incorporating high performance, lightweight materials into their manufacturing processes in an effort to improve efficiency, prolong product life through durability and decrease costs. I sat down with Tim Burbey, Founder and President of [Blueshift](http://www.blueshiftmaterials.com/), at the **American Aerospace & Defense Summit** to discuss lightweighting and how [polymer aerogels](http://www.blueshiftmaterials.com/products/) will be a game changing material in the industry.

The [American Aerospace & Defense Summit](http://aadsummit.com/)will be returning to Scottsdale, Arizona, on December 6-7 2016! [Find out more](http://aadsummit.com/) about the 2016 Summit.

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