Discover how closed-loop manufacturing connects engineering, production planning and shop-floor execution to help aerospace and defense manufacturers accelerate innovation, improve quality and build a more agile, data-driven manufacturing environment.
Connect engineering to the shop floor: Create a continuous digital thread between product design, manufacturing engineering and production execution to replace slow, error-prone handoffs with a shared source of truth.
Accelerate engineering changes: Streamline communication between engineering and production so changes, nonconformances and shop-floor insights can be addressed faster and incorporated into manufacturing processes.
Improve new product introductions: Use digital twins, simulation and cross-domain collaboration to validate manufacturability earlier, reduce physical prototypes and accelerate new products and variants into production.
Empower the connected workforce: Deliver electronic work instructions, 3D visualization and personalized low-code applications that give employees the information they need to perform complex manufacturing tasks efficiently.
Drive continuous improvement: Transform product, process, machine, workforce and business data into actionable insights that support predictive manufacturing and data-driven decision-making.
Closed-loop manufacturing connects product lifecycle management, manufacturing operations management and enterprise systems to create continuity across the manufacturing lifecycle. With a robust digital thread and comprehensive digital twin, aerospace and defense manufacturers can improve collaboration, accelerate production and continuously optimize operations.
Connect PLM, MOM and ERP systems through a common digital backbone, enabling teams to access consistent product, process and production information across the enterprise.
Turn engineering-defined manufacturing processes into electronic work instructions with the information operators need to execute production accurately and efficiently.
Use comprehensive digital twins and simulation to evaluate designs, validate manufacturability and optimize manufacturing and assembly processes before physical production begins.
Feed contextualized manufacturing data back into engineering to identify recurring issues, implement corrective actions and support predictive and prescriptive manufacturing insights.
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“With Siemens and Eng IndX as your partners, your implementation of closed-loop manufacturing will bring about the manufacturing agility you need to thrive in the A&D marketplace, both today and into the future.”
– Digital Thread Expert at Eng IndX
