CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
31 October 2005
Implementation Investments
Ultra Electronics Precision Air Systems Selects IFS to Streamline Business Processes
Ultra Electronics Precision Air Systems (PAS), a manufacturer of compact on-board gas compressors to the global defense industry worldwide, has signed a contract to deploy IFS ApplicationsT. The integrated solution will automate back-office functions and provide a seamless solution to benefit the company, customers, and partners.
Ultra PAS is based in Cheltenham, Gloucester, England, and is part of Ultra Electronics Plc, an aerospace and defense electronics company providing specialist products to customers across the globe. The company has offices in the UK and United States. The business runs three divisions: Tactical & Sonar Systems, Aircraft & Vehicle Systems, and Information & Power Systems.
"The growth of our business was placing increasing pressure on the existing databases and Excel® documents we had in place," said Paul Benson, Managing Director of Ultra Electronics PAS. "We wanted a single enterprise software solution that was fully integrated, yet had the flexibility and scalability to grow with our business. IFS' solution ensures we have the functionality we require with a low total cost of ownership."
A decisive factor in the selection process was that IFS has the most modern, flexible, and integrated solution in the market. The company expects to establish an enterprise-wide view of its business quickly and cost effectively through IFS. This means Ultra Electronics PAS will be better positioned against its competitors and will be able to provide a higher standard of customer service.
IFS Applications will run on an Oracle database, and the project is expected to go live in May 2006.
IFS customers within the aerospace and defense industry include the British, Norwegian, and South African defense organizations as well as the Eurofighter consortium. Commercial MRO shops and operators include Finnair, Bristow Helicopters, Aero-Dienst GmbH, Hawker Pacific, and Jet Turbine Services. In addition, IFS provides solutions to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, BAE SYSTEMS, Saab Aerosystems, and GE Aircraft Engines.
Ultra Electronics is a group of specialist businesses designing, manufacturing, and supporting electronic and electromechanical systems, subsystems, and products for defense, security, and aerospace applications worldwide.
Ultra, which employs 3,000 people in the UK and North America, focuses on high-integrity sensing, control, communication, and display systems with an emphasis on integrated information technology solutions. The Group concentrates on obtaining a technological edge in niche markets, with many of its products and technologies being market leaders in their fields.
Ultra's products and services are used on aircraft, ships, submarines, armored vehicles, surveillance systems, airports, and transport systems around the world. Ultra also plays an important role in supporting prime contractors by undertaking specialist system and subsystem integration using the combined expertise of the Group businesses.
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