CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
27 December 2006
Implementation Investments
Leading Avionics Supplier to Implement IFS Business Software at Three U.S. Sites
IFS announced that Astronautics Corporation of America, a major avionics supplier, has signed a contract to implement IFS ApplicationsT 7 business software. IFS' industry-specific solution initially will be deployed to more than 1,500 users at Astronautics' headquarters in Milwaukee and its Kearfott facilities in Little Falls, New Jersey, and Asheville, North Carolina. Astronautics also plans to roll out the IFS software to a manufacturing facility in Mexico.
Astronautics and Kearfott product lines include electronic flight instrument systems and displays, airborne network server computers, flight director computers, control systems, guidance and navigation systems, and precision components. Astronautics products are used for numerous sea, ground, air, and space applications. The company is both a prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense and a subcontractor to large defense, aerospace, and electronics companies such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Airbus, Sikorsky, Pilatus, and Augusta.
Aerospace and defense is one of IFS' targeted market segments. IFS Applications includes advanced standard functionality that meets the demanding requirements of defense manufacturers. IFS' fully integrated project tracking and product data management (PDM) capabilities, combined with other IFS Applications components, make it easier to operate while managing the design, manufacturing, and ongoing logistics and maintenance support of complex products throughout the product lifecycle.
IFS users within the aerospace and defense industry include the U.S., British and Norwegian defense organizations as well as the Eurofighter consortium. Commercial MRO shops and fleet 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.
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