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News Release from: Siemens PLM Software | Subject: UGS Tecnomatix
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 November 2006
Astrium Satellites selects UGS
Tecnomatix
Greater tracking and production management saves time and money
UGS, a global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, has announced that Astrium Satellites, a world leader in the design and manufacture of satellite systems, selected Tecnomatix software, UGS' digital manufacturing solution, to improve time-to-market and product auditing functions Astrium signed the contract with UGS following a three-way competition against rival industry solutions
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 16 Nov 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Astrium will use Tecnomatix Manufacturing Execution System (MES), a tracking and production management system, in its Portsmouth, U.K., cleanroom to streamline its production processes.
Using the new UGS solution, Astrium will replace paper-based reporting tools with electronic reporting tools to help reduce the risk of human error in its electronic equipment development.
"The ability to electronically track the assembly process, which must be monitored and recorded at every stage, will provide managers ready access to information about work-in-progress and quality".
"Electronic tracking also enables managers to ensure that the right amount of time is being spent on each process stage".
"Our technology demands a 'right first time' approach," said Jonathan Roe, manufacturing engineer at Astrium Satellites.
"We can't simply recall products from the shelves should there be a fault".
"Once our products are in the satellite and headed into outer space, there's very little that can be done to resolve problems".
"We need to be 100 per cent sure of the quality before products leave the building".
"Having an electronic birth certificate solution from UGS will provide that certainty".
"Astrium Satellites is a leader in product development for the satellite systems industry, so their selection of UGS over our competitors lends great credibility to our solutions and our people," said Paul Vogel, senior vice president and managing director, Europe, Middle East and Africa, UGS.
"UGS is firmly committed to helping Astrium gain the benefits of increased productivity by letting the technicians in the cleanroom focus on the product rather than the paperwork".
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