Industry
PLM, ERP and MES consulting for aerospace
Long programmes, highly configured products, traceability and airworthiness requirements: aerospace pushes industrial information systems to their limits.

The context
An aircraft, engine or satellite is defined by thousands of parts and documents, produced by many partners. Every unit delivered must be fully traceable: definition, installed parts, operations performed, inspections and concessions.
Information systems must therefore guarantee seamless digital continuity between the design office, industrialisation, production and customer support, while keeping pace with programme production ramp-ups.
IT challenges in the aerospace sector
The topics that come up most often in our discussions with manufacturers in the sector.
Configuration management
Track the exact definition of each product, its variants and its changes throughout programmes that last for decades.
Traceability and compliance
Link parts, serial numbers, operations and inspections to demonstrate the compliance of every product delivered.
Extended collaboration
Exchange reliable data with partners and suppliers across the supply chain.
Industrialisation and production ramp-up
Make the transition from definition to manufacturing more reliable in order to sustain production rates.
The CNEXT expertise involved
Our consultants work on product data and configuration management (PLM), requirements and systems engineering (ALM), production execution and traceability (MES) and industrial management (ERP), for aircraft manufacturers, engine manufacturers, equipment suppliers and space companies.
Our consultants provide consulting, business-side project assistance (AMOA), integration and application maintenance and training.
The role of each building block
- PLM: product definition, bills of materials, changes and configuration.
- ALM: requirements, systems engineering, software and traceability through to testing.
- MES: production execution and traceability, line quality and performance.
- ERP: purchasing, inventory, manufacturing orders, costs and business management.
Example assignments
- Configuration and change management in PLM
- Continuity between the engineering and manufacturing bills of materials
- Electronic manufacturing records and traceability in MES
- Requirements management and systems engineering (ALM, MBSE)
Our approach
In this sector, we pay particular attention to change management and the quality of configuration data. A discrepancy between the definition and the manufactured product has serious consequences: our consultants work with quality and airworthiness teams so that the tools make demonstrating compliance easier rather than more burdensome.
Every assignment begins with understanding your processes and the constraints of the aerospace sector. We then propose a realistic roadmap and support you as needed: one-off expertise, project support or reinforcement of your teams and those of your integrator. Our consultants combine business and technical expertise and are proficient in the leading solutions on the market.
They trust us
Some of the clients in the sector our consultants have worked with.

















Frequently asked questions
Do you know the solutions used in aerospace?
Yes, notably 3DEXPERIENCE (CATIA, ENOVIA, DELMIA), Siemens Teamcenter, PTC Windchill and the leading MES solutions on the market. CNEXT is a Dassault Systèmes CSI partner.
Do you work with equipment suppliers?
Yes, with prime contractors as well as tier 1 and tier 2 suppliers.
Can you reinforce an integration team on a programme?
Yes. We provide PLM, MES or ALM consultants to reinforce integrators or in-house teams, with a single point of contact.

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