Legacy Data Migration for structural components

Enabling Seamless Integration of Engineering and Production for European Aerospace OEM through Data Migration

Customer

  • A leading European OEM specializing in the design and manufacturing for the aerospace industry
  • Employs 10,000+ people across the globe

Challenges

  • Engineering upgrades made legacy data formats incompatible
  • Lack of clarity due to outdated, illegible drawings
  • Delays in production timelines due to high-tech system transition requirements
  • The scale of data migration and high cost made it impossible to rapidly form a large, skilled engineering team

Our Solution

  • Set up the environment for the technology transition from CATIA V4 to CATIA V5
  • Built a large engineering team and trained them on client-specific methodology
  • Developed a hybrid working model for seamless onsite-offshore collaboration and deployed onsite project managers
  • Executed the migration for 18,000+ components by creating 3D models (positional) using CATIA V4, V5, ECNs, and NMG surfaces

Impact

  • 57% overall cost savings for the migration
  • Fast-track completion with no capital investment
  • Extended team with 8+ onsite and 50+ offshore trained and experienced engineers for an ongoing partnership

Tech Stack

  • CATIA V4
  • CATIA V5