1 NETWORKED FACTORY SABCA: links with our customers
CONTENT SABCA Plants & Main Activities working processes with aircraft manufacturers Used network Conclusion
SABCA PLANTS SABCA S.A. (Bruxelles) SABCA S.A (Charleroi) SABCA Limburg S.A. One of the major aerospace companies in Belgium and tier one supplier for prime aircraft manufacturer and space companies with 4 plants. ASM Aero
SABCA MAIN ACTIVIETIES Structure development Metallic and composite manufacturing for aircraft and space launchers 4
SABCA MAIN ACTIVITIES Servo actuators systems All actuator systems for all European launchers from Ariane1 to Vega are developed and made by SABCA 18 mars 2015
MAINTENANCE & MILITARY AIRCRAFT UPDATE Repair & overhaul : Hydraulic, fuel, pneumatic, oxygen, hydrazine mechanical, instruments, electrical... Mirage, Alpha Jet, F16, F5, A10...
WORKING PROCESS WITH AIRCRAFTS MANUFACTURERS SMS - DASSAULT AIRBUS A380 AIRBUS- A350 AIRBUS A400M 7
2 WORKING PROCESS 1 When a new aircraft or satellite launcher project is launched, SABCA receives technical specifications to develop and produce structural parts or actuators. Within these specifications, working methods, development, engineering or design tools and communication are clearly defined and fixed by the customer 3 Each customer has his own working environment, and we have to create a new working configuration for each program. The main engineering development tool is a 3D digital mock-up like CATIA system and shared by all contributors
WORKING PROCESS 1 During the preliminary phase Preliminary design The project is divided into phases with the passage of milestones. Detail design A team of SABCA engineers, typically 20 persons, located in the client's offices work in an integrated way with the customer's network: - Major trader off - Learning product method & Tools - Personal contact
Working process Preliminar y design 2 During the detail design phase Work continues on our premises. At this time the design & development office has 2 customers: The project is divided into phases with the passage of milestones. Detail design The end customer needs an up to date definition to insure concurrent engineering between the different development & design teams. The manufacturing plant. Testing Certification phase Manufacturing For both of these customers receiving constantly updated informations is critical. Following illustrations show the volume and variety of shared information.
3D mock-up picture of a fuel tank Structure parts and system
USED NETWORK To share this volume of data a powerful computer networking architecture must be created. It is essential: To invest in efficient equipment; To have stable and robust project development tools To have proven methodologies Furthermore, one should not forget that subcontractors follow the evolution of development tools as fixed by the customers. 13
Used network Recurring transmissions of Supplier's data Customer (Dassault Aviation, Airbus,..) Reference Program Space Customer (Dassault Aviation, Airbus,..) Reference Program Space Physical Plateau : All teams are located in the customer design office BOX BOX @ Internet SABCA Reference Program Space Physical Plateau : With all fields involved in the project BOX
Used Network 1.5 TB storage VP BOX YYY client @ Internet SABCA s CATIA platform with Customer s customisation XXX Supplier s batch Level 1 machine support team Licenses server V6 workstations with Customer s customisation SABCA s own PLM platform for industrialisation SABCA s Plateau
CONCLUSION The products and development we conduct, requires this way of working. Advantages: - A significant time saving by parallel working among several teams - A high quality final product - Active link with our manufacturing throughout the complete aircraft s development process. However - Large financial and human investment is necessary - A solid organisation, tools and well-tried methodologies are essential for success.