Digital redefines the future of aerospace
The aerospace industry faces continual and intense pressure to deliver the benefits of innovation. From the seeds of a design idea through to the in-flight experience of travellers on some 100,000 flights every day, digital now becomes integral to differentiation and success.
The ‘connected airplane’ is increasingly tuned and monitored both to heighten safety and security and to minimise cost and environmental impact. It is also increasingly customised during production and refit, adding bespoke value for individual airline clients. Atos combines specialist aerospace experience with a deep understanding of digital transformation, and is ready to help you craft and sustain an effective digital strategy.
Spanning complex design and production environments, we will help identify approaches to maximising efficiency without compromise in either quality or security.
Aerospace programmes demand a high degree of integration between mechanical, electrical and information components. This demand for integration extends across both supply chains and product lifecycles. Atos will support you in your continual pursuit of agile and effective integration.
We will help you take advantage of new data analytics too, in areas as diverse as fuel consumption and sustainability, on the one hand, and traveller experience and social media, on the other.
According to a Roland Berger survey, 98% of respondents in aerospace and defense believe digital is having a major impact on their industry.*
*Aerospace industry: turning point ahead? Roland Berger, June 2016
Customer transformation challenges
Look at digital transformation in aerospace from four perspectives …

Customer experience
How can you actively involve customers in development, envisioning new and compelling in-flight experiences for winning and enduring products?

Operational excellence
How will the internet-of-things, robotics and additive manufacturing, for example, impact new approaches to production and maintenance?

Business reinvention
Do new alliances offer new opportunities: how can you, for example, exploit the crossover between civil and military initiatives?

Trust and compliance
How will you face the greater diversity of threats and responsibilities that come with growing reliance on data and increase in connectivity?
Atos named a leader in Digital Manufacturing Services by Global Analyst firm NelsonHall
With long-term strategic partners such as Siemens and other global leaders in manufacturing, Atos was able to build a deep understanding of the digital transformation needs for the industry. The company has proven to be well-positioned to create value for its customers throughout the product lifecycle, manufacturing and supply chain by combining its comprehensive offering and consulting capabilities with a vertical go-to-market approach.”
John Laherty, Senior Research Analyst at NelsonHall
Solutions
Key services for our aerospace clients

Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things
Putting the new industrial revolution at the core of aerospace development.

Data Analytics
Atos Codex delivers meaningful and timely aerospace analytics.

Digital Transformation
Envision and implement a focused digital transformation strategy.

Cyber Security
Managing all aspects of security and compliance.

End-to-End SAP HANA
Optimising SAP HANA as the platform for aerospace data.

Digital Workplace and Unified Communications
Boost workforce productivity through shared digital services.
Additive Manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing could disrupt the complete manufacturing value chain, allowing a shift from mass production to full customization.
Factory of the Future solutions
Our solutions enable clients to focus on key digital initiatives such as improving connectivity, reducing complexity, harnessing innovation, increasing sustainability, building customer-centricity and operating a truly global plant floor.

Manufacturing Execution Systems
For achievable and quantifiable benefits, with improvements across plants and integrated intelligence

Application Development and Management
Faster, smoother, more responsive applications for challenging, fast-changing world

Product Lifecycle Management
A complete end-to-end consulting and implementation approach, with seamless collaboration

ERP Consolidation & Harmonisation
A full-cycle solution (spanning consulting, system integration and management) that radically changes consolidation
Related resources
Report
Directive on Digital Transformation: Manufacturing 2nd edition
Second edition, produced in partnership with The Manufacturer, with industry insights and opinions
Position Paper
Transforming manufacturing, embracing digital – Aerospace and Defence
A position paper detailing the specific challenges A&D manufacturers are facing
Positioning paper
Factory of the Future
Key trends and drivers, plus critical considerations for your own Factory of the Future
Our experts

Rahul Mehta
Vice President, Manufacturing & Retail. Atos UK & Ireland