Space Industry

Space market is booming, new entrants are coming on the market, disrupting the way space assets are being made and how they are being launched. Constellations of dozens of satellites are now being put in the sky at once; new launch systems are revolutionizing established business models; increasing competition between manufacturers requires a lot of investment in R&D to stay innovative. In this context, the pressure on costs is high and necessitates adapting manufacturing processes to ensure competitiveness.

On the other hand, the market for single complex satellites is still very dynamic, serving both civil and military customers, whether for bringing more precisions to Earth Observation images or for geolocation, efficient telecommunications, or for scientific applications. As a result, products are increasingly complex, requiring a lot of preparation time and to follow precise assembly instructions. However, work instructions are still often described on 2D paper plans and therefore not really driving efficiency.

Whether we consider satellites which are unique and integrate the latest state-of-the art technologies, or the ones produced in an industrial way for constellations, there is no second chance to make things right and costs of error can be high. This leaves no room for approximate interpretation of work instructions or for non-conformities, and quality must be ensured at all steps of the manufacturing process. Documentation is also more and more required.

Diota brings Industry 4.0 concept to the Space industry and makes it a reality.

Digitalization of processes in space manufacturing industry is not an option anymore to face all these challenges. 4.0 technologies can indeed bring a lot of value and help answering the requirements of the space sector to better manage quality and costs and to ensure competitiveness.

We leverage the digital mock-up, bringing it in the hands of the operators to drive efficiency in the white room.