Space Industry
Augmented Reality technologies at the service of the space industry
Diota leverages Industry 4.0 technologies to help spacecraft
manufacturers to reach highest quality and reliability.
Digital solutions for the space industry
More than ever, space industry actors are faced with the challenges of efficiency, competitiveness, costs and quality. The ability to adapt to the new market paradigm is essential for all players and integrating digital technologies in production is becoming a must have. For more than 10 years we have been supporting the space industry in the production of satellites, guiding operators in each process step using augmented reality ensuring quality, reliability and traceability of manufacturing operations.Industry challenges
Facing the new paradigm of the 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.
Solution: how we help
We empower operators and quality managers with efficient digital tools to optimize cycle times, improve collaboration and reduce non-quality.
1. Project preparation
Prepare your digital work instructions based in relation with the DMU and set up the augmented reality reference model before exporting your project to be used on the field
2. Follow digital work instructions
Step-by-step assembly or quality control instructions and contextual information are displayed using digital devices such as tablets, projector, hololens or other AR system to assist the operator in its tasks.
3. Collect field data
4. Report & Analysis
Use cases
In space manufacturing, quality plays a vital role. Diota helps satellite manufacturers to achieve the highest standards of quality management at each step of the production process.
We bring the digital mock-up to the white room and guide the operators with 3D and Augmented Reality-based assembly and control instructions overlayed on the satellite, ensuring every element is compliant with original design and achieve first-time right.
The preparation process for assembly operations of satellites is time consuming and requires a lot of attention. Diota helps the operators in this process using Augmented Reality technology to project digital work instructions based on the 3D model of the asset.
Gains up to 92% in preparation time have been measured by our customers in satellite manufacturing.
Getting information of the field operations brings guarantee of transparency and reliability. With the DiotaPlayer, our customers can collect field intelligence data including pictures and precise location of elements, giving a snapshot of the reality compared to the “as designed”.
With no additional efforts, every operation is automatically documented to ensure the necessary level of traceability at each step.
Benefits for Industry
Optimize your processes, improve productivity and quality,
ensure efficiency and competitiveness
- Quality
- Avoid risk of errors due to wrong interpretation of documents, ensure quality check at each process step, reach first time right.
- Efficiency
- Save up to 92% time on preparation tasks and display digital work instruction directly on the asset
- Paperless
- No need to jump from 2D paper-based plans to the reality
- Traceability
- Collect data to improve traceability of process
Solutions & Technologies
Learn more about our solution to assist operators and the technologies we use to materialize the digital on the field.
Digital-Assisted Operator
Augmented Reality
Data collection & Documentation
Customer references
They trust us
Resources & Support
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