DSI engineers reviewing plans on an aerospace manufacturing floor

Aerospace

Engineering the production systems behind aircraft manufacturing.

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING SERVICES

Engineering Aerospace Production

Design Systems, Inc. provides aerospace engineering services focused on the manufacturing systems behind aircraft production. Our engineers support production capacity, facility planning, material flow, simulation, digital manufacturing, and project execution.

From preparing for production ramp-ups to improving existing operations, DSI helps aerospace manufacturers identify constraints, evaluate changes, and implement solutions across the production system.

Aircraft assembly line in an aerospace manufacturing facility

AEROSPACE SUPPLY CHAIN

Strengthening the Supply Chain Behind Aircraft Production

Aerospace production depends on more than the capacity inside the facility. Long lead times, supplier constraints, material availability, and variability across the supply chain can directly affect production rates and schedule performance.

DSI helps aerospace manufacturers evaluate how supply chain conditions interact with production capacity, inventory, material flow, and manufacturing operations. Using engineering analysis, data, and simulation, teams can identify constraints and evaluate their impact across the production system.

By testing potential disruptions and changes before implementation, manufacturers can make more informed decisions about inventory, sourcing, capacity, and production planning as demand and production requirements change.

DSI engineers reviewing plans on an aerospace manufacturing floor

PROJECT EXECUTION

From Manufacturing Engineering to Implementation

Aerospace manufacturing programs often require changes across equipment, facilities, processes, suppliers, and production systems. Successfully implementing those changes requires coordination between engineering decisions and the realities of the manufacturing environment.

DSI supports aerospace manufacturers from planning and engineering through implementation and project execution. Our project management teams coordinate schedules, resources, technical requirements, and cross-functional activities to help move manufacturing improvements from concept into operation.

Aircraft production simulation model for aerospace manufacturing

SIMULATION & DIGITAL ENGINEERING

Aerospace Simulation for Smarter Production Decisions

Simulation gives aerospace manufacturers a way to evaluate production changes before committing resources on the plant floor. DSI develops models of manufacturing systems to analyze capacity, throughput, material flow, resource utilization, and potential production constraints.

From evaluating higher production rates to testing layout, staffing, equipment, and process changes, simulation helps manufacturers understand how decisions in one part of the operation can affect the entire production system.

Digital twins and connected manufacturing data can extend that visibility beyond individual studies, helping teams better understand system performance and make informed decisions as production requirements change.

SMART MANUFACTURING

Connected Aerospace Manufacturing

DSI helps aerospace manufacturers connect production equipment, processes, and digital systems to improve visibility across the plant floor.

Through MES, Industry 4.0, and manufacturing data integration, teams can monitor performance, identify constraints, and make more informed decisions about capacity and production.

Connected aerospace manufacturing operations and production systems

Core Services

Design Systems, Inc. achieves operational excellence by following an eight phased “client solution journey” approach to programs and projects.