CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
27 May 2008
Implementation Investments
Zuken Boosts Presence in Defense Market Announcing Deal with MBDA
Over recent years, Zuken’s customer base within the electronics market has expanded beyond the traditional stronghold of consumer and automotive sectors to establish significant presence within the defense industry. The recent move to Zuken’s solutions for schematic capture and PCB design by European Missile Systems conglomerate, MBDA, is another feather in Zuken’s cap with one more big name backing Zuken’s defense capabilities.
The designs centers within MBDA originated from many different predecessor organizations across Europe – within the EADS, BAE Systems and Finmeccanica shareholder community. With competitive pressures in the industry growing, ECAE tool harmonization on a multinational scale was the obvious solution for increased performance and output. The objective was to select one solution for schematic and PCB design that would span all design teams. Having experienced success in France with Zuken’s cabling solution E³.cable, MBDA had the confidence in Zuken to deliver a single integrated design platform across Europe.
Andy Inkersole, Head of Electronic Design ECAE from MBDA, commented: “Zuken proved with CR-5000 and E³.cable that they could cost effectively deliver the full harmonization within our current environment, while offering flexibility and technical competence.”
The initial five-year agreement with MBDA sees the company moving all PCB design, schematic capture and electrical design to Zuken’s enterprise-wide modular PCB design solution, CR-5000 and E³.cable. The first phase of this will begin with implementation in France and the UK, and will later lead to full rollout in Italy, and finally Germany.
Zuken’s latest agreement with the major European defense contractor MBDA adds to their rapidly growing customer base in this sector.
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