CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
17 July 2012
Company News
Spirit AeroSystems Recognizes Infosys as a Platinum Supplier
Spirit AeroSystems has recognized Infosys as one of its 2011 Platinum Suppliers.
The award recognizes Infosys for its ability to help Spirit AeroSystems rapidly innovate and accelerate the time to market through engineering services. Spirit AeroSystems partners with Infosys for a wide range of engineering services including design verification and validation, computer-aided engineering, knowledge based engineering, and overall engineering support.
"Our long-term partnership with Infosys has provided Spirit the ability to deliver multiple aircraft designs for different original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, at the same time," said Jose Rivera, senior manager, global engineering services at Spirit AeroSystems.
Throughout the duration of the partnership, Infosys has helped Spirit AeroSystems reduce product development cycle time and time to market through productivity improvements from smarter automated engineering initiatives.
"One of the foremost challenges faced by aerospace companies is effectively managing delivery on multiple programs, on time and within budget," said Sanjay Jalona, senior vice president of high-tech and manufacturing at Infosys. "Infosys is delighted to have partnered with Spirit AeroSystems to contribute toward this goal."
About Spirit AeroSystems
Spirit AeroSystems, with headquarters in Wichita, Kan., USA, is one of the world's largest non-OEM designers and manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial aircraft. In addition to its Wichita and Chanute facilities in Kansas, Spirit has locations in Tulsa and McAlester, Okla.; Kinston, N.C.; Prestwick, Scotland; Preston, England; Subang, Malaysia; and Saint-Nazaire, France. In the U.S., Spirit's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components. Additionally, Spirit provides aftermarket customer support services, including spare parts, maintenance/repair/overhaul, and fleet support services in North America, Europe and Asia. Spirit Europe produces wing components for a host of customers, including Airbus.
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