Spirit AeroSystems Grows Lean, Digital To Prepare For Airline Recovery

April 19, 2021
Spirit Aerospace Innovation Center
Spirit AeroSystems is using Dassault Systemes 3DExperience platform, combined with Design Rule’s technical expertise and Belcan engineers, to make its new 85,000-sq. ft. Spirit Aerospace Innovation Center in Prestwick, Scotland, into a model of digital design and manufacturing.

Credit: Spirit AeroSystems
Wichita aerostructures giant Spirit AeroSystems is taking advantage of the historic gutting of commercial aircraft production due to the COVID-19 pandemic to reset its manufacturing capabilities permanently, so the future will look less populated by workers, more productive and, above all...

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