A lean mean aerospace machine

The buzzwords in CRM and ERP these days are “go lean,” and aerospace supplier Neomet announced just that last week.

Neomet, which manufactures high performance gas path seals for aero gas turbine engines, has begun implementation of the Syspro ERP system from McGuffie Brunton, which will go live in December. Neomet “expects lean improvements” from the system “immediately.”

Neomet Ltd is part of global surface technology specialist Sulzer Metco Turbine Components and reports an increase in demand for its fabricated honeycomb parts. Neomet experienced the typical growing pains of a burgeoning firm and wanted to move to ERP … “but,” reads company PR, “ERP geared to the requirements of SME manufacturers.”

The firm says key goals are: to introduce lean manufacturing with automated shop floor data capture (SFDC); to maintain its stock area; and to improve the company’s quotation and order processes. Neomet intends to introduce the system in two phases, with the SFDC system going live in 2007, potentially extending to integrated customer relationship management later.