GE Aerospace Improves Manufacturing Productivity by Enabling a Smarter FactoryGE Aerospace Improves Manufacturing Productivity by Enabling a Smarter Factory Customer Story Bar Share 1.9%Increase in productivity in 10 months ORDER DELIVERYImproved on-time order delivery in 10 months SAFETYImproved operational safety Load More Customer Information Introduction Company GE Aerospace Industry Manufacturing & Digital Plant Products Cloud MES, GE Aerospace Improves Manufacturing Productivity by Enabling a Smarter Factory, Proficy Historian for Cloud, Proficy Plant Applications, MES - Manufacturing Execution Systems, Proficy Industrial Software GE Aerospace in Cheltenham, UK manufactures power management systems for 777 aircrafts. These power management systems control everything from the heated cockpit seats to entertainment systems and navigation lights. 02:23Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) from GE Digital in ActionVideo credit: GE Vernova Challenges Combatting siloed manufacturing GE Aerospace was operating six different manufacturing cells in silos, making it very difficult to track where a particular unit or units are. This caused variation across its manufacturing sites. The company also had a very paper heavy factory floor, making build instructions and drawings hard to manage. Solutions Manufacturing software for Aviation in action Results Better control of factory floor operations By leveraging GE Vernova’s Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), GE Aerospace is able to accurately lay out its manufacturing processes and have better control over what’s happening on the shop floor. The company has also automated many of its manual processes, including directly delivering operator instructions in real-time.