Aerospace

Engineering and Industrial Services

Aircraft manufacturers are always challenged with design of systems and components
that are safer, more reliable, cheaper to operate, deliver better passenger comfort and in
parallel manage & optimize their supply chain. Tata Consultancy Services has
developed and is continuously enhancing its capabilities to support the changing
needs of aerospace OEMs in areas of new product development, technology
improvement, sustenance engineering and supply chain management.

Overview The TCS Advantage

The global aerospace industry is seeing growth across
segments, which opens up opportunities for OEMs,
equipment manufacturers and suppliers. However,
simultaneous consolidation and global outlook of the
market being flat, OEMs and tier suppliers are now
focusing on building complementary competencies
globally to better cater to business needs. It is
imperative to deliver innovative, quality products &
solutions, whilst adhering to agreed timelines in a
global engineering model.
TCS has been in the Aerospace & Defense industry for
over two decades and has been providing Engineering
& Engineering IT services across the Aircraft
Development life cycle to Global Aerospace majors
(Aircraft OEMs, engine, system and sub-system
manufacturers, tier suppliers, Airlines and MRO
players). TCS has delivered over 25 million hours of
Engineering & Engineering IT effort, and understands
the needs of this industry. We provide complete
'concept to realize solutions in areas such as
Structures, Systems, Engines, Avionics, Manufacturing
Engineering, Service Life Cycle Management, Sourcing,
Technical Publications and Engineering IT.
TCS is a leader in the global marketplace and among
the top 10 technology firms in the world. We focus on
people expertise to support complex and global
engineering programs. Further, our experience in large
engagements coupled with strong domain expertise
enables us to bring a robust, well-defined roadmap to
realize stated objectives and predictable cost
optimization.
Our strengths include:
Being a Tata company
TCS has evolved as part of 150-year Tata group.
We pride ourselves in being the most prolific and
visible face of Indian Industry and our ability to bring
integrated platform solutions by leveraging the Tata
eco-system for the A&D industry
Comprehensive Engineering Expertise
Managing engineering projects for over two decades
with domain experts across the aerospace segments to
provide complete solution to address technical
challenges
Process-driven approach
Matured processes and tools, which provide
efficiencies in the product lifecycle complying to
requisite industry safety and process standards. We
are: ISO 9000:2008, AS9100 rev C, CEMILAC and ITAR
compliant.
Business models
Flexible and scalable business models that is
customizable to customer needs. With successful
engagements with customers in the aerospace
industry; we are tuned to create Global engineering
operations. Our processes ensure that each
relationship is nurtured separately for sustained
growth
Alliances
Our alliances in Technology, Industrial, Academic and
R&D ensure that we offer certified consultants with
right competencies and skills, top class domain
experts, access to manufacturing and testing facilities.
What we offer
TCS drives business results through its comprehensive
set of offerings - Engineering, Consulting & IT
solutions. TCS A&D engineering solutions are enabled
by domain, engineering IT and business processes
leveraging global product design paradigms and lean
supply chains thus reducing operational and overhead
costs. Our skilled experts, with their rich domain
experience align with our customers and their goals to
bring their products to the market.
Our offerings include:
Aero structures
Concept to Realize solutions right from design to first
article inspection in areas like fuselage, wing &
empennage control surfaces, door assemblies,
secondary structures (doors etc). We have executed
projects in conceptual, preliminary and detailed
design for primary and secondary airframe structures
for both metal and advanced composites.
Aero Engines
Our solutions cover the entire engine lifecycle, for
aero engine components, sub-systems including aero
derivatives. Various modules including engine sub
systems, installation and control systems
Aero systems
Aero Systems offerings span across the product
lifecycle and across electrical and mechanical systems
and interiors. Environmental control system, Hydraulic
system, Landing gear system, Fuel system, Flight
control system and Electrical systems, etc. form a part
of the bouquet of solutions offered to aerospace
industry clients
Avionics
We provide state-of-the-art system solutions across
the spectrum of civil and military avionics to aerospace
prime suppliers, OEMs, and defense majors, covering
safety and mission critical software, hardware,
firmware development and electronics manufacturing.
These solutions typically involve new product design
support, extensive modeling, simulation, design and
development, testing, and certification support till
flight trials.
Technical publication services
Technical Publication solutions are focused towards
providing complete solution to our customers in
Documentation Engineering space, which will manage
the entire value chain of product documentation from
creation through localization by integrating data,
knowledge and business processes.
Manufacturing Engineering
Support across complete manufacturing engineering
solutions, starting from plant simulations &
optimizations for product realization, component &
assembly tooling, NC programming & virtual tool path
validations, target costing for aerospace components,
enabling virtual validation and commissioning of
manufacturing engineering activities, thus bringing
proven and accelerated production. TCS asset based
solutions helps adopt lean manufacturing operations
transformation, automated master data configuration
in an integrated and collaborative environment.
Service Life Cycle Management
Consulting, Technology & Management services for
after market segment (includes MROs, Airlines and P2F
conversion centers) in areas such as design,
maintenance, planning, reliability, technical
publications and supply chain management.
PLM & Engineering IT
Solutions that focus on providing product visibility and
performance by integrating data, knowledge, business
processes, and makes them accessible across the
enterprise and the extended enterprise. Solutions that
digitize the Aerospace Product lifecycle from product
conceptualization, design, manufacturing, installation,
maintenance to retirement, TCS has built wide range of
solutions for New Product Development and
Introduction (NPDI), Parts and BOM Management,
Change Management and Compliance Management.
Sourcing Solutions
Solutions that support organizations in global
sourcing, reducing product development lead times
and total cost of ownership, bringing continuous
improvements in supplier performance and adherence
to delivery, cost and quality requirements.
How we help our customers
Design & development of the FTI emergency door for a next generation commercial aircraft
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Weight optimization through reengineering of fuselage from metallic to composites

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Design of complete assembly line tools & fixtures for a large military transport aircraft
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FADEC engine airframe fuel system requirement study & simulation for a turbo prop aircraft
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including design optimization of fuel system including LRUs

Electrical wiring harness installation: ownership of entire section of a commercial aircraft

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System testing of full fly-by-wire Flight Control System for a regional aircraft
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Design & development of Integrated Modular Avionics platform module

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Crafted and executed India based low cost country sourcing strategy for a European aero
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tier supplier

Improving shop floor productivity & quality of a large aircraft manufacturer and aero
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engine major

Developed an integrated materials & logistics management system for Indian defense
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Enterprise wide business process standardization to improve inventory turns and supply
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chain visibility for a major tier supplier

Contact
To know how our solutions can help you deliver better products and services at controlled costs
and schedule, contact eis.marketing@tcs.com

About Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS)

Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organization that
delivers real results to global business, ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match.
TCS offers a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT and IT-enabled infrastructure, engineering
and assurance services. This is delivered through its unique Global Network Delivery ModelTM,
recognized as the benchmark of excellence in software development. A part of the Tata Group,
Indias largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has a global footprint and is listed on the National
Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in India.

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