Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing Software
Aerospace manufacturing software with AS9100 compliance, full traceability, export control, and complex assembly tracking.
Aerospace and defense manufacturers need software that enforces AS9100 quality workflows, end-to-end lot and serial traceability, and export-controlled access, all on one record. WorkCell gives suppliers versioned multi-level BOMs and routings, operation-level work orders with first-article inspection, AQL-driven QC holds, NCR and 8-D CAPA, and a finite-capacity scheduler that absorbs engineering changes, so the shop is audit-ready for AS9100, AS9102, ITAR, and DFARS obligations without chasing spreadsheets.
Sound Familiar?
Compliance That Never Stands Still
AS9100, ITAR, DFARS, CMMC, and NIST 800-171 requirements layer on top of each other and change with every contract. Most aerospace manufacturing software forces teams to chase audits manually across spreadsheets instead of having compliance evidence captured inside every workflow.
Traceability Across Millions of Parts
A single aircraft program can involve millions of components, each requiring serial and lot traceability from raw material through as-built and into MRO. Without integrated traceability, that history lives in siloed systems and the gaps surface as expensive nonconformances at source inspection.
First Article and Source Inspection Bottlenecks
AS9102 first-article inspection, balloon drawings, and customer source-inspection gates stall production when the data lives in disconnected QC binders. Teams using generic ERP rekey dimensional results by hand and lose days reconciling FAI packages against the released revision.
Scheduling Can't Absorb Engineering Changes
Aerospace programs run on tight delivery windows but constant ECOs. When a revision hits a BOM mid-production, scheduling has to ripple changes across work orders, subcontractors, and inspection checkpoints in real time, or shops lose days to manual replanning and missed delivery dates.
How WorkCell Fits
Quality Workflows Built for Aerospace
WorkCell embeds AQL inspection plans, QC holds, an NCR severity matrix, and 8-D CAPA directly into production so AS9100 evidence is captured as work happens, not reconstructed before an audit. Features support a customer's AS9100 and NADCAP quality system rather than replacing certification.
End-to-End Serialized Traceability
From purchase order to certificate of conformance, WorkCell tracks every serial number, lot, revision, and inspection result on a single record. Suppliers get complete as-built genealogy across multi-location zones for source inspection and airworthiness documentation.
Multi-Level Versioned BOMs and Routings
WorkCell handles complex multi-level versioned BOMs and routings with scrap percentages, co-products, and revision control, so an engineering change updates affected work orders, purchasing, and quality checkpoints instead of forcing manual rework across systems.
Finite-Capacity Scheduling
A real constraint-solving APS scheduler with proposal and what-if modes reschedules around late material, machine load, and ECO ripple. Program managers test a change before committing it instead of replanning the floor by hand.
Real-Time Shop Floor Visibility
Operator and terminal MES capture labor tickets and operation-level costing live, while WIP dashboards and job-level alerts surface delivery risk in real time instead of at the end of the week in a status meeting.
Compliance Coverage
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Quality Module
AQL inspections, QC holds, NCR severity matrix, and 8-D CAPA that capture AS9100 and AS9102 evidence inside production.
Advanced Planning & Scheduling
Finite-capacity constraint scheduler with what-if proposals to absorb ECOs and late material without manual replanning.
Engineer-to-Order Manufacturing
Configuration, revision control, and traceability for the complex, low-volume programs typical of aerospace and defense work.
Common Questions
Does WorkCell support AS9100 compliance?
WorkCell is not certified to AS9100, but its features support your certification. AQL inspection plans, QC holds, an NCR severity matrix, and 8-D CAPA capture quality evidence inside production, while versioned documents and revision-controlled routings keep audit records aligned with the released configuration.
How does WorkCell handle AS9102 first article inspection?
WorkCell links inspection results to the specific lot, serial, and routing operation, so first-article dimensional data is captured against the released revision rather than rekeyed into a binder. QC holds gate the part until FAI passes, keeping nonconforming work from advancing to source inspection.
Can WorkCell help with ITAR and export control requirements?
WorkCell keeps traceability, document, and job data on tenant-scoped records that support your ITAR and DFARS controls. It is not a certified compliance product, so you pair its access controls and audit trail with your own export-control program rather than relying on it for certification.
How does WorkCell manage serialized traceability for aircraft programs?
Every part carries lot and serial history from purchase order through as-built, with multi-location zones and QC holds on a single record. You can trace any component back to raw material and forward to the shipment, producing the as-built genealogy required for airworthiness and source inspection.
Does WorkCell handle engineering changes on active programs?
Multi-level versioned BOMs and routings with revision control mean an ECO updates affected work orders, purchasing, and inspection checkpoints together. The finite-capacity scheduler then reschedules around the change in a what-if proposal so program managers see the delivery impact before committing it.
What does WorkCell offer for defense contract job costing?
WorkCell tracks operation-level costing, WIP, and labor tickets per job, then syncs financials to QuickBooks. You get job-level cost visibility and as-built history for cost submissions, though WorkCell is not a DCAA-certified accounting system on its own.
Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing Software
See how WorkCell gives defense suppliers the serialized traceability, AS9100-ready quality workflows, and finite-capacity scheduling they need to win and deliver government contracts.