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News Release from: INCAT | Subject: Incat design services
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 14 June 2007
Aircraft company outsources design work
Sell has decided to outsource design and modelling work to Incat.
Incat has entered the first phase of a 3D design and modelling project with aircraft interiors specialist Sell Following a successful pilot programme in 2006, Sell has decided to outsource this crucial product development phase - up to 80% of its overall design process - in order to reduce costs and to benefit from Incat's expertise
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 26 May 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Based in Germany, Sell operates in the highly competitive BFE (buyer-finished equipment) business - developing and producing galleys and galley inserts - where it has become vital to reduce costs wherever possible in order to remain a market leader for airline industry customers.
Sell knew it could reduce its engineering costs significantly by outsourcing 3D design and modelling, and, following several industry recommendations, chose Incat.
Incat is successfully executing this global delivery project from its Centre for Advanced Engineering and Design in Pune, India and through its onsite presence in Germany.
Members of the Incat team have been working in-house at Sell to ensure effective communication between the two companies and linking the project engineers at Sell with senior engineers at Incat.
"The integration of Incat people in Sell has made communication easy", says Joerg Rommerskirchen, Deputy Director of Engineering at Sell.
"They acted as an effective link between us and the Pune development centre, with everyone working together as an integrated team".
"We were very satisfied with the result of our pilot project and will use the results to build our processes for the future".
"We visited the Pune facility and this only served to strengthen our very positive assessment".
Including the Pune facility, Incat has more than 3000 employees in 40 cities in 12 countries worldwide, serving over 2000 client organisations, including many of the top automotive and aerospace OEMs.
"This is our first global delivery project in Germany and we are delighted that the pilot programme has been so well received", says Lawrence James, Vice President for European Sales at Incat.
"Sell has enabled us to work in close partnership with its engineers, ensuring we can deliver a high-quality design engineering service, by providing cost-effective solutions and helping the company to maintain its competitive advantage into the longer term".
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