Aerospace challenges we solve
Potential throughput is lost due to manual sequencing and constriant juggling. These are the bleeding-neck problems we eliminate in a flexible and modular manner.
Long, Complex Lead Times
Multi-week or multi-month production cycles with hundreds of operations and complex routing dependencies make manual scheduling impossible.
Long, Complex Lead Times
Multi-week or multi-month production cycles with hundreds of operations and complex routing dependencies make manual scheduling impossible.
Long, Complex Lead Times
Multi-week or multi-month production cycles with hundreds of operations and complex routing dependencies make manual scheduling impossible.
Skilled Labor Constraints
Critical operations require specific certifications and skills. Matching qualified personnel to operations while balancing workload is a daily challenge.
Skilled Labor Constraints
Critical operations require specific certifications and skills. Matching qualified personnel to operations while balancing workload is a daily challenge.
Skilled Labor Constraints
Critical operations require specific certifications and skills. Matching qualified personnel to operations while balancing workload is a daily challenge.
Material Coordination
Long procurement lead times for exotic materials and vendor dependencies complicate production scheduling.
Material Coordination
Long procurement lead times for exotic materials and vendor dependencies complicate production scheduling.
Material Coordination
Long procurement lead times for exotic materials and vendor dependencies complicate production scheduling.
Equipment Bottlenecks
Specialized machines like 5-axis mills and autoclaves create capacity constraints. Poor scheduling leads to idle time or missed deadlines.
Equipment Bottlenecks
Specialized machines like 5-axis mills and autoclaves create capacity constraints. Poor scheduling leads to idle time or missed deadlines.
Equipment Bottlenecks
Specialized machines like 5-axis mills and autoclaves create capacity constraints. Poor scheduling leads to idle time or missed deadlines.
How Penumbra transforms Aerospace Scheduling
How Penumbra transforms Aerospace Scheduling
Our optimization engine handles the complexity of aerospace job shop scheduling, delivering feasible, optimized schedules in seconds.
Our optimization engine handles the complexity of aerospace job shop scheduling, delivering feasible, optimized schedules in seconds.
Complex Routing & Precedence
Model multi-level BOMs, alternative routings, parallel operations, and strict precedence constraints. Penumbra ensures every dependency is respected while finding the optimal sequence.
Multi-level BOMs with dependencies
Alternative routing support
Critical path optimization
Complex Routing & Precedence
Model multi-level BOMs, alternative routings, parallel operations, and strict precedence constraints. Penumbra ensures every dependency is respected while finding the optimal sequence.
Multi-level BOMs with dependencies
Alternative routing support
Critical path optimization
Certification & Skills Matching
Automatically assign operators based on certifications, skills, and qualifications. Balance workload while ensuring only qualified personnel perform critical operations.
Certification tracking & enforcement
Skill-based assignment
Operator bottleneck identification
Certification & Skills Matching
Automatically assign operators based on certifications, skills, and qualifications. Balance workload while ensuring only qualified personnel perform critical operations.
Certification tracking & enforcement
Skill-based assignment
Operator bottleneck identification
Certification & Skills Matching
Automatically assign operators based on certifications, skills, and qualifications. Balance workload while ensuring only qualified personnel perform critical operations.
Certification tracking & enforcement
Skill-based assignment
Operator bottleneck identification
Critical Tool Optimization
Maximize utilization of expensive, specialized equipment. Minimize setup times and reduce bottlenecks on critical machines like CNC mills and heat treat furnaces. Also supporting special tool cases like retained molds and racks.
Bottleneck identification & relief
Setup time minimization
Tools, molds, racks explicitly considered
Critical Tool Optimization
Maximize utilization of expensive, specialized equipment. Minimize setup times and reduce bottlenecks on critical machines like CNC mills and heat treat furnaces. Also supporting special tool cases like retained molds and racks.
Bottleneck identification & relief
Setup time minimization
Tools, molds, racks explicitly considered
Critical Tool Optimization
Maximize utilization of expensive, specialized equipment. Minimize setup times and reduce bottlenecks on critical machines like CNC mills and heat treat furnaces. Also supporting special tool cases like retained molds and racks.
Bottleneck identification & relief
Setup time minimization
Tools, molds, racks explicitly considered
Integrations
Built to integrate in your existing workflows. Links directly to your MES / ERP to always schedule on your data's truth.
Pushes to ERP & Pulls from MES
Links to your workflow
Modularity for quick setup
Integrations
Built to integrate in your existing workflows. Links directly to your MES / ERP to always schedule on your data's truth.
Pushes to ERP & Pulls from MES
Links to your workflow
Modularity for quick setup
Integrations
Built to integrate in your existing workflows. Links directly to your MES / ERP to always schedule on your data's truth.
Pushes to ERP & Pulls from MES
Links to your workflow
Modularity for quick setup
Results that matter
60
%
Time savings on planning
60
%
Time savings on planning
60
%
Time savings on planning
5-30
%
Reduced Late Orders
5-30
%
Reduced Late Orders
5-30
%
Reduced Late Orders
40
%
Better bottleneck utilization
40
%
Better bottleneck utilization
40
%
Better bottleneck utilization
Let's start scheduling with Penumbra now!
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Penumbra by Industry
Penumbra by Industry
Penumbra by Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Penumbra Schedules Compliant Aerospace Ops - Zero Delays, Full Traceability
Penumbra for
Aerospace
Handle labor constraints, precision tooling, and rush orders automatically. Cut late deliveries 40% without overtime while maintaining full traceability.
Aerospace & Defense
Penumbra Schedules Compliant Aerospace Ops - Zero Delays, Full Traceability
Penumbra for
Aerospace
Handle labor constraints, precision tooling, and rush orders automatically. Cut late deliveries 40% without overtime while maintaining full traceability.