6 AEROSPACEMANUFACTURING | NOVEMBER 2009
NEWS
PCMS wins ThyssenKrupp
Aerospace contract
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In the hot seat
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Specialist documentation management consultancy, Mekon P D Q \ R S H U D W L R Q V L Q F O X G L Q J P D Q X I D F W X U L Q J G L V W U L E X W L R Q D Q G
has been selected by Martin-Baker, providers of ejection seats I L Q D Q F H
for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, to develop complex software , Q D G G L W L R Q W R W K H R Q J R L Q J V X S S R U W 3 & 0 6 L V L Q W H J U D W L Q J
which will ensure documentation compatibility. 7 K \ V V H Q . U X S S $ H U R V S D F H � V Q H Z 0 D Q F K H V W H U D Q G % H O I D V W V L W H V
Mekon will provide bespoke software for creating and editing L Q W R W K H V X S S R U W V \ V W H P V S U R Y L G H G D W L W V R W K H U 8 . P D L Q O D Q G
vital technical documentation which it claims will simplify the ( X U R S H D Q G & K L Q D V L W H V D O U H D G \ V X S S R U W H G E \ 3 & 0 6
creation and editing of technical documentation concerning � , 7 L V D E X V L Q H V V F U L W L F D O I X Q F W L R Q S O D \ L Q J D Q L P S R U W D Q W
installation, maintenance fault finding and repair, while also U R O H L Q D Q \ R U J D Q L V D W L R Q � V G H Y H O R S P H Q W D Q G K H O S L Q J W R
ensuring that these manuals are interoperable with all the G H O L Y H U W K D W F R P S H W L W L Y H H G J H � H [ S O D L Q H G 3 & 0 6 � G L U H F W R U
aircraft’s other documentation. * D U U \ 0 F / D X F K O D Q � & K R R V L Q J D P D Q D J H G V H U Y L F H S U R Y L G H U
The application will be based on Mekon’s Eclipse Suite for W K D W L V I O H [ L E O H L Q L W V D S S U R D F K D Q G F D Q S U R Y L G H J X L G D Q F H
Adobe FrameMaker, which contains applications for authoring R Q , 7 L Q I U D V W U X F W X U H D Q G E X V L Q H V V V \ V W H P V L V F U X F L D O W R D Q \
documentation in the aerospace and defence documentation E X V L Q H V V : H � U H G H O L J K W H G W R F R Q W L Q X H R X U U H O D W L R Q V K L S Z L W K
standard S1000D. 7 K \ V V H Q . U X S S $ H U R V S D F H �
“We’re a long standing client of Mekon, so we’re well aware
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of its expertise in the aerospace and defence industry,” said
Martin-Baker’s documentation manager, Chris Morgan.
“Mekon’s Eclipse Suite is the broadest and best package for
Hard work pays off
authoring in S1000D, providing an easy authoring environment
that requires virtually no training to use. Naturally, it was The culmination of 18 months work has seen subcontractor
always going to be one of the leading candidates for the F-35 Hone-All Precision achieve accreditation to AS9100 and
documentation project.” highlights the company’s commitment to aerospace quality.
www.mekon.com “A conformance rating of 95.5% in our first full system audit
confirms that our quality management system (QMS) and our
REP wins defence contract
production processes are as robust and high performing as
the facilities and team we have
5 H V R X U F H ( Q J L Q H H U L Q J 3 U R M H F W V * 5 ( 3+ K D V H Q W H U H G L Q W R D Q created following our recent
D J U H H P H Q W Z L W K D O D U J H ( X U R S H D Q P L O L W D U \ H Q J L Q H G H Y H O R S H U move and expansion,” said
Z K L F K Z L O O V H H L W S H U I R U P L Q J Y H U L I L F D W L R Q D F W L Y L W L H V R Q W K H director, Andrea Rodney. “Our
7 3 % ' H Q J L Q H G H V L J Q H G I R U W K H $ L U E X V $ 0 D L U F U D I W team approach has enabled us
L Q F O X G L Q J F R G H U H Y L H Z V V W D W L F D Q D O \ V L V F R Q W U R O D Q G G D W D I O R Z to advance with our QMS and
D Q D O \ V L V D Q G P R G X O H W H V W L Q J the continuous improvement
7 K H D J U H H P H Q W Z L O O P H D Q W K D W 5 ( 3 Z L O O K D Y H V R I W Z D U H programmes alongside it. The
H Q J L Q H H U V Z R U N L Q J I R U 0 7 8 $ H U R ( Q J L Q H V R Q W K H H Q J L Q H F R Q W U R O next step is SC21 registration
X Q L W * ( & 8+ D Q G H Q J L Q H S U R S H O O H U S U R W H F W L R Q D Q G P R Q L W R U L Q J so that potential aerospace
X Q L W * ( 3 0 8+ R I W K H 7 3 % ' H Q J L Q H I R U D W K U H H P R Q W K customers can be confident of
S H U L R G L Q W K H F X U U H Q W F U L W L F D O S K D V H W R D F K L H Y H W K H W K L U G V W D J H R I receiving the highest levels of
L Q Y R O Y H P H Q W D Q G K D Y H W K H H Q J L Q H V R I W Z D U H F H U W L I L H G I R U X V H service.”
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