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We develop and deliver complex power and propulsion solutions for safety-critical applications in the air, at sea and on land.

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We develop and deliver complex power and propulsion solutions.

For more than 100 years we have been at the forefront of innovation. Helping to power, protect and connect the modern world.

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Revolutionising Preliminary Design Engineering

Automated Digital Design

The engineering design phase is a major contributor to our faster and cheaper delivery challenge. To support this, we have created our new automated digital design system to introduce unprecedented transformation across our preliminary engineering design process of complex power and propulsion systems.

We design iteratively, constantly striving to deliver a product that is better than before. The automated digital design system provides rapid and robust links between system and sub-system tools, enabling us to progress from design requirements to a design solution faster than ever to provide an improved power and propulsion system design. The traditional approach took several months but automated digital design has reduced iteration time from months to minutes. This allows us to meet design requirements faster and provide our world-class engineers with the capacity to tackle even more challenges.

Highlights

A whole-engine collaboration system

Delivering significant improvements to engineering efficiency resulting in more reliable, better designs

New designs delivered more quickly and at a lower cost to our customers

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Automated Digital Design in Practice

The tool has already brought transformational benefits to the Tempest programme. Using automated design, we have embraced collaboration with our partners through integrating models of the Tempest airframe within the automated digital design system. This ensures seamless integration and maximum performance of the physical products.

Key benefits

Provides instant feedback on the relationship between key engine parameters and performance, ensuring we meet and exceed our customer requirements.
Demonstrates significant reduction in design time by taking months off the traditional transactional data exchange between engineer and airframe manufacturers.
Increased automation: a critical enabler of the Digital Thread.
A more robust design process, ensuring customer confidence in the accuracy and safety of the power system.

FUNDAMENTAL

revolutionising the engineering process

Enterprise Modelling

Using data to support complex decisions

Model-Based Definition

DELIVERING POWER TO PROTECT - FASTER, SMARTER & BETTER

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