Honeywell has unveiled a cloud-based platform to help commercial aerospace manufacturing and MRO facilities modernise production and lower operational costs through digitalisation.

Utilising AI and machine learning (ML), Honeywell Forge Performance+ for Aerospace combines predictive maintenance, site optimisation and workforce intelligence into one solution, and is an addition to the Honeywell Forge suite that further supports Honeywell’s alignment with advancing automation in the future of aviation.

Karen Miller, general manager of Honeywell Connected Aerospace, said: “During a time of increasing workplace complexity and operating costs, operators need to be able to leverage data to inform critical decision-making and embrace automation.

“As the aviation industry grapples with issues such as aging fleets, higher maintenance costs and ongoing supply chain challenges, Honeywell Forge Performance+ for Aerospace can help organisations achieve key outcomes such as quicker turnarounds, increased asset utilisation and decreased maintenance times.”

With aerospace manufacturing and MRO operations facing several challenges regarding operations and workforces, many organisations must increase operational awareness and improve asset management.

Michael Rowe, vice president of aerospace and defence at industry analyst firm Frost & Sullivan, said: “Today’s aerospace companies need to improve their operational efficiency and gain better visibility into their assets, but disconnected and manual processes hold them back.

“A smaller MRO team may have more than 1,200 open maintenance actions to tackle. Instead of focusing initially on work that seems easiest to complete, software solutions such as Honeywell Forge Performance+ for Aerospace can enable companies to first address those tasks with the highest impact on operations that improve productivity and decrease costly downtime.”

Honeywell Forge Performance+ for Aerospace combines predictive maintenance, site optimisation and workforce intelligence into one solution.

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