MES for aerospace and defence
Precision, traceability and security. Non-negotiable.
Aerospace and defence manufacturers build complex, high-specification assemblies where every unit must match its approved design and every record must stand up to scrutiny. ProcessIQ replaces paper with a secure, auditable digital record, deployed on your terms, including fully air-gapped.
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Industry insight
Aerospace needs proof of every build. Defence needs that proof kept secure.
Aerospace and defence manufacturers build complex, safety-critical products in low volumes, often over programme lifecycles measured in decades. Aerospace quality standards expect every unit to match its approved configuration, with full traceability and records that last. Defence adds another layer: manufacturing is the most targeted industry for cyberattacks, and sensitive programmes often need systems that never touch the internet. Both still need everything modern manufacturing offers: digital workflows, configurable processes, real-time quality data and connected equipment.
Configuration under control
Aerospace quality standards such as AS9100 expect every part to match its correct, approved design revision, through every engineering change.
Records that last
Traceability from material through every process step to final inspection, with operator and timestamp, kept for the life of the part.
The most targeted industry
Manufacturing has been the most attacked industry for five years running, and exploiting internet-facing applications was the most common way in.
Rising security requirements
Defence standards such as the UK MOD’s Def Stan 05-138 and the US CMMC programme set strict cyber controls, and classified data often can’t go online at all.
Sources: IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2026; AS9100, published by the International Aerospace Quality Group.
A complete, secure MES, with the ability to be on a fully air-gapped network. No outside access.
Many MES platforms are cloud-only. For defence and other sensitive programmes, ProcessIQ can run entirely inside your secure environment, so you get a modern, digital shop floor without compromising on security.
No outside access
Runs entirely inside your isolated network, with no internet connection and no cloud dependency.
The full MES, not a cut-down version
Digital work instructions, configurable workflows, quality data capture and full traceability, exactly as in our other deployments.
Managed by your own IT team
Built on the Microsoft technology stack, so it fits the infrastructure and skills you already have.
Connected inside the perimeter
Shop-floor integration within your isolated network, so equipment and stations stay connected without going online.
Your challenges
Where paper and disconnected systems put programmes at risk.
- Paper build records that are hard to audit and easy to lose Contemporaneous, timestamped digital records for every build
- Sensitive data that can’t leave your network On-premises or fully air-gapped deployment
- High-specification assemblies where one error is costly Clear digital instructions and conditional data capture at each step
- Parts built to an outdated drawing revision Only the approved revision and configuration reach the shop floor
How ProcessIQ helps
Built for secure, high-specification manufacturing.
Air-gapped and on-premises deployment
Run ProcessIQ inside your own network, fully isolated from the internet if required.
Learn more →Full digital traceability
Serial traceability and build history give you a complete, timestamped record of every unit.
Professional · Enterprise Learn more →Conditional data capture
Conditional rules give detailed control of critical shop-floor processes.
Enterprise Learn more →Role-based access and sign-off
Access control in every Edition, with Signatory sign-off and single sign-on for formal approval.
All Editions · SSO: Enterprise Learn more →Skills management
Make sure only trained, qualified operators carry out each task.
Enterprise Learn more →Configuration and revision control
Only the approved revision reaches the shop floor, and intelligent part numbers tie every unit to its exact configuration.
Learn more →Trusted where security matters
Used by manufacturers working at confidential and secret security levels.
Built on the Microsoft technology stack, so your own IT team can manage it with confidence. [Wording and references — to confirm, subject to customer permissions]
Which Editions include it?
Compare all features →| Feature | Standard | Professional | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-premises deployment | |||
| Air-gapped deployment | |||
| Serial traceability and build history | |||
| Conditional rules | |||
| Single sign-on (SSO) | Add-on | ||
| Skills management |
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