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Aerospace & Defense Industry Excellence Award Winner Enginetics
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries
- Aerospace
- National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Regulatory Compliance Monitoring
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
The Challenge
Enginetics Aerospace Corporation, a leading provider of complex metal formed components and fabricated assemblies for the global aerospace industry, was seeking ISO 14001 certification. ISO 14001 is a framework that companies can follow to assure management, employees and other stakeholders that environmental impacts are being measured and improved. The certification would not only boost the company's reputation but also lower operating costs. However, the process of achieving this certification was challenging due to the need for accurate, timely Safety Data Sheets (SDS) information. Enginetics was already committed to ensuring compliance with other global mandates for product stewardship and sustainability, including Tier II chemical inventory reporting under the US Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), the Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), and the European Union’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). However, managing these compliance mandates manually was proving to be inefficient and prone to errors.
About The Customer
Enginetics Aerospace Corporation is a leading provider of complex metal formed components and fabricated assemblies for the global aerospace industry. Founded in 1976, the Ohio-based company began as a small manufacturer of prototype parts. Today, it partners with the US Department of Defense as well as commercial jet builders and military customers in other countries to deliver innovative design and engineering that result in superior quality at lower costs. As its international business expanded, Enginetics decided to seek ISO 14001 certification, a framework that companies can follow to assure management, employees and other stakeholders that environmental impacts are being measured and improved. The company is also committed to ensuring compliance with other global mandates for product stewardship and sustainability, including Tier II chemical inventory reporting under the US Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), the Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), and the European Union’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).
The Solution
To facilitate compliance with these mandates, Enginetics had recently automated management of Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) throughout its operations. It stopped relying on hazard communication information in paper-based SDSs that had to be managed manually in order to streamline its compliance work processes and reduce the likelihood of critical material safety data being inaccessible, in error or out of date. In 2004, Enginetics selected Sphera’s DolphinRTK® software – available on-demand as a Web-based application – part of the Sphera Product Stewardship Solution. The software enabled the Enginetics team to quickly and easily identify SDSs and analyze potential safety and/or environmental impacts in order to meet the ISO certification requirements. The Sphera system also helped the company determine what materials they can and cannot use in their customers’ products, providing accurate, timely data to make informed strategic decisions about product design and development.
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