| COMPANY: | Remmele Engineering Inc. |
| HEADQUARTERS: | New Brighton, MN |
| SIZE OF COMPANY: | 500-999 employees; $50M-$100M in revenue |
| INDUSTRY: | Aerospace and defense |
| PRIMARY PRODUCT LINE: | Aerospace components for commercial and military aircraft; military components for radar systems and ground vehicles |
| NAME OF PROJECT: | KDMS - Knowledge Driven Manufacturing System |
| PROJECT OBJECTIVE: | To use the knowledge from KDMS and knowledge experts to guide employees to achieve expert results regardless of individual skill level and bypass the learning curve |
| TECHNOLOGIES EMPLOYED: | NX CAD/CAM Siemens, EDM Engineering Data Management, Acc-u-Trans Translation Technologies, MTConnect shop floor monitoring Lemoine, Microsoft |
| ACCOMPLISHMENTS/ROI: | Remmele anticipates a 60% reduction in design-to-manufacture flow, 50% lower non-recurring engineering costs, 15% reduction in quality cost, and 50% reduction in new business estimating time. |