7 ways ION helps Launcher control costs for last-mile rocket rideshares

Launcher , a startup rocket and spacecraft company, uses ION for all its manufacturing and engineering operations and many supply chain functions. Head of Manufacturing Tim Berry boils down ION’s impact to 7 specific areas:

1. Improved inventory management, reliability, and trace (quality systems). ION makes it easier to parse out and control the flow of hardware.
2. Stellar integrations. ION’s growing list of API connections helps Launcher connect to existing and new software.
3. Revision control. Launcher was using Dropbox for storing design drawings and CAD files without any revision control. With ION, parts revisions and changes are tracked and controlled.
4. Labor efficiencies. ION makes it easier and quicker for technicians and machinists to perform work because the latest instructions are always readily available and documented with pictures.
5. Developer Productivity and Forecasting Improvement. ION’s check-in function helps Berry and the team forecast labor needs and track parts costs.
6. Prevents production mistakes. “ION saves us from defects from mistakenly making an old part from an old revision, thanks to the revision control,” explained Berry.
7. Instills and inspires confidence in our customers. “Having an all-encompassing solution that takes care of trace and tracking and that inspires confidence in our customers. They know you take it seriously, and you have the tools to understand what is happening with your hardware at any point.” - Berry, on how ION inspires confidence in Launcher’s customers.

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