MES for Space Manufacturers
Scale Space manufacturing & AIT while maintaining quality and full traceability
Connektica is an MES built for space manufacturers. It connects assembly, integration, tests & quality controls in a single system, and supports EN/AS 9100 in an ISO 27001 certified platform.
How can MES support space manufacturing, AIT and full traceability?
Space hardware doesn’t scale like traditional high-volume manufacturing. You’re dealing with low to mid series, long AIT campaigns, high-criticality units and constantly evolving firmware and payloads. Under pressure to hit launch windows, most teams still rely on PDF work instructions, spreadsheets and standalone test benches to run Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT).
Where traditional AIT breaks down in today’s space AIT environments
You lose hours or days answering simple questions
When build, configuration, and test data live in separate systems, each investigation becomes a manual reconstruction project. Teams report spending hours or days chasing answers that should be available in clicks.
Engineers become production bottlenecks
When validation depends on an engineer interpreting plots, checking simulation outputs, and signing off every run manually, your throughput scales linearly with engineering headcount.
Small inconsistencies compound into real risk
At low volume, a technician interpreting a step differently or a firmware baseline drifting between units is an annoyance. At higher volume, those inconsistencies snowball into rework loops, extended acceptance cycles, and audit findings that delay customer reviews.
What changes with Connektica's MES
Capture test data, measurements, contextual information and evidence at the point of execution
Operators and test engineers log results, comments, and non-conformities directly in Connektica as each step runs. Photos, instrument data, and e-signatures are recorded in context, not reconstructed after the fact. Generate EN 9100/AS 9100 compliance deliverables in one click.
Turn engineering knowledge into repeatable, operator-runnable processes
Author test sequences and work instructions once, with built-in evaluation criteria, pass/fail logic, and graph plotting. Once approved, operators can execute them with the same rigor and consistency as the engineer who designed them.Â
Generate EN9100 / AS9100 compliance deliverables in one click
Every action, signature, and measurement is captured in context during execution. Reports like EIDPs and audit-ready traceability packages assemble themselves with no manual data collection. That means your quality team spends hours on process improvement, not on assembling evidence folders before every customer audit.
Connektica automates assembly and test so engineers can focus on what matters
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Which AIT workflows benefit most from a space-focused MES?
Space AIT covers a wide range of workflows: panel and subsystem assembly, harness routing, payload integration, environmental testing, RF and functional test, system-level acceptance and flight simulation. Under compressed schedules, each of these workflows can become a structural bottleneck if it remains manual.
Where AIT teams feel the most friction
Subsystem & payload Assembly
Complex assemblies depend on tribal knowledge and partially updated procedures. Two technicians can interpret the same step differently, leading to variability in workmanship and acceptance outcomes.
GSE & test bench operations
Each bench has its own scripts and log formats. Engineers spend hours wiring setups, launching scripts and collating results before they can even start investigating issues.
Simulation and acceptance testing
Simulation and test result validation can take hours per unit when engineers must interpret plots manually and decide if criteria are met, making scale directly dependent on engineering headcount.
How Connektica's MES streamlines AIT workflows
Digitize assembly with step-by-step guidance
Work instructions run on screen with photos, torque values, part numbers, and evaluation criteria locked into each step. Operators follow the same approved procedure, confirm completion with an e-signature, and cannot skip ahead until the previous step passes. Tribal knowledge moves out of heads and into an executable procedure that two technicians run the same way.
Orchestrate every bench from one platformÂ
Connect power supplies, multimeters, torque wrenches, TVAC chambers, and vibration tables through a shared driver library. Author the test sequence once, run it across every bench with automated measurement capture, and consolidate logs in a single format. No more wiring setups by hand or stitching CSVs together before the investigation can start.
Automate pass/fail evaluation and report generationÂ
Connect power supplies, multimeters, torque wrenches, TVAC chambers, and vibration tables through a shared driver library. Author the test sequence once, run it across every bench with automated measurement capture, and consolidate logs in a single format. No more wiring setups by hand or stitching CSVs together before the investigation can start.
150,000+ flights units already Assembled and Tested (AIT) using Connektica
How does MES help space manufacturers comply with mission and customer requirements?
Primes, space agencies and quality auditors all expect complete, consistent evidence: build records, configuration and calibration baselines, test reports, non-conformances and acceptance documents. Primes increasingly add a second layer on top: weekly or monthly progress reports per part number, across hundreds of units in flight.Â
When the data is fragmented across shared drives, the customer review and the EN9100/AS9100 audit both turn into multi-day reconstruction projects.
Where Space manufacturers face compliance and reporting hurdles
Evidence is reconstructed after the campaign
Logs, screenshots and test results are pulled from different tools and shared drives to build EIDPs and acceptance documents, consuming days of engineering time per unit and diverting management attention away from in-flight missions.
Customer reporting eats project manager weeks
Primes ask for weekly or monthly status per part number across the whole campaign. Project managers spend full days assembling Teams threads, Excel files and PDF screenshots into a deliverable that the customer reads once and asks to update next week.
Configuration, firmware and calibration drift
Without execution-level governance, it is hard to prove which firmware baseline ran on each unit, which configuration was accepted, and whether every instrument used in test was inside its calibration window.
How Connektica's MES streamlines Space compliance and reporting
Audit-ready by default
Evidence, logs and approvals are captured automatically by serial number as work is performed. The result is an immutable audit trail covered by end-to-end traceability, not a pile of ad-hoc files assembled the week before the review.
Live program reporting for primesÂ
Status per part number, work order and serial number is available in a dashboard primes can read directly, or exported on a schedule. Project managers click a button instead of spending the morning rebuilding the same report.
One-click EIDPs and customer documentation
Connektica assembles EIDPs, test reports and configuration summaries directly from the MES data model, with calibration evidence and instrument firmware captured per measurement. The same workflow that runs production produces the customer deliverable.
More missions, same compliance team
Audit and reporting evidence is a byproduct of daily operations, not a separate workstream. Suppliers running constellation programs absorb new missions without scaling the quality and program management headcount that audit prep used to consume.
Boost productivity with Connektica's connected modules
Digital Work Instructions
Guide operators through structured digital work instructions, capture execution data, reduce errors and rework.
Test & Equipment AutomationÂ
Orchestrate automated test sequences, connect instruments and sensors, collect data automatically.
Traceability & Compliance
Track genealogy by part, lot, and serial, generate EIDPs and compliant reports faster.
Platform
Integrate via REST APIs and Python SDK, enforce ISO 27001 security, control access.
Production Management
Track work in progress across sites, coordinate multi-site production, spot bottlenecks early.
Analytics
Track FPY and NCR trends by station and supplier, quantify bottlenecks and ROI.
Test & Assembly Automation for Aerospace Manufacturing
Which assembly and test tasks should you automate first to scale production without scaling headcount?
Your test engineers built the procedures that got you through qualification. Now those same engineers are the bottleneck to scaling production, because every test run, every evaluation, every pass/fail decision still depends on them.
Connektica lets you encode that engineering knowledge into executable, version-controlled sequences that operators can run without specialized expertise.
Your engineers go back to solving engineering problems and your production line stops waiting for them.
Key benefits
Turn engineering knowledge into repeatable, operator-executable processes
Author test sequences and work instructions once, with built-in evaluation criteria, pass/fail logic, and graph plotting. Once approved, any trained operator can execute them with the same rigor and consistency as the engineer who designed them.Â
Automate repetitive tests and assembly tool operations
Orchestrate test scripts, benches and connected tools directly from the MES to reduce human error and manual setup.
Run more tests in less time to accelerate production cycles while increasing quality
Customers report up to 97% faster testing and 90% faster test execution after automating with Connektica. Faster cycles don’t just compress schedules. They let you add test coverage you couldn’t afford before, which raises quality without raising cost.
MES Built for Aerospace & Defense SMBs and Mid-Market Manufacturers
Why do most MES platforms fail small and mid-market aerospace manufacturers?
Most MES solutions were designed for automotive or pharma production lines with thousands of identical units. They assume large IT teams, long deployment cycles, and budgets that match. Aerospace and defense SMBs operate in a different reality: low volumes, high complexity, strict regulatory requirements, and small teams wearing multiple hats.
Connektica was built for that reality.
Cloud-native, fast to deploy, and priced so you don’t need a business case just to get started.
Key benefits
Native EN9100 / AS9100 compliance, not a workaround
Connektica doesn’t bolt compliance onto a generic MES. Competency checks, calibration gating, e-signatures, immutable audit trails, and 1-click EIDP generation are built into the standard workflow. Your team executes the process and compliance evidence is captured automatically.
ISO 27001 certified and ITAR-free
Connektica holds ISO 27001 certification and is GDPR compliant. Test data, product records, and supplier information are protected by design, not by policy.
Deploy fast and get value in a day
With low-code/no-code connection to your shop floor, automated evaluations and intuitive UI, aerospace teams can run their first digital work instructions or automated test sequences within hours in Connektica’s MES.Â
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