Case Study: General Dynamics AIS achieves a paperless shop floor and 90% reduction in paperwork with iBase-t

General Dynamics’ Journey to Paperless

General Dynamics AIS, a Scottsdale-based supplier of hi‑reliability space microelectronics and assemblies, faced a heavily paper‑based, manually controlled shop floor that made configuration control, traceability, and rapid troubleshooting difficult for hardware costing tens of millions per unit. To standardize processes, reduce manual checkpoints, and capture full product pedigree, General Dynamics AIS partnered with iBASEt and deployed iBASEt’s Solumina MES/Quality solution.

iBASEt implemented Solumina as the focal manufacturing and quality system, creating a paperless shop floor, a single repository for production and quality data, and integrated workflow controls. The rollout delivered measurable impact: a 90% reduction in shop‑floor paperwork, faster top‑down visibility into defects and part pedigree to avoid costly teardowns and launch delays, reduced reporting overhead, and shorter training times—enabling continuous improvement and recognized best‑in‑class audits by major customers.

General Dynamics AIS

Mark Yatskievych

CIM Manager of Production Operations