Case Study: Sonaca achieves scalable manufacturing digitalization with Mendix

Delivering Modern, Connected, and Scalable Manufacturing Solutions

Sonaca, a global aerospace manufacturer, needed a way to replace legacy applications, reduce technical debt, and digitize manual shop-floor and engineering processes more quickly. Using Mendix low-code, the company also wanted to standardize development, connect core systems like SAP and Teamcenter, and avoid shadow IT while scaling across different regions and deployment environments.

Mendix helped Sonaca build a platform for reusable, governed app development and deliver 13 applications, including a complex aircraft configuration management system. The results included full automation of previously manual configuration workflows, faster collaboration with business users, and a new Paint Shop app that went live in 6 months and eliminated nonconformities the month after rollout. Sonaca also reported improved agility, lower maintenance burden, and a stronger foundation for future MES and enterprise integration work with Mendix.

Sonaca

Yassine Bouyaqba

Applications Manager