Enhancing Test Execution Cost & Efficiency

CASE STUDY: Enhancing Test Execution Efficiency

Improving Data Quality and Increasing Throughput by 40%

Project Snapshot

Industry: Aerospace / Combustion Engineering

Challenge: Manual test operations led to limited data capture, post‑processing delays, and repeat testing.

Result: 40% increase in daily data points, 50% staffing reduction per test, and $2M of savings over 10 years (> $10M potential across five cells).

1. Opening Hook – The Challenge

A major aerospace test organization sought to improve the efficiency and quality of their combustion test campaigns. Each test day required collecting about 40 distinct data points over 6–8 hours, running roughly two tests per week. Post‑processing consumed another full day due to data alignment issues, and 15% of data points required repetition.

The goals were to:

Increase valid daily data points by ≥ 20%
Eliminate post‑processing delays
If possible, Reduce manpower and improve test repeatability