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mission brief

The Aerospace and Defense industry consists of a vast ecosystem of nearly 100,000 companies - from OEM's to tier 3 suppliers. These businesses must navigate highly complex workflows and strict compliance requirements while they exchange priceless intellectual property.

As complex digital content continues to explode, many companies are stuck with legacy on-premise tools, fragmented integrations, and costly licensing. These challenges have led to drastically different technology capabilities across the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), impacting the adoption of model-based engineering and delaying time-to-market.  

CR8 delivers what Aerospace & Defense companies need most: faster workflows, lower IT costs, and simplified compliance. Built for highly regulated industries, our browser-based platform handles complex digital content with ease - empowering teams to move faster, stay secure, and complete the mission.

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USE CASES

Supply Chain |  Product Lifecycle  |  MRO

Supply

CHAIN

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USE CASE

Unify Collaboration

Our browser-based platform unifies internal teams and external suppliers via one secure platform—removing silos, driving efficiency, and enabling mission-critical collaboration across the supply chain.

The average Aerospace OEM has 200+ Tier 1 suppliers and 12,000 Tier 2/3 suppliers that have different IT capabilities, software, budgets, and compliance strategies.

  • Support Model-Based Engineering Initiatives: Ensure your suppliers have real-time access to the latest models and PMI without worrying about software licenses and IT requirements.

  • Designed for Complex Digital Content: We support CAD, CAE, printed circuit board (PCB) designs, point clouds, HD video, lossless audio, non-destructive testing, cheminformatics, machine code and more.

  • Technical Data Packages: Share critical content with external vendors and partners—no special software or added cost required. Deliver mission-critical data across your supply chain securely and efficiently. With built-in version control, live BOM visibility, and contextual communication, CR8 ensures partners stay aligned—without email clutter or PDF vulnerabilities.

  • Compare Content: Compare any supported format side-by-side, directly in the browser. From x-rays and point clouds, to videos and simulations - no extra software required.

  • Remote Review: Empower teams to deliver frame-accurate feedback from anywhere - without having to coordinate meetings for someone to share their screen. Eliminate delays and ensure compliant collaboration.

  • Unified Communications: Mission-critical collaboration without downloads or plugins. CR8 embeds compliance into every meeting and chat - verifying attendee citizenship, enforcing access controls, and safeguarding sensitive IP in real time.

Modernize Your Operations

Our future-proof platform streamlines IT operations, reduces reliance on outdated on-premise systems, and eliminates costly licensing fees for underutilized or overly complicated software that few people can use effectively.

Our solution empowers everyone—from Engineering to Marketing—to collaborate seamlessly with complex digital content in one platform, delivering efficient, cost-effective Model-Based Engineering benefits with minimal IT effort.

We accelerate your "time-to-value" (TTV) by delivering our solution via web browser, democratizing advanced features, and minimizing IT effort—eliminating costly software, integrations, consultants, and support.

  • Unified Industrial Platform: Increase efficiency and reduce fragmented tools, expensive software licenses, and compliance complexity.

PRODUCT

LIFECYCLE

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USE CASE

A Seamless Experience

CR8 streamlines the Aerospace & Defense product lifecycle, from design and iteration to inspection and sustainment, in a secure, browser-based solution. Supporting CAD, MBD, point clouds, non-destructive testing, and more. Our platform unifies internal teams and suppliers, eliminating silos, reducing software costs, and ensuring compliance without complex integrations.

Design

  • Eliminate Interoperability Issues: Whether your models are created in Siemens NX, CATIA, Autodesk, or any other major CAD solution - we support it.

  • Designed for Complex Digital Content: We support CAD, CAE, printed circuit board (PCB) designs, point clouds, HD video, lossless audio, non-destructive testing, cheminformatics, machine code and more.

  • Manage Bills of Materials (BOM): Create, track revisions, maintain a company-wide parts library, and identify part usage across assemblies.

Iterate

  • Streamline CAE for All Teams: CR8 brings structural, thermal, and fluid dynamics simulations to the browser—no more waiting for screenshots from specialists or expensive licenses. Support for CAE files from Ansys, Siemens, Dassault, and OpenFOAM.

  • CNC Simulation: Simulate machine code directly in the browser with important stakeholders. Edit code, configure machine parameters, and more so all parties can see how decisions impact overall performance.

  • Circuit Board Designs: CR8 streamlines PCB design for Aerospace & Defense, enabling faster iterations from concept to production. Secure, real-time collaboration eliminates silos and screen-sharing, boosting efficiency and ensuring compliance for mission-critical systems.

  • Audio Analysis: Real-time audio collaboration for acoustics testing, mission briefings, cockpit analysis, and incident investigations. Audio processing is at the edge - directly on the device - ensuring compliance, security, and low latency.

  • Video Workflows: Collaborate on video from any source -additive machines, borescopes, drones, or high-speed cameras. CR8 powers R&D, diagnostics, defect analysis, and client demos with secure, compliant edge processing - no cloud transcoding required.

  • Remote Review: Empower teams to deliver frame-accurate feedback from anywhere - without having to coordinate meetings for someone to share their screen. Eliminate delays and ensure compliant collaboration.

  • Unified Communications: Mission-critical collaboration without downloads or plugins. CR8 embeds compliance into every meeting and chat - verifying attendee citizenship, enforcing access controls, and safeguarding sensitive IP in real time.

Inspect

  • Model-Based Definition: By centralizing 3D models, PMI, and metadata in a secure, browser-based platform, we can streamline design-to-manufacturing. CR8 enables internal teams and suppliers to collaborate in real-time, and eliminate the need for additional software.

  • Point Clouds: Overlay point clouds onto CAD models for faster, precise inspections. Our platform streamlines quality control and supports industry-standard formats - reducing downtime, cutting license costs, and ensuring compliance while detecting critical deviations.

  • Non-Destructive Testing: Radiographic, microscopy, and ultrasonic inspections can be viewed in the platform - eliminating the need for separate software and reducing costs. With support for industry-standard NDT formats, CR8 enables precise defect detection, accelerates workflows, and ensures full compliance across teams.

  • Compare Content: Compare any supported format side-by-side, directly in the browser. From x-rays and point clouds, to videos and simulations - no extra software required.

Support

  • Communicate in Context: CR8 enables real-time, in-context communication directly within 3D models, inspection data, and more—eliminating screenshots, email chains, and fragmented workflows. By centralizing collaboration in a secure, browser-based platform, CR8 improves visibility, accelerates decision-making, and boosts efficiency across product sustainment.

  • Microsoft Office™ Integration: Work seamlessly with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents directly in CR8 - no need to switch apps or repeatedly upload files. Use your current Microsoft Office Business licenses for real-time collaboration.

Agile Operations

Managing the product lifecycle often means juggling multiple workflows and siloed tools. Legacy PLM systems focus narrowly on engineering data and demand costly integrations, consultants, and custom scripts to extend functionality. The result: high licensing costs, low utilization, and fragmented collaboration.

  • Unified Platform: Centralize tools, data, and workflows across engineering, manufacturing, and sustainment. Eliminate silos, reduce complexity, and improve accessibility.
  • Simplify IT: A single, secure, browser-based platform delivers advanced collaboration across all digital content types—not just engineering—while maintaining built-in compliance.
  • Cost Savings: Stop paying for underutilized, overly complex software. Extend advanced capabilities to more stakeholders without additional licensing fees.

Agile, compliant, and scalable—purpose-built for Aerospace & Defense.

MR

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Streamlined Sustainment

Our browser-based SaaS platform streamlines Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) by unifying data, workflows, and teams across the enterprise. Instead of fragmented systems and manual updates, one secure platform delivers real-time visibility into parts, repairs, and documentation—reducing turnaround time, improving traceability, and ensuring compliance across the sustainment lifecycle.

  • Eliminate Interoperability Issues: Whether models are created in Siemens NX, CATIA, Autodesk, or any other major CAD solution - we support it - regardless of what your OEM or supply chain vendors use.

  • Video Workflows: Collaborate on video from additive manufacturing machines, borescopes, drones, or high-speed cameras, supporting critical operations like R&D, remote diagnostics, defect analysis, quality assurance, and client demonstrations.

  • Circuit Board Designs: CR8 streamlines PCB design for Aerospace & Defense, enabling faster iterations from concept to production. Secure, real-time collaboration eliminates silos and screen-sharing, boosting efficiency and ensuring compliance for mission-critical systems.

  • Remote Review: Empower teams to deliver frame-accurate feedback from anywhere - without having to coordinate meetings for someone to share their screen. Eliminate delays and ensure compliant collaboration.

  • Unified Communications: Mission-critical collaboration without downloads or plugins. CR8 embeds compliance into every meeting and chat - verifying attendee citizenship, enforcing access controls, and safeguarding sensitive IP in real time.

  • Model-Based Definition: By centralizing 3D models, PMI, and metadata in a secure, browser-based platform, we can streamline design-to-manufacturing. CR8 enables internal teams and suppliers to collaborate in real-time, and eliminate the need for additional software.

  • Point Clouds: Overlay point clouds onto CAD models for faster, precise inspections. Our platform streamlines quality control and supports industry-standard formats - reducing downtime, cutting license costs, and ensuring compliance while detecting critical deviations.

  • Non-Destructive Testing: Radiographic, microscopy, and ultrasonic inspections can be viewed in the platform - eliminating the need for separate software and reducing costs. With support for industry-standard NDT formats, CR8 enables precise defect detection, accelerates workflows, and ensures full compliance across teams.

  • Compare Content: Compare any supported format side-by-side, directly in the browser. From x-rays and point clouds, to videos and simulations - no extra software required.

  • Microsoft Office™ Integration: Work seamlessly with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents directly in CR8 - no need to switch apps or repeatedly upload files. Use your current Microsoft Office Business licenses for real-time collaboration.
  • Augmented Reality: Augmented Reality embedded in the platform experience eliminates silos and hardware dependencies. Teams can interact with comlex digital content in real time, communicate seamlessly, and resolve issues faster with AR-troubleshooting and training. Scalable AR with enterprise-grade security and compliance.

Optimize Your Operations

The MRO process often involves multiple workflows occurring around the globe in siloed tools. Complex digital content is being generated every hour yet many systems are legacy installations designed for Office documents. These products require costly integrations, consultants, and custom scripts to extend functionality. The result: high licensing costs, and fragmented collaboration while trying to meet various compliance requirements.

  • Unified Platform: Centralize tools, data, and workflows across engineering, manufacturing, and sustainment. Eliminate silos, reduce complexity, and improve accessibility.
  • Cost Savings: Stop paying for underutilized, overly complex software. Extend advanced capabilities to more stakeholders without additional licensing fees.
  • Simplify IT: A single, secure, browser-based platform delivers advanced collaboration across all digital content types—not just engineering—while maintaining built-in compliance.

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CC: COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT

CMMC

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification

CMMC

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification

ITAR

International Traffic in Arms Regulations

ITAR

International Traffic in Arms Regulations

SOC2

Service Organization Controls

SOC2

Service Organizational Controls

TISAX

Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange

TISAX

TRUSTED INFORMATION SECURITY ASSESMENT EXCHANGE

Simplify Compliance

While we adhere to CMMC ourselves, our SaaS solution helps clients meet their own CMMC requirements. Specifically addressing categories like access control, audit and accountability, identification and authentication, media protection, risk assessment, security assessment, system and communications protection, and system and information integrity.

  • Centralized Control: Manage user accounts, monitor alerts evaluate compliance, and access workflow analytics in one place.

  • Auditing: Fileprint™ technology monitors files, users, and access to ensure system administrators have complete transparency into their environment.

  • Compliant AI: – Quickly analyze complex digital content and documents without compromising compliance. Unlike traditional AI, which can conflict with ITAR and other regulatory requirements, LYNN™ processes data securely at the edge - delivering the speed and insights of AI while ensuring your operations remain fully compliant.

    ITAR Compliance Made Simple: Control access to export-controlled data with customizable permissions, enforce multi-person approvals, and verify recipients against the Specially Designated National and Blocked Persons List to ensure full regulatory compliance.

  • Automated Markings: From CUI to ECCN designations, markings are automatically added to content when users access files.

Protect your intellectual property

Our browser-based solution features advanced content controls that secure priceless intellectual property, without impacting productivity, when you're working with company teams and your supply chain.

Simplify IT management with a unified, "single pane of glass" that gives you full control without complex scripts or extra integrations.

  • Project-Based Workflow: CR8 ensures every team member—from Engineering to Marketing—works with clearly defined, role-based permissions set by company policies or project administrators. Custom access controls enforce the Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP) and a zero-trust security model, giving IT confidence that the right people have the right access at all times.

  • Advanced Protection: Safeguard your intellectual property with functionality like Safetrace™, FaceAuth™, and dynamic watermarking. Models can even be decimated dynamically based on user role. Protect IP without impacting productivity.

  • Real-Time IP Management: Revoke access to content with a single click instantly - no refresh or session change required. Whether that content is in a chat message or hundreds of projects.

  • Client-Side Encryption: Encryption begins on device, before data is even uploaded to CR8.

  • Data Residency: Select which state(s) or country you would like your data to reside in.

  • BYOK Support: For organizations that prefer to manage their own encryption keys CR8 supports Bring-Your-Own-Key (BYOK) encryption.

  • SSO Support: Streamline access with Single Sign-On (SSO) and automatic user enrollment.
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