Lockheed Martin Case Study

Lockheed Martin – Accelerating Aerospace Design

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Introduction

Lockheed Martin is a globally recognised aerospace, defence, and security company responsible for some of the most complex engineering programmes in the world, from advanced aircraft to space systems and mission‑critical technologies.

With multi‑disciplinary design teams spread across locations, the company seeks continual improvement in engineering workflows to maintain world‑leading innovation and high standards of technical excellence.

Before engaging PLM Central, Lockheed Martin faced challenges with fragmented engineering data and processes that limited consistency and slowed product development cycles. As the company expanded its operations across multiple locations, ensuring smooth information flow between design, manufacturing, and supply partners became increasingly important. Crossland needed a solution that could standardise data management, improve collaboration, and reduce inefficiencies such as design rework and data ambiguity, all while supporting growing complexity in product variations.

To help bridge the skills gap and improve productivity, we delivered focused PTC Creo CAD training tailored to the needs of Lockheed Martin’s engineers. The curriculum was designed to go beyond basic usage, introducing smarter modelling techniques and demonstrating workflow optimisations that help users solve design problems faster.

The training emphasised practical, real‑world methods that participants could immediately apply to their ongoing work, while coaching on how to use Creo’s advanced tools more effectively.

The training session equipped Lockheed Martin engineers with enhanced skills in Creo, enabling them to approach modelling tasks in more efficient ways and reduce time spent on repetitive workflows. The hands‑on nature of the instruction helped participants discover methods they had not previously used, for example, more efficient ways to create complex geometry without manual construction, improving both speed and quality in design execution. By developing these capabilities internally, Lockheed Martin strengthened its engineering proficiency and positioned its teams to deliver design solutions more effectively across complex aerospace programmes.

“The trainer was well-experienced with the software and was able to show me new ways of doing things that are so much faster and easier. For example, I’ve always drawn 30‑degree artwork freehand, but his method of drawing on a simple plane and then projecting to a 30‑degree ellipse is so much simpler and easier. I will definitely use these newly learned techniques to make it faster and easier to create more accurate and realistic work.”

John Barber, Lockheed Martin