Aircraft & Aerospace Recycling
From Teardown to Certification of Destruction and Recycling
Here, customization matters.
Aviation & aerospace recycling operates at the parts level. A jet engine moves through teardown as a series of serialized components, requiring certification before it is recycled.
Generic recycling systems can track material movement. But they weren’t built to manage serialized part tracking, teardown sequencing, or the level of documentation needed in this space.
ScrapWare keeps traceability structured from the start, so part history is established, maintained, and ready for certification scrutiny.
Every part has to stand on its own.
In jet engine recycling and aircraft end-of-life operations, components aren’t interchangeable. Each part is tracked against a specific asset, along with a clearly defined disposition such as a Certificate of Destruction.
Removal method and condition at teardown, combined with test results, determine whether a part is certified, repaired, or taken out of service. That information has to stay intact from the moment it leaves the aircraft or engine.
ScrapWare maintains part-level records throughout the process, ensuring documentation stays tied to each component from removal through certification.
No Two Recyclers Are the Same
Aerospace and aircraft disassembly and recycling don’t move step by step. Components are removed, evaluated, and recycled with no two recyclers handling these complex processes the same way.
This is where systems built around fixed workflows struggle to keep pace. Workarounds take over, with tracking spread across spreadsheets, notes, or disconnected tools as conditions change.
Jet engine recycling requires a higher degree of inventory management than an off-the-shelf recycling software can offer or support. Recycling companies in this space require customized solutions to match their workflow. ScrapWare can easily handle that. Our business is to meet the workflow of customers in this and other niche industries.
With ScrapWare, the process is tracked as it unfolds, keeping each step connected and traceable from removal through final sale of material.
A Record of Satisfaction
The greatest measure of our product’s success is our customers’ satisfaction. Here’s a recent Case Study about how we supported a specialty jet engine recycler.
PROBLEM
A specialty jet engine recycler approached ScrapWare to develop software to run its entire operation.
This recycler processes end-of-life engines and needs software to support teardown and inventory. Additionally, this recycler needs to generate “certificates of destruction and recycling” for the vendors from whom they purchased engines, guaranteeing that no parts end up in any future aircraft.
Without a comprehensive software solution, this recycler was using separate sets of documents, spreadsheets, and Word documents to operate their business.
SOLUTION
ScrapWare offered these recyclers a comprehensive solution by customizing its software to match their unique workflow and materials. This customization entailed modifications to the Contracts, Purchases, and Inventory modules.
ScrapWare worked with its internal programming team to customize its product to meet the needs of this specific recycler.
As this solution was being developed, ScrapWare worked alongside the recycler to develop customizations that matched its specific workflow and inventory needs.
RESULTS AND IMPACT
This jet engine recycler now has a streamlined system to run their process from start to finish, including receipt, processing, inventory, and sale of derived materials.
This comprehensive solution eliminated the need for separate sets of receiving documents, Excel files, and Word documents patched together to run the recycling operation.
As this customer develops their business, ScrapWare will continue to work hand in glove with their team to ensure the software continues to match their workflow and operations.