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Welcoming Mecachrome: real-time visibility across the Airbus supply chain

We’re proud to welcome Groupe Mecachrome as our latest customer.

TABLE OF CONTENT

  1. TL; DR
  2. The digital thread in practice
  3. Do you need a tracking solution?
  4. Related resources

PUBLISHED: 17 August, 2026

UPDATED: 3 September, 2026

3 min read



transport & logistics industrial manufacturing

TL; DR

Mecachrome, a world-class aerospace precision manufacturer, faced the visibility challenges that come with operating across multiple sites in Europe and the Maghreb; tracking returnable packaging at that scale, without a shared system, leaves gaps. With Sensolus, they now share a live tracking environment directly with Airbus, giving both sides real-time visibility over the same assets. Equipment where it’s supposed to be. ETAs teams can actually rely on.

A world leader in high-precision mechanics, Mecachrome manufactures structural and engine parts for the aerospace industry’s most demanding programs serving customers like Airbus, Safran, Rolls-Royce, and Pratt & Whitney across European sites and manufacturing facilities in the Maghreb. Operating at that scale, across multiple geographies, creates the kind of visibility gaps that are hard to solve without the right infrastructure: returnable packaging that’s difficult to locate, arrival times that are hard to predict, and delays that compound across the chain.

The digital thread in practice

The solution goes further than internal tracking. Mecachrome now shares a live Sensolus traceability environment directly with Airbus, giving both the OEM and the supplier real-time visibility over the same assets. Every returnable package tracked across the network. ETAs that logistics teams can actually plan around. A direct line of transparency between Mecachrome and its most strategic customer.

This is what the digital thread looks like in practice.

"Mecachrome already had the operational expertise and the ambition to digitalise their supply chain. What they needed was a solution that could work at their level of complexity without requiring months of integration work. The shared visibility with Airbus is what makes this deployment stand out: it’s not just a tool for Mecachrome, it’s a collaboration platform that strengthens the entire relationship."

- Louis-Marie Gouband, Sales Executive FR, Sensolus

The timing is apt: Mecachrome was recently recognised with the Airbus Digitalisation Award at SQIP Day, honouring years of supply chain transformation. We’re glad Sensolus is part of that journey.

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