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Rheinmetall ICEYE venture selects Manufacturo for satellite production ramp-up
Manufacturo's software will support production and quality control in Neuss, where the venture aims to build and certify several dozen radar satellites a year.
Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions (RISS) has selected Manufacturo's software as its integrated management system for production and quality control.1 The selection, announced Nov. 9, 2026, supports the venture's ramp-up in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite manufacturing in Neuss, Germany.1–2
Manufacturo was selected by Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions (RISS)
Integrated management solution for production and quality control
Manufacturo says it was selected for end-to-end traceability, support for a rapidly scaling environment, and integration of production, inventory and quality management in one system; each satellite's as-built record can be maintained from supplier receipt to final test
Rheinmetall states the aim is to build and certify several dozen satellites each year at Neuss
Sources: Manufacturo release, Nov. 9, 2026; Rheinmetall release, Oct. 6, 2026. As of Nov. 9, 2026.
The venture aims to build and certify several dozen satellites there each year.2 Manufacturo says its platform can maintain each satellite's as-built record from supplier receipt through final test, combining production, inventory and quality management in one system.1
The announcement follows Rheinmetall's Oct. 6 announcement that production had started at the site.1–2 Neuss brings production, integration, testing and quality assurance together.2 The software supplier already works with ICEYE, Rheinmetall's partner in the venture.1, 3
RISS head of production operations Andreas Unruh explained the importance of traceability as manufacturing scales in Manufacturo's Nov. 9 release, calling it “a critical foundation for consistent quality and operational readiness.”1
The production ramp-up supports RISS's business supplying the German armed forces with reconnaissance data through exclusive access to a satellite constellation that the venture owns.1, 3 The Bundeswehr's equipment office (BAAINBw) commissioned that service under a contract valued at approximately €1.7 billion gross, with an extension option.3
Sources (3)
- Manufacturo release, PR Newswire, Nov. 9, 2026 www.prnewswire.com
- Rheinmetall, Oct. 6, 2026 www.rheinmetall.com
- Rheinmetall, Dec. 18, 2025 www.rheinmetall.com