Australia's leader in Engineering Services and Product Data Management

Trusted advice, hands-on implementation. QR_ supports development, innovation, and R&D strategies for both established players and innovative start-ups across Australia’s automotive, aero, defence, naval, rail, and energy sectors.

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Part of the ALTEN Group, QR_ are a leading Engineering Services provider and Product Data Management (PDM) consultancy operating across all sectors in 30 different countries.

QR_ know the work of our clients is essential to sustainably building and securing the world of tomorrow, and we want to have a positive impact on the challenges facing our society and environment.

Day to day, it means QR_ support our customers’ development strategy with a focus on innovation, R&D activities, and delivery of complex engineering programmes.

Building tomorrow's world today

What do we do and why?

Set your team up for success, ensure momentum is gained, maintained, and supported by scalable infrastructure and delivery-focused processes. Our Capability solution enables your team to work effectively and collaboratively as soon as possible.

Long development cycles make for short memories. Repeatably leverage hard-won successes across multiple programmes and avoid reinventing the wheel.

People-centric and relentlessly focused on programme delivery, QR_ recently drove a consortium wide, 200-fold crash build programme for a regulated medical device.

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What makes us unique?

80 percent of all new complex engineered projects are late or overbudget. Why should non-delivery be the norm? Our Accelerate solution inspires the creativity to go faster.

Short release times enable growth, which for many is survival. However, balancing quality control with business constraints, while leveraging data to inform real-time decision making and creating a true picture of programme health can be challenging.

Working alongside a military vehicle manufacturer, QR_ recently reduced average programme timing overruns from 50 to 15 percent.

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What does it mean for you?

An engineering team is a billion-dollar asset. Release them to engineer and deliver the competitive advantage to thrive. Our Efficiency solution provides the insight to deliver differently.

Expensive talents burdened by admin work is an inefficient and demotivating use of resource. QR_ empowers engineering teams to deliver to the best of their capabilities, optimising business process and data entry to improve engineering performance.

Our recent optimisation activity at a global automotive OEM yielded 50 percent less quality check failures and a 70 percent reduction in time spent on admin tasks.

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30+ active clients

4M+ hours of PDM experience

Operating in 5 countries worldwide

300+ PLM and PDM experts

Facilitated 150+ complex product releases

Recent Insights

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PDM in Aerospace

From designing intricate aircraft to managing global supply chains to complex national and international regulations, aerospace engineers grapple with a myriad of complexities every day. However, amidst these challenges lies an invaluable tool: Product Data Management (PDM). The aerospace industry is no stranger to challenges, but with the right tools at their disposal, employees can soar to new heights. Product Data Management is more than just a solution; it's a lifeline for aerospace companies navigating the complexities of modern engineering. By harnessing the power of PDM, aerospace companies can chart a course to success, ensuring compliance, enhancing efficiency, and driving innovation in the skies above.

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Women shaping the future of Product Data Management

Product Data Management (PDM) is pivotal in modern industrial processes, ensuring efficient product development and management through organized data. Despite its crucial role, women remain underrepresented in PDM, highlighting the necessity of gender diversity for innovation. A diverse workforce brings together individuals with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. This diversity of thought fosters innovative problem-solving approaches and encourages creativity within the organization. When teams are composed of individuals with varied viewpoints, they are more likely to challenge assumptions, explore alternative solutions, and generate novel ideas. This diversity-driven creativity can lead to breakthrough innovations, competitive advantages, and adaptability in an ever-changing business landscape.

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How the automotive sector can help the MOD equipment plan

By now, most of us have read one of the media articles covering the National Audit Office’s unveiling of the metaphoric elephant in the room, which is the unaffordability of the MOD equipment plan due to a £16.9bn ‘black hole’. In this article, QR_’s Shane Mason takes a high-level look at how practices from the automotive sector should be considered as a means to help reduce costs for the MOD equipment plan.

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