Brose Sitech

Seating systems (“carsets”) and vehicle components
around 2,300 employees (2023)

Brose Sitech manufactures seating systems (“carsets”) and vehicle components for the automotive market at two production sites in Germany. A carset includes the complete seating for a vehicle, with up to nine seats. Delivery is just-in-sequence — at the right time and in the correct order to the production lines. The central system for Brose Sitech’s entire development process is CIM Database: from pre-development and calculations to design, prototyping, testing, and series support, CONTACT’s PLM system comprehensively supports product development.

Task and objective

Comprehensive support for the development process from pre-development to series launch
Seamless processes and provision of development data for other departments as well.
Integrated project management
Support for simple and efficient onboarding of new personnel
Ensuring high user acceptance

Solution

CIM Database as a central development platform and leading system for series production BOMs
Company-wide management and provision of all project documents
CAx data management, including data preparation for integration with the corporate system (KVS/CONNECT)
Change and release management
Extensive data and process synchronization through bidirectional SAP interface – CIM Database serves as a central source for SAP material management
Product structure and bill of materials management, from pre-development and design to variants and prototypes
Project management and controlling, including project key figures
Self-service e-learning training packages including documentation and exercises

Benefits

Efficient collaboration across departments and locations thanks to process control
Significant improvement in transparency, quality, and lead times
Seamless transition from development to production through mutual exchange of product-relevant information between development and production planning
Provision of valid and relieable data and information for all core areas within the company
Audit-proof documentation
Fast and easy creation of complete variant models and portfolios based on modules and construction kits
Foundation for continuous improvement through project key figures
Facilitated, flexible and location-independent entry for new employees through e-learning training packages