Continuous processes between design and order processing
ANDRITZ METALS designs complex project processes efficiently and flexibly with CIM Database and accelerates development
- Plants, systems, equipment for the hydropower business, the pulp and paper industry, the metal working and steel industry (ANDRITZ GROUP)
- About 29,100 employees (ANDRITZ GROUP 2023)
- € 7.543 billion in sales (ANDRITZ GROUP 2022)
ANDRITZ METALS is one of four business areas of the ANDRITZ GROUP. The international technology company supplies plants, systems, equipment, and services for various industries. ANDRITZ METALS is one of the world's leading suppliers of complete lines for the production and processing of hot- and cold-rolled stainless steel strip, coated strip, and non-ferrous metals. The METALS business area has been working with CIM Database as PLM platform at four locations since 2001. Key benefits include acceleration of order processing and flexible project-specific process design.
- Consistent management of different CAD systems
- Increased process consistency between order processing and engineering
- Flexible solution for complex internal release processes and project-specific process design
- Mapping of a wide range of customer-specific documentation requirements
- Improved process efficiency and cost-effectiveness
- Multi-CAD data management for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting, AutoCAD and Solid Edge
- Lean and secure process for master data and BOM management
- BOM management including creation of order-specific BOMs and release of individual BOM items
- Comprehensive change and release management
- Synchronization with SAP
- Commission and transmittal management
- Acceleration of design through better reuse of plant components
- Mapping of company-wide logistics and procurement processes in conjunction with secure workflows for local processes
- Flexible creation of project-specific BOMs with SAP synchronization – including procurement advantages through releases of individual BOM items
- Easy adaptation of the system to complex internal release and change processes as well as to documentation requirements
- Significant acceleration of output management through automatic compilation and output of all documents of a plant as a transmittal list
- Compliance through automatic documentation
“By combining development expertise from business, our IT and CONTACT Software, we can quickly deliver effective customizations.”
Stefan Denk
Deputy Head of Engineering Department
ANDRITZ AG
