With the SAP CAD interfaces, you can seamlessly integrate your CAD data into SAP PLM. The integrations connect popular authoring systems with SAP.
Integrated SAP ERP/PLM Solution for a Breath of Fresh air in Blower and Compressor Technology
A single source of truth across the complete product development process provides better data quality and allows consistent reuse of engineering data for purchasing, distribution, and manufacturing. To reap these benefits, organizations require not only an integrated ERP/PLM system, but also a competent partner to support the implementation project from beginning to end—a partner that is in a position to provide broad-based support for the optimization of their business processes. According to Axel Stürmer, director of the engineering company’s PLM project, AERZEN has found such a partner in Cideon.
Exemplary Innovations
AERZEN units can be found wherever air and gases are pumped, compressed, or measured. The company has set the standard in innovation with hybrid rotary compressors, which combine blower and compressor technology and as a result use less energy. Some of these units are standard products with or without customer-specific expansions; some are customized products specifically developed as part of a customer order and manufactured in small batches. Accordingly, the company leans heavily towards the engineering side and uses Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD Mechanical on over 100 workstations.
Obsolete IT Infrastructure
The global manufacturer faced challenges to deliver shorter project schedules and improve delivery reliability which required a modern IT infrastructure to make processes more efficient. Although the legacy ERP system running on an AS/400 met the demands of the parent company, it did not meet the requirements of a division with globally distributed development and manufacturing sites. Therefore, development of the PDM system, Autodesk Productstream, AERZEN designers used to manage their CAD models and drawings was halted and the solution had to be replaced.
Reduced Inventory
It is important to AERZEN to reduce engineering costs further by using modular product systems and improving component and assembly recycling. The system methodology, however, is not mapped in the CAD systems but in the SAP sales configurator. To simplify the search for available materials and their associated documents, AERZEN integrated the classification software Simus ClassMate into SAP PLM. The requirement was quickly met and the software is instrumental in reducing parts inventory, according to Stürmer.
Reduced Inventory
It is important to AERZEN to reduce engineering costs further by using modular product systems and improving component and assembly recycling. The system methodology, however, is not mapped in the CAD systems but in the SAP sales configurator. To simplify the search for available materials and their associated documents, AERZEN integrated the classification software Simus ClassMate into SAP PLM. The requirement was quickly met and the software is instrumental in reducing parts inventory, according to Stürmer.
Read more about the project between Aerzener Maschinenfabrik and Cideon in the reference report:
Our Solutions for SAP Users
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The CIDEON 3DX SAP Integrations connect Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE with SAP - whether on-premise or in the cloud. -
The Vault SAP interfaces from Cideon enable the automatic exchange of information between Autodesk Vault and SAP in the product development process throughout the entire product life cycle. -
Benefit from a seamless collaboration because of the Cideon PRO.FILE-SAP interface. Consult us now! -
The Cideon SAP Integration to Onshape enables the seamless connection of engineering data created in the cloud CAD system Onshape with the SAP Business Technology Platform. In this way, all data and product structures from Onshape are made accessible for downstream logistical SAP processes and along the entire product value chain. -
Cideon SAP Integration to Fusion offers seamless integration of CAD data from the Autodesk Fusion system into SAP. The interface allows you to connect engineering and logistics data to improve and accelerate your processes. -
Cideon SOLIDWORKS PDM Integration to SAP offers a wide range of functions to simplify your product development by seamlessly connecting CAD, PDM and ERP. -
Cideon Conversion Engine effortlessly handles product information based on events and rules, irrespective of the data source or original format, ensuring seamless processing and integration every time. -
As a CAD Desktop user, switch to SAP ECTR and benefit from the advantages of the tried and tested SAP standard integration platform. -
Discover helpful SAP tools that extend the functionality of your system and make engineering easier. Cideon offers a wide range of useful add-ons.
How do You Become a Cideon Reference Customer?
Are you currently working successfully with us on a joint project? Each of our customers is individual, has specific requirements and therefore very different solutions that are implemented. For us, every customer project is unique and should be valued just as much.
In our reference reports we focus on your company, the project highlights and your benefits.
Would you like to present your company and the joint project even more prominently? Then simply contact your responsible Cideon Account Manager and we will take care of all the further details for creating a reference report and publishing it on our website, blog and social media.
