CAD Desktop to SAP ECTR

Cideon offers you expert support when switching from SAP CAD Desktop (CDESK) to SAP Engineering Control Center (ECTR).

Cideon Is Your Partner For The Change

A system change is always a major challenge for companies and can also cost a lot of money if approached incorrectly. We accompany your organisation reliably and cost-efficiently through the entire changeover process to SAP ECTR – with professional consulting, software, implementation, training and attractive support services. Choose Cideon as your partner and simplify your changeover!

Easily Switch From CAD Desktop to SAP ECTR

You want to switch from CAD Desktop to SAP ECTR and prepare your system landscape for the future? Take this important step with CIDEON.

We are a Platinum Partner of SAP SE and have over 30 years of experience from numerous successful projects in the SAP environment. With us you receive all services associated with a change to SAP ECTR from a single source:

Workshop for optimal preparation of the transition project
Consulting and project management by experienced consultants
Implementation of SAP ECTR incl. interfaces and Cideon Add-Ons
Project-specific developments
Training of your administrators, key users and end users
Extensive support services also after the changeover

Find out here about the most important advantages of a changeover and our workshop packages or get in touch with us right away. We will be happy to advise you!

Advantages of Switching From CDESK to SAP ECTR

SAP Engineering Control Center (ECTR) offers numerous advantages over CAD Desktop (CDESK). These include the more intuitive user interface, easier integration of CAD software and compatibility with SAP S/4HANA. In addition, SAP ECTR can be used universally – regardless of whether you run your SAP applications “on premise” or via the cloud.

These and other advantages at a glance:

Improved User Experience

through intuitive user interface, fast navigation and multiple search options

Uniformly Operable Integrations

for many MCAD / ECAD and Office applications

Extended User Group

through included Office integration, 3D viewing and parts list derivation without CAD

Precise Fit for Your Processes

through extensive configuration and expansion options

Optimal Integration

through add-ons for current software solutions from SAP and SAP partners

Ready for the Future

through compatibility with S/4HANA systems

Best-Practices: CDESK to SAP ECTR

Switching from SAP CAD Desktop to SAP ECTR - made easy!

Rene Schulz, Customer Success Manager

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You would like to know more about our products and solutions? Our Customer Success will be happy to help you.

+49 89 90 9003 200

customer.success@cideon.com

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Why Cideon?

Cideon advises and supports companies in optimizing their product development processes - from conception and engineering to production and service. We stand for:

Decades of Expertise

Rely on decades of practical experience in system integration and process consulting. Cideon understands your business challenges in digital transformation and supports you with unique solutions along the entire value chain.

Customized Engineering

Benefit from customized solutions with Cideon software and interfaces. Integrative, powerful and perfectly tailored to your individual daily business needs.

End-to-End Process Consulting

Transform your digital requirements into corporate (added) value. We simplify your processes, map them digitally and make them economically viable - across functions and divisions throughout the entire product development process.

International Cooperation

Trust in a strong group of companies. Cideon is part of the family-owned, globally active Friedhelm Loh Group and is based on the principles of customer-oriented and sustainable corporate management.

Cideon CDESK to ECTR Workshop Packages

Transition From SAP CAD Desktop to SAP ECTR Made Easy

Are you planning to switch from SAP CAD Desktop (CDESK) to SAP Engineering Control Center (ECTR)? We accompany you reliably and cost-effectively through the entire changeover process - with professional consulting, software, implementation, training and attractive support services. For the perfect preparation of your changeover to SAP ECTR, we offer two different workshops. In these we take a close look at your existing system landscape and develop a changeover scenario that is perfectly tailored to your company.

Our Services in The Workshops:

Analysis of the existing infrastructure
Planning the necessary and sensible course of action
Preparation of a recommendation for action and budget information for the changeover
Customized compilation of the necessary Cideon SAP components for the new environment
Participation in extensive experiences of past projects - a "best practice" approach

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More Information & Advice

Schenck Process Group (SPG)

Succes Story Schenck Process

Process-oriented complete plant engineering solution

At Schenck Process Group (SPG), order management was standardized with the help of SAP PLM. SAP ECTR and SAP PPG also played a central role here.

Hochland Natec GmbH

Success Story Hochland Natec

Efficient Data Migration Meets Seamless System Integration

The new SAP S/4HANA ERP system was introduced at Hochland Natec. This also included an extensive data migration and an update of SAP ECTR.

Flottweg SE

Success Story Flottweg

Cideon and Flottweg: With ECTR in the top 3

Together with Cideon, the Flottweg group of companies converted the 3D CAD system and initially successfully established the SAP Engineering Control Center (ECTR). In this way, the engineering data could be integrated into the SAP-based follow-up process.

Aerzener Maschinenfabrik GmbH

Success Story AERZEN

Integrated SAP ERP/PLM solution

Cideon integrated the existing CAD systems at Aerzener Maschinenfabrik GmbH into a newly implemented SAP PLM. The result: Improved data consistency and process consistency.

Hawe Hydraulik SE

Success Story Hawe

Hydraulic planning with Autodesk CAx/PDM

With support from Cideon, Hawe Hydraulik SE put its PLM solution on a new platform with a seamless SAP interface and updated CAD equipment. Tools used successfully: Cideon Vault Professional Integration to SAP and Cideon Toolbox for Vault.

KHD Humboldt Wedag AG

Success Story KHD

Intelligent workflow with SAP PLM

To build a process-integrated PLM/ERP solution, KHD Humboldt Wedag AG relied on Cideon's many years of certified SAP and Autodesk expertise.

Neumann & Esser Group

Success Story NEA

SAP ERP/PLM system for shorter lead times

The Neumann & Esser Group has renewed its IT landscape with Cideon. By using SAP ERP and SAP PLM, plant engineering know-how becomes more accessible worldwide and order processing is accelerated.

Our Business Areas

Take advantage of our expertise and achieve more within your business area. Discover our industry-specific solutions and products at a glance.

Machine Building

Make development more efficient. Realize production faster.

Plant Construction

Create data consistency. Simplify document and supplier management.

Manufacturing

Manage requirements efficiently. Realize individual solutions in series.

Design Offices

Provide flexibility. Implement customer requirements quickly.

Metal Construction

Simplify construction tasks. Process changes more efficiently. Speed up logistics.

Process Industry

Optimize production processes. Prioritize safety and sustainability. Counteract competitive pressure.

Building Technology

Manage technical complexity. Enable innovation. Promote interdisciplinary cooperation.

Partners

Cideon Support

Quality, speed, and reliability in engineering are critical to your success. Comprehensive services are just as important as dedicated specialists and powerful software solutions.

Cideon Support offers you fast and uncomplicated answers to your questions, detailed insights into products and solutions as well as helpful tips and tricks.

Go one step further with Managed Services: With this service, we monitor your CAD/PDM/PLM environment and ensure the long-term operational reliability of your software. This ensures that your systems are always up to date and ready for use, giving you the peace of mind that your software is consistently maintained and optimized.

Cideon Locations

Cideon Headquarter

CIDEON Software & Services GmbH & Co. KG
Lochhamer Schlag 11, 82166 Gräfelfing (Germany)

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Contact

Learn more about our products and services.

+49 89 9090030

info@cideon.com