Krone

Integration of CAD, ERP and PDM system at Krone GmbH - integrated management of Medusa and Pro/Engineer data with CADIM/EDB

"Today we manage our product data on an integrative basis, from tool construction to production."

Martin Struss, Development Department: Standards / Norms,
Krone GmbH, Berlin

Telecommunication booms: products and solutions for data and telecommunication networks become more complex, and need to be customized to customer requests. On time delivery is a decisive factor in opting for a provider. Consistent and fast provision of product describing documents in engineering and sales requires a seamless integration of CAD and PDM systems on the one hand, and of PDM and ERP systems on the other. KRONE GmbH uses the CADIM/EDB PDM system to achieve this objective.

Requirements

• Efficient drawing management and distribution
• Transfer of different programs for managing bills of material in a single application
• Integration of CADIM/EDB with ERP system PIUSS

Solution

• Implementation of CADIM/EDB
• Integration of Medusa and Pro/ENGINEER with CADIM/EDB
• Creation of item and drawing management with CADIM/EDB
• Digital drawing archive
• Integration of CADIM/EDB and plot system Océ
• Integration of CADIM/EDB and ERP system PIUSS
• Implementation of revision management in CADIM/EDB
• Creation of a document distribution manager in CADIM/EDB

Benefit

• Acceleration and automation of workflows
• High and stable workflow security
• Online access to current drawings
• Reduction of interfaces
• Uniform bills of material management program

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