Press release - August 27, 2025
SAS Softec strengthens growth strategy with CIM Database Cloud
High-tech machinery manufacturer SAS Softec is growing rapidly. With CIM Database Cloud, the company establishes a central database and standardizes processes for maximum efficiency and scalability.
SAS Softec is currently undergoing a significant growth and transformation phase. This presents the company with considerable challenges: rapid production growth necessitates an expanding workforce. To manage the administrative workload and ensure swift, qualified onboarding, standardized processes are essential. As an innovation driver, the manufacturer of production systems for semiconductors, electronics, glass processing, and photovoltaics supports its customers from concept to implementation. This comprehensive approach requires not only company-wide data consistency but also compliance with the highest quality standards and all necessary certifications.
To address these requirements and ensure sustainable growth, SAS Softec opted for CIM Database Cloud from CONTACT Software. Its combined project and workflow management allows the company to standardize processes and simplify cross-team collaboration. Requirements Engineering streamlines requirements management, and the xBOM Manager synchronizes engineering, manufacturing, and service bills of materials. This ensures that all employees, from design to service, always have access to the latest product data.
Implementation as a SaaS (Software as a Service) solution accelerates and simplifies deployment for the manufacturer, as no dedicated infrastructure setup or additional IT staff is needed. “CONTACT speaks our language and understands what we need for our processes,” says Christian Krappen, Director of Supply Chain Management at SAS Softec. “In terms of functionality and usability, it is an exceptional and practical PLM application in the cloud that can truly rival on-premises solutions.”
CONTACT’s cloud infrastructure is ISO 27001 certified, ensuring maximum data security. As new developments are first rolled out in the SaaS environment, SAS Softec constantly benefits from the latest features and improvements. Looking ahead, the company plans to further increase the number of licenses.
Founded in 2009 as a software service provider in mechanical engineering, SAS Softec established its own division for plant engineering in 2018. Today, the high-tech machinery manufacturer employs approximately 55 people at its location in Altenstadt, Germany.
