Kübler

Products and solutions for measurement, transmission, and evaluation
More than 500 employees (2022)
More than €90 million in sales (2022)

The high-tech specialist Kübler develops and manufactures products and solutions for measurement, transmission and evaluation. With this portfolio, the company is an enabler for Industry 4.0 and Smart Factory. Kübler uses CONTACT's CIM Database for comprehensive PLM and Elements for IoT for shopfloor management and condition monitoring. The specialist benefits in particular from the economical development of a large number of customer-specific variants, from a digital nameplate with all relevant product information, and from the smooth interaction of PLM and IoT thanks to the innovative closed-loop methodology.

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Task and objective

Push forward digitization in the company through a customer-centric approach
Introduction of the digital nameplate with all relevant product information for all product families
Process reliability through comprehensive project management support
Creating the basis for the economic development of numerous customer-specific variants through effective variant management (individual series production/mass customization)
Establish a state-of-the-art engineering method by combining PLM and IoT

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Solution

CIM Database as engineering backbone including MCAD and ECAD integrations and comprehensive PLM platform with automated variant management
Support of project management processes across the entire value chain
Shopfloor management including automated provision of live process data and process metrics for condition monitoring of production lines
Orchestration of customer orders from ERP with Shopfloor Navigator as well as shift management and coordination of workers
Bi-directional communication between PLM and IoT solution: transfer of BOMs and routings from CIM Database to Elements for IoT − return flow of anomalies from Elements for IoT to CIM Database via ticket system

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Benefits

Data consistency as well as accelerated and more secure processes thanks to a central platform from product development through manufacturing to service
Accelerated development of customer applications thanks to automated processes in variant management and consistency through to work planning and production
Improved production performance through live monitoring of relevant key figures and automation using trigger and routine processes
Improved development process with innovative closed-loop methodology through data feedback from production to PLM
Basis for the digital factory and continuous improvement of production

IIoT for Shopfloor Management and Condition Monitoring

The high-tech specialist Kübler uses Elements for IoT not only for shopfloor management and condition monitoring in production. Find out how Kübler combines PLM and IoT into a closed-loop process and offers its customers real added value via the digital nameplate.

IIoT for Shopfloor Management and Condition Monitoring

The high-tech specialist Kübler uses Elements for IoT not only for shopfloor management and condition monitoring in production. Find out how Kübler combines PLM and IoT into a closed-loop process and offers its customers real added value via the digital nameplate.