• Operator of electricity, natural gas, drinking water and telecommunications networks (EWE NETZ)
  • 10,185 employees (EWE Group, average 2022)
  • € 8.6 billion in sales (EWE Group 2022)

    EWE NETZ operates state-of-the-art and efficient networks that are among the safest in Europe. These include an electricity network and a natural gas network in the Ems-Weser-Elbe region and natural gas networks in Brandenburg, northern West Pomerania and on the island of Rügen. In addition, EWE NETZ builds high-performance telecommunications networks. Since 1997, the utility specialist has been using CIM Database under the name ADIS to manage its network infrastructure. The Oldenburg-based EWE Group company is continuously expanding the solution to meet its demanding tasks such as high supply security, economically efficient operation and transformation of the energy system.

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    Task and objective
    • Efficient management of network infrastructure
    • Support for planning, construction, operation, maintenance and modernization of pipeline networks
    • Continuous modernization and digitalization of the asset documentation and information system (ADIS)
    • High user-friendliness of the system for employees
    • Introduction of an order management system
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    Solution
    • CIM Database as plant documentation and information system (ADIS)
    • Integration of AutoCAD
    • Control of complex review and release workflows for cross-site technical changes
    • Workflow-supported project management with user-friendly task control
    • Project handling and documentation including management of all technical documents
    • Synchronization with SAP
    • Comprehensive order management system for expansion projects
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    Benefits
    • Unique end-to-end infrastructure management
    • Accelerated inspection, approval and release processes
    • Precise asset inventory management and complete documentation up to complete digital asset folders
    • Ensuring compliant products and processes
    • User-friendliness and accelerated task processing through Google-like search functions
    • Transparency of project status including access to all relevant documents of expansion projects – for example, when expanding the fiber optic network
    “CIM Database, GIS and SAP-PM contribute to the fact that we are one of the most efficient network operators in Germany.”

    Thomas Kindervater
    Head of Documentation Technology
    EWE Netz GmbH