PLM for automotive and mobility
Digital processes and interdisciplinary development in the automotive and mobility industry: mastering complexity and reducing time to value
Staying on the fast track of digital transformation
The automotive industry is under immense pressure to change. The shift to electromobility, volatile supply chains, rising raw material costs, and strict sustainability regulations are all contributing factors. To address these challenges, your company needs IT solutions that quickly adapt to new business models, technologies, and customer needs. With the CONTACT Elements platform, you are fully equipped to meet any requirement. Its scalable, open, and modular component architecture combines extensive functionalities and industry standards with maximum flexibility and security, ensuring long-term success.
CONTACT industry solutions
- Globally standardized data and processes through an integrated end-to-end solution for product development and production
- Integration platform for seamless, cross-system processes
- Secure production control with real-time monitoring of production status, planning horizon, and dashboards displaying KPIs on lead times, scrap, or downtimes
- Reliable revenue planning, part-based cost calculation of variants, and support for global sales processes
- Efficient cross-company collaboration through intelligent data sharing
Top-level security
The development and operation of cloud products based on CONTACT Elements meet the stringent requirements of the ISO 27001 standard. This certification confirms that CIM Database Cloud meets the highest security standards and ensures effective management of information security risks.
Success storys of our clients
Kostal is a leading manufacturer of electronic and mechatronic components. More than 5,000 users at 34 locations within the corporate group work with CIM Database as a development platform. In addition to integrated MCAD and ECAD data management, the scope of services includes comprehensive PLM-ERP synchronization, variant management, and global change management. The company benefits from end-to-end processes and consistent data in development, production, and logistics.
About the success storyMANN+HUMMEL is a global leader in the field of filtration. The group manages its projects at approximately 50 locations worldwide with CIM Database, relying on powerful multi-CAD data management, material, and bill of materials (BOM) management. In addition, the specialist has comprehensively digitized its project management: CONTACT's hybrid methodology enables rapid responses to new market demands by linking agile methods and classic management.
About the success storyKiekert is the world market leader in side door latches. In order to further expand its innovation lead, the company introduced CIM Database in 2020. Through seamless global data management, improved collaboration, and faster processes, Kiekert is counting on significant productivity increases in development. Central business processes have been digitized and automated, resulting in approval processes that are a good 20 percent faster.
About the success story“My most positive experience with the D2C project, besides the flexibility of the Elements platform, is the truly collaborative partnership with CONTACT.”
Dennis Pfisterer, Director Project Office at MANN+HUMMEL
Software tools for the automotive & mobility industry
Accelerate smart product development
With the PLM solution CIM Database, you fully digitalize your processes – from requirements to industrialization – while accelerating your development cycles. The integration of systems, applications, and disciplines enables seamless interdisciplinary collaboration. Ready-to-use templates and organizational tools significantly simplify compliance with industry standards such as ASPICE and ISO 26262. These include HARA risk analyses, maturity assessments according to ASPICE Capability Levels, and ECE homologation classifications for component organization. A comprehensive configuration and variant management help you control program and product complexity.
Execute project processes with agility and reliability
Project Office provides all the functionalities you need for hybrid project management. Combine agile and traditional methods to benefit from flexibility and reliability. Project planning and teamwork go hand in hand, while integrated costing tools enable product cost calculations at an early stage. Digital workflows and templates, combined with agile methods, ensure efficient and fast project execution. Based on the "Single Source of Truth" principle, your project management always relies on the latest data, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget.
Implement data-driven business models and optimize processes
CONTACT Elements for IoT connects assets, equipment, and logistics, providing a foundation for holistic asset management and data-driven industrialization process optimization. Compliance requirements and efficiency improvements are easier to achieve through targeted maintenance, part tracking, and batch traceability. Prototype monitoring and test setups ensure maturity levels during industrialization, while predictive maintenance and production control enhance shopfloor effectiveness and minimize downtime. Additionally, the software provides all necessary functions for an energy management system compliant with ISO 50001.
Intelligent data sharing for seamless cross-organizational processes
Close collaboration between manufacturers and suppliers is crucial for successful engineering processes. With the Collaboration Hub, you simplify, secure, and streamline transparent collaboration. Modern technologies allow you to share CAD models, product structures, variants and technical changes securely and in a controlled manner. Access controls and security mechanisms ensure compliance with both cybersecurity and regulatory requirements. This fosters smooth data- and process-level collaboration across companies and systems.
Extend Your Software with CONTACT Elements
The modular CONTACT Elements platform scales incrementally into a comprehensive solution, covering the entire lifecycle from initial idea to product development, manufacturing, and after-sales. Modern technologies you may only need in a few years can be added as needed.
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