Enhance efficiency and sustainability in consumer products manufacturing
Consumer goods manufacturers must respond quickly to consumer trends and drive innovation. At the same time, they need to develop sustainable products, meet high-quality and compliance standards, and ensure transparency in global supply chains. This is impossible to manage without digital transformation and automation. CONTACT Software offers integrated solutions to help you recognize market changes early, accelerate development processes, and make supply chains more efficient. With our comprehensive Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), you promote sustainability, improve quality management, and create the foundation for innovation and growth.
Industry solutions from CONTACT
- Implement digital business models, as well as strategy and product innovations, faster
- Optimize product development with end-to-end processes
- Utilize standardization and automation for clear processes, security, and transparency
- Reduce the effort required to implement legal requirements and certifications with automatic documentation
- Comprehensively analyze products, substances, and suppliers through material and supplier evidence
- Develop sustainable products through targeted material selection and efficient resource utilization

Success storys of our clients
CIM Database: A global driver for all PLM processes

Stiebel Eltron connects TDM/ERP via CIM Database for centralized product data and efficient projects. 500 employees worldwide use the PLM solution for all product lifecycle processes, resulting in a 40% reduction in effort for change processes.
CIM Database: A global driver for all PLM processes
Stiebel Eltron connects TDM/ERP via CIM Database for centralized product data and efficient projects. 500 employees worldwide use the PLM solution for all product lifecycle processes, resulting in a 40% reduction in effort for change processes.

Stiebel Eltron connects TDM/ERP via CIM Database for centralized product data and efficient projects. 500 employees worldwide use the PLM solution for all product lifecycle processes, resulting in a 40% reduction in effort for change processes.
CIM Database: a PLM and knowledge platform

Founded in 1924, ABUS is a global leader in security technology, manufacturing products to protect people, buildings, and mobile assets. ABUS has used CIM Database as its PLM and knowledge platform for product data since 2006.
CIM Database: a PLM and knowledge platform
Founded in 1924, ABUS is a global leader in security technology, manufacturing products to protect people, buildings, and mobile assets. ABUS has used CIM Database as its PLM and knowledge platform for product data since 2006.

Founded in 1924, ABUS is a global leader in security technology, manufacturing products to protect people, buildings, and mobile assets. ABUS has used CIM Database as its PLM and knowledge platform for product data since 2006.
"We've become more efficient and are now bringing significantly more products to market in the same amount of time than before."
Dr. Thomas Becker, Head of Development, ABUS August Bremicker Söhne KG
Software tools for consumer products
PLM – react faster to market trends and develop sustainable products
CONTACT's PLM solution, CIM Database, accelerates your innovation process and makes it easier to anticipate consumer trends early. Your teams work together in real time on a central platform and use a single source of truth with the latest project and product data. The software improves cross-functional collaboration and ensures maximum transparency in all phases of the product lifecycle. You automate processes, avoid errors, and meet compliance requirements with less effort. At the same time, you consider ecological aspects from material selection to recycling.
Project management – execute project processes agility and reliably
Project Office optimizes your project management through transparent planning, efficient controlling, and flexible management. Your teams can use resources efficiently, identify risks early, and significantly accelerate development projects. Agile methods and classic project management approaches can be flexibly combined. A powerful task management system ensures smooth transitions from planning to execution and promotes the self-organization of your teams. You improve collaboration and bring sustainable, high-quality products to market on time.
Industrial IoT – optimize industrial processes
CONTACT Elements for IoT connects plants, equipment, and processes. This creates the basis for holistic asset management and the data-driven improvement of your production processes. Continuous analysis of real-time data leads to smooth operations, predictive maintenance approaches, and higher product quality. You increase effectiveness on the shop floor and reduce downtime to a minimum. In addition, our software provides you with all the functions for an energy management system according to ISO 50001.
Collaboration – share data efficiently and securely across organizational boundaries
Our Collaboration Hub enables seamless communication between your internal teams, as well as suppliers and partners. This makes processes along the supply chain more transparent and efficient. Thanks to the seamless integration of systems such as ERP, CAD, or CRM, you manage and share data and documents in a structured manner. You accelerate decision-making processes, simplify coordination, and shorten development times. The security architecture of our platform ensures comprehensive protection of your company data at all times.
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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