SENEC

Intelligent battery storage systems and storage-based energy solutions
Subsidiary of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG since 2018
More than 650 employees

The SENEC brand is one of Europe’s leading providers of innovative energy and storage solutions for single-family homes—with more than 150,000 systems sold and a strong advisory network. With SENEC.360, the company offers a coordinated ecosystem for sustainable, all-around self-sufficiency, including battery storage, solar panels, a virtual electricity account, and an EV charging station. For product development, SENEC relies on CONTACT’s PLM system CIM Database in a cloud environment. The energy specialist achieved efficiency gains in engineering and cross-department collaboration within just a few weeks. Further significant productivity increases are expected as usage of the solution continues to grow.

Task and objective

Implementation of an open and scalable PLM system
High flexibility and adaptability to changing and new requirements
Integration capability and system independence through open interface technology
Cross-system, overarching data management
End-to-end processes and company-wide access to consistent data
Fast implementation and a mature system standard
Establish a service portal with access to all necessary data and documents for customer serviceModern and user-friendly UI>

Solution

CIM Database as the central platform and data hub for the entire company
Integration of various systems, including MCAD (SolidWorks) and ECAD (Altium), ALM (GitLab, Jira), ERP (Microsoft Dynamics), and CRM (Microsoft Business Central)
Project Office for integrated project management as an integral part of product lifecycle management
Document management with powerful enterprise search and Office integration
Requirements management

Benefits

Simplified collaboration within the company and with external partners and suppliers
Transition from a heterogeneous application landscape to connected departments with a shared data foundation
Significant efficiency gains in engineering (approximately five hours saved per week) within just a few weeks
End-to-end data management from requirements specification through simulation and testing
Solution serves as the foundation for a centralized, company-wide knowledge platform
High data security and global data access with reduced administrative and infrastructure effort thanks to a PaaS operating model
High level of customization through a comprehensive Functions Framework