XPLM Solution for Metso Germany GmbH

CustomerMetso
BrancheMechanic Engineering & Industrial Machinery
IntegrationEPLAN to Siemens Teamcenter

About the Customer

Metso is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of recycling machinery for processing metal scrap. The company has a workforce of approx. 260 employees and is located in Düsseldorf, Germany, where design, engineering and manufacturing has been carried out for almost 100 years.

The formerly family-owned company was founded in 1913 by Waldemar Lindemann and became part of the Finnish Metso Group in 2001. Together with Metso Denmark (formerly M&J, manufacturer of waste shredders and Texas Shredder, a US located producer of metal shredders) it represents Metso’s Recycling business. Metso Germany specializes in state-of-the-art processing systems for scrap materials. Their products are used in metal recycling plants and automobile factories, as well as in a diverse range of applications.

Customer Challenges

  • Configurable and error-free BOMs for faster introduction of products to the market
  • Changes and updates to the ECAD project are to be transferred to the PLM system independently by the users

Customer Requirements

  • Collection of software components for PLC (Siemens S7)
  • Consideration of fluidic components
  • Saving the output of the product configurator in Teamcenter including the parts lists

Customer Benefits

  • Automation of workflows enables better clarity of all daily work processes
  • Standardization of software components for SPS/PLC programming
  • Saving time and costs

Take a look at our Metso success story here.

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