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Evosys Laser GmbH: Maximum efficiency
in high-end laser machine construction
Consistent processes thanks to perfect integration
of CAD, PDM and ERP
Customer Evosys Laser GmbH is an expert in Evosys has been developing and ma-
Evosys Laser GmbH an innovative and established joining nufacturing tailor-made laser sys-
Felix-Klein-Straße 75 process in the industrial manufactu- tems for material processing, such
D-91058 Erlangen ring industry: laser plastic welding. as laser plastic welding, laser solde-
Tel.: +49 9131 81497 0 But not only with its laser machines ring and micrometallic welding, sin-
info@evosys-laser.com everything went as desired - the me- ce 2015. The mechanical engineering
www.evosys-group.com dium-sized company from Erlangen company primarily offers companies
in Germany was able to implement from the automotive, medical tech-
end-to-end digital processes from nology and consumer sectors crea-
Products design through production to pur- tive solutions for demanding machi-
Solid Edge 3D CAD chasing with the help of the system ning tasks, especially laser plastic
PDM Studio house Solid System Team GmbH welding. Due to its advantages - high
Ulysses ERP (SST).
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precision, locally easily metered the Evosys design team can imple-
energy input and cleanliness - this ment both stand-alone machines
tool has secured a permanent place and fully interlinked special soluti-
in production, not least because it ons for laser material processing. A
connects plastic parts with one an- special highlight of Solid Edge is the
other in a reliable and process-safe combination of sequential modeling
manner. with so-called synchronous techno-
logy. This unique technology com-
Evosys also wanted reliability and bines the speed and simplicity of di-
security for its own company pro- rect modeling with the flexibility and
cesses. The goal right from the start control capabilities of parametric de-
should be a continuous, holistic so- sign, making it ideal for Evosys‘ mo-
lution consisting of CAD, PDM/PLM dern product design. However, the
and ERP software. Shortly after it software used in construction today
was founded, Evosys acquired an in- has an impact on processes far be-
tegrated CAD and PDM system at the yond the boundaries of the depart-
same time as the first workstation ment. This was also evident in this
and relied on the know-how of Solid project: components and assemblies
System Team GmbH. „I already wor- are of enormous importance not
ked very well with SST at my previous only in production, but also in pur-
employer,” says Andreas Kraus, Ope- chasing and technical editing. Becau-
rations Manager at Evosys. The posi- se in these and other departments,
tive experience as well as the com- the design data and their meta in-
prehensive support were decisive for formation must also be available and
getting involved again with the SST processed in various formats such as
as a long-term partner. „Our recipe parts lists or interactive PDFs in the
for success is the holistic approach appropriate versioning and with the
that goes far beyond the sale of soft- current status.
ware licenses. With the combination
of process-oriented consulting, tai-
lor-made software integration, data „With Solid Edge and PDM Studio, the designer is given a
migration as well as support and comprehensive tool to successfully implement the construc-
maintenance services during opera-
tion, we as a system house can offer
tion of customer-specific and standardized solutions.“
our customers holistic support,” says Andreas Kraus
Tim Dornbusch, Head of Key Account Manager Operations
Evosys Laser GmbH
Management at SST.
After the basic potential analysis, a
solution consisting of the 3D CAD „If we had simply stored our data -
Solid Edge and the product data ma- as it is still the case with many com-
nagement software PDM Studio was panies - in a directory structure on
integrated at Evosys. Andreas Kraus, the server, we would certainly have
who has been relying on the solution quickly reached our limits and would
partner SST for 19 years, summari- have lost a lot of efficiency,“ says
zes the advantages of the solution: Andreas Kraus. For this reason, the
„With Solid Edge and PDM Studio, laser machine provider opted direct-
the designer is given a comprehen- ly for PDM Studio: This enables the
sive tool to successfully implement comprehensive design data of the
the construction of customer-spe- laser machines to be managed com-
cific and standardized solutions.“ In pany-wide in a structured manner
Solid Edge, which offers a complete and make it available to all depart-
3D product development portfolio, ments and employees as they need
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„Thanks to the consistency of the individual software systems,
Evosys was open to all options for efficient product develop-
ment right from the start.“
Tim Dornbusch
Head of Key Account Management
Solid System Team GmbH
it for their work. This is made possi- automatically filled, the provision of
ble by the integration in Solid Edge neutral formats such as PDF, Step or
and interfaces to more than 130 DXF or the time-controlled provision
other applications and data sources of data. Thus, Evosys can save time,
(e.g. ERP, MS Office). This not only reduce manual routine tasks and in-
prevents redundant data. Evosys crease quality.
also benefits from the fact that dif-
ferent versions and the status of In 2018, the introduction of an ERP
components are clearly visible, thus system rounded off the holistic so-
eliminating incorrect production or lution and increased efficiency enor-
wrong technical documentation. The mously. Before that, Evosys worked
PDM Studio function of automating with an Excel-based solution. The
recurring processes provides a par- manual handling of the data was of-
ticular boost in efficiency: the so- ten error-prone and, due to the in-
called converter server allows pro- creasing amount of data, no longer
perties such as part numbers to be manageable after a while. With Ulys-
ses ERP, which is specially designed
„Our stringent CAD / PDM / ERP solution was certainly an im- for medium-sized manufacturing
portant component in coping with the agile business develop- companies such as Evosys, all other
company-relevant data can now be
ment shown over the past five years.“
mapped consistently. Employees can
Andreas Kraus even access the ERP system from
Manager Operations
their home office without any pro-
Evosys Laser GmbH
blems. They particularly appreciate
the clarity, because many columns
and criteria can be flexibly shown
and hidden. In this way you can adapt
the program to your individual needs
and do not lose track of things. Ulys-
ses ERP is based on the functions of
operations management, inventory
management as well as document
and project management. A direct
connection to the PDM solution and
the integration of the CAD system
are essential for the transfer of parts
lists, article management and change
management. Flexible interfaces
make it easier to export or transfer
data to other systems.
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„Thanks to the consistency of the
individual software systems, Evosys
was able to use all options for effi-
cient product development right
from the start,“ reports Tim Dorn-
busch. „The interfaces between So-
lid Edge, PDM Studio and Ulysses ERP
enable Evosys employees to use and
process uniform data from CAD to
PDM to ERP for their department.“
The intelligent interlinking of these
solutions gives Evosys the flexibility
to respond quickly to market changes
to be able to react, and thus promo-
tes sustainable success, as Andreas
Kraus confirms: „Our stringent CAD
/ PDM / ERP solution was certainly „This is how a long-term partnership is a pleasure.“
an important component in coping Andreas Kraus
with the agile business development Manager Operations
Evosys Laser GmbH
shown over the past five years.“
But with the integration of the three
systems into the infrastructure and
the subsequent introductory trai-
ning, Evosys and SST‘s common path
was far from over. Since then, the
system house has taken on the main-
tenance of the software solutions
used and supports the employees in
day-to-day operations by means of a
hotline and other support services.
“The Solid System Team is availa-
ble to answer questions about Solid
Edge, PDM Studio and the connec-
tion of Ulysses ERP. With the help
desk or ticket system, problems are
dealt with promptly and in a targeted
manner,” says Andreas Kraus happily.
„This is how a long-term partnership
is a pleasure.“
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