As in most industries, digitalization is no longer a trend in mechanical engineering, but a necessary development in order to remain competitive. While the digital transformation poses a number of challenges for companies and plant and mechanical engineering companies, there is also enormous potential to increase efficiency and open up new business areas – for example through networked production processes, intelligent plant control and data-driven optimization. The experienced experts at PTA IT Consulting support you in mastering the challenges of digitalization and developing tailor-made solutions that modernize your processes and secure your competitiveness. Together we will shape your digital future.
Systems and mechanical engineering
Successful digitalization in mechanical engineering through professional IT consulting
Digital transformation in mechanical engineering with PTA
PTA GmbH has been involved in the development of IT solutions in systems and mechanical engineering since its beginnings. The focus is on customized applications and optimized processes, particularly in individual production and for handling projects in large-scale plant construction. In addition to supporting and further developing the standard systems used by our customers, we also focus on providing efficient interfaces – both between different software solutions and with partners’ systems. One outstanding example is our support for collaboration with suppliers and subcontractors as part of major international projects, e.g. in power plant construction. We promote digitalization in mechanical engineering and create the basis for smooth processes and sustainable success.
Engineering Solutions
The manufacture of physical devices is no longer a unique selling point. As a result, many device manufacturers are seeking direct access to customers to provide additional services and a comprehensive experience. For this purpose, data is the raw material of the future. Simple things are becoming intelligent devices that are able to communicate and develop new business models. The speed and intelligence with which companies develop and market new products with services play a key role here. The future therefore belongs to companies that are agile, customer-oriented and data-based – in other words, those that have seized the opportunities of digitalization in mechanical engineering in good time.
New digital products
Efficient digital processes
Better customer retention
Expansion of market share
Challenges of digitalization in plant construction and mechanical engineering
- Manufacturing companies often have no direct access to end customers and therefore no knowledge of their behavior and no opportunities to gain further insights
- Data and processes are isolated from the customer in our own IT systems
- Data comes from different proprietary systems and is not networked with each other
- Data analysis is made more difficult due to the fluctuating number of parameters
- Deriving measures to improve service quality is problematic
Solutions for the digital transformation in mechanical engineering
- Creating significant added value through digitalization and artificial intelligence
- Intelligent linking of IoT scenarios, data analysis and process management
- IT cloud enterprise platform as a framework for the entire IT
Digitalization in mechanical engineering: use cases
All technical components (energy supplier to consumer) are digitally recorded with their necessary characteristics. The module enables the user to digitally manage, inventory and schedule technical equipment. It also provides support when carrying out the necessary electrical tests during commissioning and maintenance.
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Digitalization in the areas of management, measurement, analysis, optimization and monitoring
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Inventory transparency
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Efficiency in the management and deployment planning of technical systems
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Utilization optimization
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Efficiency through support with mandatory inspections
Projects and the associated power distribution grids can be created and managed as part of digitization in mechanical engineering. A “Graphical Editor” can also be used to graphically plan and create the power distribution grids and simulate them using the calculated power load distribution and utilization. The respective and general system statuses are monitored via an IoT connection. At the same time, the data is collected and analyzed. The knowledge gained is constantly being incorporated into the planning and operation of electricity distribution grids, which enables process efficiency to be increased and costs to be saved.
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Standardized and complete planning documentation
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Time, monetary and qualitative efficiency in planning
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Avoidance of planning errors
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Eliminate manual activities
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Collecting, processing and evaluating data
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Transferability to other industries with similar challenges
Another use case is the development of a mobile app in the course of digitalization in mechanical engineering, which can visually identify products in different ways. After successful identification, component features from the CRM backend are displayed in the live screen. The measured values from the device sensors are displayed in real time via an IoT connection. Direct access to the graphical representation of the network in the CRM user front end is possible via a link.
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Increased efficiency of service processes using augmented reality and OCR
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Digitalization in the areas of repair, maintenance and electrical testing
Another possibility arising from digitalization in mechanical engineering is the creation of a central cloud company platform for decentralized, self-sufficient energy supply solutions. This serves to digitalize business processes in plant engineering, the management of (end) customers’ energy systems and a control center for all important energy management processes. All processes are mapped, from business initiation (acquisition of a lead) to order processing (installation of the system) and system support with billing. By connecting the IoT device data via a cloud gateway, the information is used to trigger automatically generated business processes in the service.
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Central cloud enterprise platform for the digitalization of business processes
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Complete transparency and control of the installed energy systems and their production data
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Availability of the software (SaaS) for third parties (white label approach)
- IoT data streams for triggering business processes
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Consideration of all customer touch points (web portal, sales app, consumer app for charging control)
Research our IT projects in the field of systems and mechanical engineering
In an R/3 production system containing the FI, CO, PS, MM, SM and PM components, SD is to be introduced for invoicing. Particular attention is to be paid to customer-related price lists …
Migration of an existing application system for materials management and PPS on Baan Triton 3.1 to a new version of Baan ERP. Reference processes are created with the help of the DEM …
The wage and salary interface between Paisy and an SAP system is to be replaced. Master data and transaction data are uploaded from Paisy. The wages and salaries are then posted and …
A subsidiary is to be migrated to the customer's SAP system. To do this, the organizational data must be configured in SAP. The master and transaction data must be transferred from the …
Important questions about digitalization in mechanical engineering
Why is digitalization important in mechanical engineering?
Digitalization is crucial for companies in the mechanical and plant engineering sector as it ensures competitiveness. It enables more efficient production processes, higher product quality and shorter development times. The digital transformation is also opening up new opportunities, for example through data-driven business models and business intelligence, predictive maintenance and networked systems. In an increasingly globalized and technology-driven world, digitalization is a key factor in exploiting innovation potential and meeting the growing demands of customers.
What are the challenges of digitalization in mechanical engineering?
The path to digitalization in mechanical engineering brings with it various challenges:
- Integration of new technologies into existing systems
- Protection of sensitive data
- Selection of suitable software solutions
- Lack of sufficiently qualified specialists and a clear digitalization strategy
- Adaptation of solutions to industry-specific requirements
- Realistic calculation of the costs and time required for digitization projects
How can an IT consultancy support mechanical engineering with digitalization?
Professional IT consulting helps companies in the mechanical and plant engineering sector to drive digitalization forward in a targeted and effective manner. It offers comprehensive support in the planning and implementation of digitalization projects and tailored IT solutions that are precisely tailored to the needs of the industry and the company. This enables processes to be optimized and future-proof structures to be created.
Have we sparked your interest?
Working with our experienced specialists in digital transformation offers companies in the mechanical engineering sector numerous advantages: you benefit from comprehensive expertise and customized solutions that are precisely tailored to the requirements of the industry. Our consultants have technical know-how and a deep understanding of the specific challenges in mechanical and plant engineering.
We support you in efficiently implementing your digital projects, optimizing costs and sustainably improving the quality of your processes. With our IT consulting at your side, you not only gain a reliable partner, but also the security to drive your digitalization forward in a strategic and future-oriented manner.
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