CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
17 August 2004
Implementation Investments
M-TEC Enlists New Collaboration Tool to Curtail Misunderstandings
CoCreate Software, Inc. ( http://www.cocreate.com/ ) announced that M-TEC GmbH has adopted CoCreate's OneSpace.net.
M-TEC GmbH, based in Herzogenrath near Aachen, engineers products for companies such as Siemens, Bosch, DaimlerChrysler, Whirlpool/Bauknecht, Volkswagen and JCI. Specializing in plastics technology and fluid technics, M-TEC's services include project management, consulting, planning, design, construction, tests and trials.
"We adopted OneSpace.net because we wanted to further improve customer communication and reduce misunderstandings," said Andreas Buttgenbach, team leader product development, M-TEC. "Plus, we need an efficient tool for taking minutes during online meetings to ensure everything was recorded correctly and understood by all team members."
Prior to enlisting OneSpace.net, the company used conventional methods such as fax, post, e-mail and business travel to discuss drawings and models with customers. "These methods were error prone and expensive and we've been looking to improve this procedure and subsequently increase employee motivation," said Buttgenbach.
"OneSpace.net works for us," said Buttgenbach. "We have already run a successful project using the product with one of our customer, Siemens Mobile."
The company can set up projects in OneSpace.net's project workspace and keep documents, drawings, models and other information online where they can be stored and retrieved quickly. This guarantees that team members work on the same version.
M-TEC holds meetings online with OneSpace.net's meeting center. "We use it to discuss, inspect and change our drawings and models," said Buttgenbach. "Team members see the same view of the models on their screens; consequences of changes are quickly visible. We bring all relevant team members to a meeting, so we can use their combined expertise to make fast, informed decisions."
For further information, please visit http://www.onespace.net
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