CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
9 April 2008
Implementation Investments
Technia and MacGREGOR Sign Agreement for Product Lifecycle Management
Technia, Addnode’s subsidiary and the leading European supplier of solutions for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), has signed an agreement with MacGREGOR concerning a delivery of a PLM solution based on the ENOVIA PLM system from Dassault Systèmes. The delivery is comprised of software, Technia Value Components and consulting services. The PLM solution will work as a global master for product information and manage all related processes, which in turn will improve Mac GREGOR’s global operational efficiency. This order further validates Technia´s number one position within the European PLM market.
MacGREGOR’s Crane division is the world’s leading marine cargo crane supplier. It started in the early 60s with the legendary Hägglunds crane. Over the years a wide range of crane types have been designed and successfully introduced. Today MacGREGOR’s product portfolio covers a number of cranes for shipboard cargo handling.
The market for MacGREGOR cargo cranes is global, with owners and shipyards spread all over the world. The PLM solution will enable global access to product information and support MacGREGOR’s complete business process from concept design to after sales and services, which in turn will improve MacGREGOR customer responsiveness. The PLM system will be the global master for all items and product information and manage all related processes.
“Our situation with a very strong order intake and requests for short delivery times called for a new approach throughout the whole process from product development to After Sales. We are confident that the ENOVIA PLM Solution together with Technia’s skilled consultants will help us to improve our global operational efficiency”, says Leif Sundin, PLM Project Manager at MacGREGOR’s Crane division.
“Over the last year Technia has seen the maritime/offshore market emerge as one of the upcoming industries with an increasing interest in PLM. The maritime/offshore industry faces the same problem as many other industries. They strive to gain control as well as make product information accessible and easy to distribute. Product development within the maritime/offshore industry was previously handled internally by key persons with a bird’s eye perspective. Today the process has become much more complex, diverse and global. Strict demands on traceability as well as after market and service have also become increasingly important to the maritime/offshore industry.
“This is an important win for us in the growing Maritime/Offshore segment in the Nordics. Our ability to support MacGREGOR’s growth and business processes were the keys for us to win this business”, says Jonas Gejer VP at Technia.
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