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CENIT SAP PLM Foundation

Best Practice for Future-Proof SAP PLM Solutions in the Design-to-Operate Approach

Product development does not end with CAD – it only unfolds its added value when engineering, logistics, production, and service are seamlessly connected.

With the CENIT SAP PLM Foundation, you create a stable, scalable, and future-proof basis for your product lifecycle management in SAP. Based on proven best practices, we support you in efficiently shaping your PLM system and integrating it consistently into upstream and downstream processes.

Whether SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA – we design your PLM architecture to provide technical and strategic support for your digitalization strategy in a design-to-operate approach.

Quickly productive with best practice templates Preconfigured. Proven. Practical.

The CENIT SAP PLM Foundation is based on preconfigured templates that have been developed from real use cases and many years of project experience.

For you, this means:

  • Short implementation times
  • Reduced project risks
  • Clearly structured processes right from the start

You benefit from a proven process model that enables rapid implementation and a smooth transition to ongoing operations – without unnecessary complexity.

Efficient engineering processes in SAP Integration instead of isolated applications

At the heart of the CENIT SAP PLM Foundation is the SAP Engineering Control Center (SAP ECTR). It connects your CAD authoring systems directly to SAP and creates a consistent database for your engineering.

Whether CATIA, Siemens NX, SOLIDWORKS, or EPLAN – integrating your design environment into SAP results in:

  • Consistent data management
  • Controlled change management
  • Transparent processes across departmental boundaries

At the same time, you lay the technological foundation in engineering for a later switch to SAP S/4HANA.

Advantages of the CENIT SAP PLM Foundation

Process efficiency and flexibility

With the CENIT SAP PLM Foundation, we offer you exactly the process-oriented and flexible basis that your company and your employees need in their daily work with SAP ECTR.
The SAP Engineering Control Center is a convenient working environment for engineers and enables the cross-disciplinary integration of the relevant authoring tools. At the same time, SAP ECTR acts as "smart glasses" in SAP, enabling all employees who deal with product data in business processes to use technical data for their tasks. With the CENIT SAP PLM Foundation, implementation can be enhanced with additional SAP and CENIT products in the areas of collaboration, visualization, process control, validation, and verification.

Future-proof

You are already taking the first step in engineering toward SAP S/4HANA with the introduction of SAP ECTR with the CENIT SAP PLM Foundation.
SAP ECTR is SAP's future-proof engineering platform.
When implemented in your existing ERP Business Suite (SAP® ECC), the subsequent switch to SAP S/4HANA will only require minor adjustments in SAP ECTR.

Risk minimization

A critical issue with any system implementation is the replacement of existing systems and the migration of existing data. For many scenarios, we offer process-driven data migration packages with the CENIT SAP PLM Foundation.

User acceptance

The acceptance of new SAP PLM solutions depends largely on the user experience during system use. Ensuring trouble-free operation is therefore a key task. That is why project-accompanying transition and support from an experienced operations team are at the core of the CENIT SAP PLM Foundation.
 

Process support at a glance

Integration

Enables the seamless integration of engineering departments, including their authoring systems, into the product development process with SAP PLM – for shorter overall throughput times and a flexible response to new market requirements.

Process control

Offers configurable modules for automation and flexible process control of typical process steps such as simple data checking and complex structure validation.
 

Collaboration

Supports cross-company collaboration in product development with consistent process scenarios. The background transfer of complex processes during CAD assembly exchange enables easy use of the collaboration functions.
 

Visualization & conversion

Makes technical information from CAD models usable for procurement and production processes, for example, through process-controlled conversion into 2D and 3D neutral formats, and viewable by any SAP user without additional CAD licenses.

Migration

Supports the planning and risk-minimized execution of inventory data migration to SAP. Customer-specific migration strategies are possible, such as "big bang" or transitional parallel operation. At the same time, migration is supported by process components, for example, for performing a quality check of the data to be migrated and any necessary corrections. Monitoring and reporting functions of the CENIT SAP PLM Foundation increase transparency regarding the migration process and the quality of the migrated data.

Monitoring & Reporting

Creates transparency about company processes for fast and secure decision-making. Process weaknesses become visible with the CENIT SAP PLM Foundation, and targeted fine-tuning is also made possible.

Why CENIT is the right partner

Why CENIT is the right partner

CENIT combines in-depth SAP PLM expertise with experience from numerous national and international customer projects. Our SAP Solutions Team provides comprehensive support to companies – from strategic consulting and implementation to long-term operational support.

Based on proven best practices, we integrate the necessary software components into your existing SAP landscape. Clear work packages, defined milestones, and binding implementation periods ensure transparency and planning reliability.

As an SAP partner, we accompany you throughout the entire transformation process – from strategy development to stable operation of the solution. We are also at your side as an experienced service partner for the further development and mapping of new business processes ( ).

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CENIT AG