Organizations around the world are using the SAP Product Lifecycle Management (SAP PLM) application to share information throughout the manufacturing process. Read these success stories to see how SAP PLM is helping organizations achieve their goals:

• Aesculap (PDF, 92 KB), Germany – Read how Aesculap implemented the SAP PLM solution to speed development of medical equipment products and improve collaboration between teams, tightly integrating development, design, production, and logistics.
• Avanex (PDF, 198 KB), United States – Learn how this pioneer in optical networks is using SAP solutions such as SAP PLM to improve engineering activities, collaborate across the enterprise, and accelerate time to market.
• BMW Group (PDF, 77 KB), Germany – Read how the Munich-based BMW Group reinforced its pacesetting status as manufacturer of premium automobiles by introducing superlative quality in a new product development process using the SAP Product Lifecycle Management application – and gained greater reliability in planning.
• Dade Behring (PDF, 85 KB) – Discover why this provider of quality diagnostic products and services anticipates that SAP PLM will enable the company to reduce development cycle times and help gain the number-one position in the marketplace.
• Hansgrohe AG (PDF, 146 KB), Germany – Explore how SAP PLM helps this pioneering bathroom fittings designer better manage product data and design processes, resulting in faster time to market, lower costs, and higher quality product development.
• Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. (PDF, 115 KB), Germany – Learn how this producer of automotive lighting and electronics uses SAP Environment, Health & Safety, an application in SAP PLM, to enhance visibility of hazardous materials management for all departments, complying with legal requirements more quickly and efficiently.
• Italferr SpA (PDF, 245 KB), Italy – Explore how the engineering firm of Ferrovie dello Stato (Italian Railway) implemented Collaboration Folders (cFolders), an application within SAP PLM – to bring control and conformity to its project document management process, reduce errors, and give accessibility to internal and external users.
• KARL STORZ (PDF, 75 KB), Germany – See how this medical instrument manufacturer uses SAP PLM to share product development information transparently and integrate with SAP ERP for materials management, production planning, HR, and accounting.
• NOVA Chemicals Corp. (PDF, 154 KB), Canada – Learn how SAP solutions help NOVA Chemicals increase run time, reduce downtime, and eliminate unplanned equipment outages.
• SOLYSTIC (PDF, 281 KB), France – Read how this subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Group, a driving force in automating postal services, optimized management of documents and technical data – integrating the data from its computer-aided design tools into SAP PLM to speed up response times to requests for modifications.
• Roche Diagnostics (PDF, 147 KB), Switzerland -- Learn how this in-vitro diagnostic product manufacturer implemented mySAP PLM to facilitate communication among scientists and technicians, produce consistent documents, and automate a lab-to-production system.
• Volkswagen Group (PDF, 301 KB), Germany – Discover how Germany-based automotive giant Volkswagen (VW) teamed up with SAP Consulting to create an integrated bill of materials (BOM) for complex, highly configured products, based on SAP PLM – resulting in significant savings and improved processes.

Here are just of a few of the organizations, from all the major industries, who are finding real value from SAP PLM:

Aerospace and Defense

• Air New Zealand, New Zealand
• GE Engine Services, United Kingdom
• Rolls-Royce, United Kingdom

Automotive

• FAG, Germany
• Innomotive Systems Europe, Germany
• Plastal, Italy
• Robert Bosch GmbH, Belgium
• Siemens VDO Automotive AG, Germany
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Germany

Chemicals

• BASF AG, Germany
• Bärlocher, Germany
• Clariant AG, Switzerland
• Dow Corning Corp., United States
• DSM Fine Chemicals, Austria
• GE Bayer Silicones, Germany
• Lonza AG, Switzerland
• SKW Trostberg, Germany
• Südchemie, Germany

Consumer Products

• Anheuser-Busch Co. Inc., United States
• Bedford Fleischwaren, Germany
• Dr. August Oetker Nahrungsmittel, Germany
• Kraft Foods, United States

Engineering, Construction, and Operations

• Max Bögl, Germany

High Tech

• Advance Transformer Co., United States
• Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Phones, Germany
• Siemens Medical Engineering, Germany
• Thales Electron Devices, France

Industrial Machinery and Components

• Andreas Stihl AG & Co., Germany
• Briggs & Stratton, United States
• Giesecke & Devrient, Germany
• Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Germany
• Nestal Maschinen AG, Switzerland
• Paper Converting Machine, United States
• Schindler AG, Switzerland
• Schmidt Winterdienst und Kommunaltechnik, Germany

Mill Products

• Haindl Papier, Germany

Mining

• Rheinbraun AG, Germany

Oil and Gas

• Caltex Petroleum, United States
• Valero Corporate Services, United States

Pharmaceuticals

• Böhringer Ingelheim Pharma KG, Germany
• Merckle (Ratiopharm), Germany

Services

• Berliner Verkehrsbetrieve, Germany
• Deutsche Bahn AG, Germany
• Dortmunder Stadtwerke, Germany
• Fraport, Germany
• Tiroler Landeskrankenanstalten, Austria
• University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

Utilities

• Electrabel, Belgium
• Nebraska Public Power District, United States
• Ringhals AB, Sweden
• Transalta, Canada