Location: 48485 Neuenkirchen, Germany · Industry: Pneumatics, hydraulics, drive technology, mechanical engineering · Products: Pneumatic pumps, vacuum pumps, dosing technology, hydraulic and drive components · ERP: Alphaplan · Website: https://www.timmer.de/ · S4P modules: 4APS, 4AVO, 4BDE
Initial situation
Timmer GmbH, with around 150 employees, needed end-to-end and transparent control of its manufacturing of pneumatic and vacuum technology. The goal was reliable fine planning and complete acquisition of operating data as a complement to the existing ERP system Alphaplan. Pneumatic pumps, vacuum pumps and dosing technology are produced in variant-rich order manufacturing, which requires precise capacity and schedule planning.
Challenge
Variant-rich manufacturing with high schedule pressure and a growing order mix required end-to-end digitalisation of planning and shop-floor feedback. A lack of transparency over current machine and order data as well as manual, time-consuming data acquisition made reliable control difficult. An integrated solution was required that closely combines work preparation, fine planning and shop-floor data collection with Alphaplan and enables planning-reliable order confirmations towards customers.
Solution
To optimise its manufacturing processes, Timmer GmbH relies on the solutions from software4production: 4APS – Advanced Planning and Scheduling for graphical fine planning with a Gantt board and bottleneck detection, 4AVO – work preparation and order management, and 4BDE – shop-floor and machine data collection in real time. All modules are bidirectionally connected to Alphaplan; order and master data are synchronised automatically and feedback data is returned in real time. Planners, shift supervisors and manufacturing management receive role-specific views of capacities, order progress and machine states.
Results and benefits
Timmer GmbH benefits from transparent, reliable fine planning and a real-time overview of machine and order data. Manual acquisition effort was reduced, on-time delivery improved and delivery capability in pneumatic and vacuum technology manufacturing strengthened. Planning-reliable order confirmations and a solid data basis for continuous improvements are the result of the integrated solution.