Digital Engineering

Manufacturing companies are facing a transformation unlike anything seen before: customers expect customisation on a ‘batch size 1’ basis. At the same time, pressure is mounting due to global competition, a shortage of skilled workers and the expectation to bring innovations to market more quickly. Even the best technology is of no use if it does not become productive.

This is precisely where adesso comes in: we digitise and automate your engineering processes – from the customer enquiry through intelligent configuration to production approval. With a focus on what really matters: creating value, rather than managing variants. Your engineers should be designing, not performing administrative tasks.

• Endless variety of variants: Individual customer requirements drive complexity – and with it, costs and the risk of errors.
• Manual processes as a hindrance: Order engineering, bill of materials creation, quotation calculation – much of this is still done manually, even though it needn’t be.
• Siloed solutions and system disconnects: CAD, PDM, ERP, CRM – each system operates in isolation, with no seamless flow of data.
• AI remains a promise: The potential is well known, but its implementation in productive engineering processes is lacking.
• Time pressure meets a shortage of skilled workers: Qualified engineers should be creating value – not managing variants.

Automation of product development and engineering processes: AI agents systematically support product development – from intelligent requirements analysis through automated component selection to end-to-end documentation. We deploy agents where repetitive engineering tasks slow down progress: the parameterisation of complex systems, variant generation, bill of materials (BOM) creation and technical documentation are carried out partially or fully automatically – precisely and in a traceable manner. The result: your engineers gain the freedom to focus on genuine innovation, rather than administrative tasks.

adesso combines proven industry expertise with the technologies of tomorrow. We automate with a sense of proportion – where the greatest business benefit is generated. Our approach is holistic: from requirements analysis through system architecture to productive integration into your existing system landscape.

In doing so, we take into account your ERP, CRM, PLM/PDM and engineering systems, as well as bespoke applications and established process structures. We rely on our own solutions and frameworks, as well as on proven best practices and established standards.

Artificial intelligence is not just a ‘nice-to-have’; it is becoming a competitive factor in day-to-day operations. We bring AI to where it really matters: directly into your engineering processes.

Off-the-shelf software rarely fits. Your engineering processes are unique, and that is precisely why we offer custom development that adapts to your requirements, not the other way round.

• Industry expertise meets technological depth: We know manufacturing – from ATO through CTO to ETO. With this expertise, we develop solutions that not only fit technically but also make business sense
• Agile, modern architectures: microservices, event-driven architecture, cloud-native systems – we rely on technologies that scale
• Full control, no dependencies: your code, your data, your roadmap. We are partners, not vendors.

Your greatest challenge in engineering often lies at the interface: product development processes take place outside of SAP – but must then be seamlessly integrated with SAP. This results in data disconnects, manual handover processes and a high risk of errors.

We provide comprehensive consultancy on this transformation: SAP S/4HANA as the ERP backbone, SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform) as the platform for cloud integration and innovative services, and SAP IPD (Integrated Product Development) as the central solution for end-to-end product data management. The focus is on seamless integration – not on selecting individual SAP modules, but on the end-to-end digital thread from customer order to production.

We combine industry knowledge, long-standing SAP expertise and agile development methods – ensuring that your engineering transformation does not stop at system integration, but delivers real business results.

In the life sciences and diagnostics sectors, laboratory digitalisation is a critical success factor. With LIMS (Laboratory Information Management Systems), we create transparency across the entire laboratory process.

Here, too, our consultancy approach is holistic: we analyse your existing processes, evaluate LIMS systems whilst taking regulatory requirements into account (GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11, IVDR) and seamlessly integrate LIMS into your system landscape – including SAP, Salesforce and cloud platforms. The result: more efficient laboratories, higher data quality, faster reporting and full compliance.

Some challenges require specialised AI expertise. This is where we work with br.AI.n – a leading partner for intelligent, domain-specific solutions. Together, we integrate bespoke AI systems into your engineering processes: from intelligent data analysis and specialised predictive models to domain-specific agents for industry-specific challenges. This partnership expands our portfolio and enables us to implement even complex AI requirements to the highest standard – quickly, efficiently and with measurable results.

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