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AESSEAL, a global leader in mechanical seal manufacturing, sought to streamline their shop floor operations. Partnering with Roboyo, they implemented LiveLists, a cutting-edge low-code solution. This innovative technology provided real-time production updates, seamlessly integrated with existing SAP and Siemens TeamCenter systems, and fostered a more engaged workforce. As a result, AESSEAL significantly improved operational efficiency, reduced technical debt, and positioned themselves for sustained growth and innovation.
Our client: AESSEAL is a leading manufacturer of mechanical seals, producing their seals from start to finish, including assembly and testing, across various workshops worldwide. They have been early adopters of Siemens Teamcenter PLM and Solid Edge and are currently undergoing an SAP S/4 Hana rollout, reflecting their commitment to leveraging innovative technology in their operations.
Roboyo's LiveLists transformed AESSEAL's production order response times from 3-5 mins to real-time
LiveLists integrated SAP and Siemens TeamCenter, providing real-time production visibility, reducing technical debt, and improving reliability
Roboyo’s Mendix solution generated 40 new application ideas, paving the way for innovation and future growth
As a long-standing Siemens customer and early adopter of Teamcenter PLM and Solid Edge, AESSEAL faced significant integration challenges between their PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) and ERP systems. While Teamcenter Gateway for SAP Business Suite (T4S) software had provided bi-directional communication, the speed of delivery and deployment of these critical systems remained a challenge. This led to the proliferation of shadow IT, increasing technical debt and hindering operational inefficiencies.
Their legacy application, developed over a decade ago, relied on outdated custom coding and a legacy Windows environment, struggled to retrieve information from SAP and Teamcenter efficiently. This resulted in slow production order updates, taking 3-5 minutes to refresh production order lists from SAP. This inefficiency led to infrequent updates and productivity losses on the shop floor.
AESSEAL urgently needed a modern, efficient solution to streamline production order management and seamlessly integrate with their existing systems.
Roboyo developed LiveLists, a state-of-the-art work management solution designed to meet the specific needs of AESSEAL’s shop floor employees. Seamlessly integrating with SAP and Siemens TeamCenter, LiveLists provides real-time updates on production orders, including priorities, 2D drawings, 3D JT files, and CAM programs.
Users can customize their views by filtering production orders based on criteria such as Plant, Workshop, Work Centre, and Machine(s), allowing them to quickly identify available production orders and select the appropriate program to use for their machines.
Built using Mendix, a leading low-code platform and a partner of Roboyo’s, LiveLists is hosted in the cloud for easy access and eliminates the need for extensive maintenance. Users can log in from any device via SSO and the application leverages SAP data caching for lightning-fast responses. This new solution not only bridges all required internal data sources but also updates SAP where necessary.
Roboyo’s LiveLists transformed AESSEAL’s production order response times from 3-5 minutes to real-time, improving shop floor visibility and ensuring timely production to consistently meet or exceed customer delivery commitments.
LiveLists successfully resolved longstanding integration issues between Siemens TeamCenter and SAP, providing a unified and efficient system for production order management.
By replacing the outdated legacy application with a modern, cloud-based solution, AESSEAL reduced technical debt and eliminated the need for shadow IT. The streamlined workflow and real-time data access enabled shopfloor employees to operate more efficiently, leading to faster production and delivery times. The cloud-based infrastructure and use of Mendix allow for easy scalability and adaptability to future business needs, positioning AESSEAL for continued growth and innovation.
Furthermore, the implementation of LiveLists generated around 40 new ideas for potential Mendix applications, opening up further opportunities for digital transformation within AESSEAL.