NEUTRIK

Project reference summary report on the introduction of IFConneX for SAP S/4HANA at Neutrik

Improve safety and transparency of release control by synchronizing lifecycle and cross-plant material status.

Initial situation

Windchill as standalone solution
Drawing repository was a drive folder to which no access permissions were defined
Materialstamm- und StüaMaterial master and BOM were created using an Excel filecklistenanlage erfolgte mittels Excel-Datei
Zeichnungsübergabe erfolgte per Maila

Customer requirements

The main requirements for the implementation of our interface:

Increase in the quality of master data files
Minimization of waiting times and effort in master data maintenance
Compatibility with SAP S/4 Hana
Mapping the life cycle status of documents in SAP
Release of CAD data to SAP only by means of a 4-eye check

What has been accomplished

The interface permits the automatic creation or modification of material master data, document info records and bills of materials.
The transfer is process-driven from the request for increase
All data is validated before transmission to ensure a maximum quality
A stamp is applied to the inquiry data to prevent confusion
There is a clearly stamped drawing for each article

Customer Benefits

Thanks to the validations introduced and the user-friendly operation of the interface, the number of people who can transfer materials to SAP has been increased, which minimizes waiting times and effort.
Various validations detect errors even before a material is transferred to SAP. The interface’s own error messages are significantly easier for users to understand than the messages sent directly by SAP.
A material class with a history requirement filled via the interface has been introduced in SAP, resulting in great advantages for Neutrik AG in the use of revisioning.
The possibility of synchronizing lifecycle and cross-plant material status helps to make release control more secure and transparent.
By transferring the development status to SAP, the product development process is faster and less error-prone, resulting in a higher quality product.
As the index is controlled from SAP, data quality always increases and incorrect revisions cannot be released in the first place.

Marco Mangeng

Product Developer / System Administrator

Customer feedback

„By implementing the interface, processes were automated and simplified. Furthermore, the data quality was increased. The interface works quickly and smoothly which are great reasons for implementing the Innoface interface.“

About Neutrik

The Neutrik AG develops, designs and manufactures innovative electrical and electronic interconnect products, power distribution systems, grounding systems and equipment for the digitization of electrical signals for the music, film, entertainment, healthcare and industrial sectors.

The Neutrik Group includes strategically placed subsidiaries in the United States of America, Great Britain, France, Japan, China, Hong Kong and Germany. A network of exclusive distributors in more than 80 countries worldwide provides global sales, technical support and distribution.