When millions of product variants become a challenge, innovative solutions are required. With Tacton Design Automation, the Tacton Configurator, and Software Made by Lino®, Erhardt+Leimer has found a future-oriented answer – enabling faster processes, higher data quality, and maximum customer focus.
As a specialist in web guiding systems, Erhardt+Leimer develops solutions that provide numerous industries with precise control of textiles, films, and other materials. The product range is extremely diverse – in some systems, additional options and millimeter-precise dimensions result in up to 14 million possible combinations. For a long time, this complexity was managed manually: with data sheets, practical experience, and rudimentary configuration via the SAP system. This worked for standard solutions – but individual customer requests regularly required engineering involvement, consuming both time and resources.
From bottleneck to efficiency: new paths in sales and engineering
The growing demand for 3D models to be integrated into existing or new machine layouts posed a particular challenge for the engineering team. “In the past, customers sometimes had to wait two weeks for a model,” recalls Michael Spatz, Head of Mechanical Development at Erhardt+Leimer. That changed with the introduction of Tacton Design Automation and the Tacton Configurator, integrated and enhanced by powerful Lino tools for 3D web visualization and automated drawing generation.
From two weeks to 20 minutes – engineering redefined
Lino’s end-to-end solution ensures complete digitalization from sales through to production. Today, sales staff access an intelligent rule set that guides them to valid product variants – even without deep engineering expertise. The external sales force also benefits from online configuration. The result: a significant acceleration and simplification of the entire process. “Complex designs that once took several hours are now completed in less than 20 minutes,” says Spatz.
In addition to speed, the solution delivers superior service: customers receive error-free 3D models for direct integration into their machine layouts. OEM customers even configure their products directly in the webshop – view prices, download models and drawings, and place orders instantly. Even technical details such as screw calculations are automatically validated. In this way, smart configuration becomes a competitive advantage – powered by Lino.
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Michael Kilian | Marketing Director
Phone +49 6131 32 785 15 | kilian@lino.de
Lino GmbH | Grosse Bleiche 15 | 55116 Mainz | Germany
Lino® 3D configuration solutions
The Lino Group is a provider of technology-leading software solutions and consulting services for design automation, CAD data generation, CPQ, system integration, 3D web visualization and 3D layout planning. With Lino Hub, Tacton CPQ, Cosling Configurator and Tacton Design Automation, companies from various industrial sectors realize consistent, efficient sales and product development processes with great savings potential.
Lino 3D configuration solutions set new standards in product configuration; they revolutionize the design, configuration, and sale of complex industrial products. Applications from CAD, PDM, PLM, ERP, CRM, web, eCommerce, or mobile devices can be easily integrated.
Configuration specialist and software developer Lino GmbH is an authorized Tacton Business Partner, Cosling Partner, Solidworks Solution Partner, Microsoft Gold Partner, and member of the Autodesk Developer Network (ADN). Lino is represented at seven locations in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
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