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Organizations in mechanical and plant engineering that deal daily with the same product data being maintained separately across CAD, PDM, ERP, and CRM systems know the consequences: errors that propagate through the entire order processing chain and engineers spending their time on routine tasks rather than advancing product development. According to an internal analysis of Lino customer projects, up to 30% of all errors in typical engineering processes originate from redundant, manual data entries between systems. These errors are not the result of insufficient diligence — they are the result of a process architecture built on manual data transfer. Engineering Automation addresses this challenge directly: a data-driven automation solution that integrates seamlessly into the existing system architecture and connects four essential automation layers into a continuous process chain.

Assembly changes that only surface on site cost three to five times the original planning expenditure in mechanical and plant engineering. Yet many companies still deliver abstract 2D floor plans to their customers — plans that capture neither heights nor potential collisions. This is not an expression of efficiency. It is a structural competitive disadvantage — and it is fixable.

Any manufacturer still asking its engineers to model standard variants by hand and type metadata into a PDM system one field at a time is not wasting money. It is wasting engineering judgement. That distinction matters.

Anyone who still removes screws, holes, and internal assemblies manually from a SolidWorks model before sending it to a supplier is paying a price—in terms of labor hours, the risk of errors, and tied-up engineering capacity. This process can be automated. And there’s no good reason to wait.

STEIN Automation GmbH & Co. KG has fully digitized its layout planning process, utilizing Lino® 3D Layout, Lino® 2D Fix, and Tacton® Design Automation. This approach reduces design errors, significantly speeds up the quoting process, and allows customers to benefit from realistic 3D layouts that facilitate rapid approvals and a modern customer experience.

GC-heat, a specialist in electric heating systems, relies on configuration solutions from Tacton Systems and Lino GmbH. The result: The turnaround time between customer inquiries and quotes has been drastically reduced, while data quality has been further optimized and process reliability significantly improved.

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.

Lino GmbH is a project partner in the FORnanoSatellites research cluster, a consortium of four scientific institutions and 14 industrial partners led by Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. The aim is to research new technologies in order to promote the establishment of series production for nanosatellites in Bavaria in the long term. In July 2025, the Bavarian Transformation and Research Foundation provided almost 1.8 million euros in funding for the three-year project.

Tyrolit, a leading international manufacturer of abrasives, relies on the Lino® Hub integration platform to digitize its manufacturing processes—with remarkable success. By seamlessly connecting CAD, CAM, and ERP systems, the company has eliminated manual interventions, increased process reliability, and reduced production times.