Selected Case Studies

Efficient variant management and rapid price calculation using FACTON.

Using costing software FACTON, Behr GmbH is capable of detecting existing cost drivers from product development and throughout the production cycle. The company thus creates new savings potentials and produces higher profitability with FACTON. Furthermore, a simple and seamless variation administration accelerates bid costing. The manufacturer of vehicles’ air conditioning systems and motor cooling substantially boosts its competitive position in a global marketplace. Introducing FACTON worldwide as a standard costing solution additionally improves the company’s go to market position.

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The CRH-Group has its product costs, starting from R&D up to actual production, always under control with FACTON’s Product Lifecycle Costing solution. The automotive supplier can now react to various price changes long before they get out of hand. Necessary price reductions can be realized even after the start of production. The CRH-Group can therefore meet increasing cost pressures within the industry while securing their products’ profitability. The company has insured their growth with FACTON and is prepared for future competition.

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Hautau realizes a higher degree of product cost data sharing during the product development process.

By implementing costing software by FACTON, HAUTAU significantly reduces its manufacturing cost. The company detects existing cost drivers at an early stage to optimize product cost. Moreover, employees work with a standard calculation scheme that yields cost traceably. FACTON provides HAUTAU higher quality with cost-saving manufacturing variations. At HAUTAU, such savings start with the small parts. An example is a rivet sub assembly, which is now replaced by a single stamping. In this manner HAUTAU originates products that are not only economically beneficial, but superior in technical development as well.

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Using FACTON’s Product Lifecycle Costing software, Humbel Gear Technology has significantly accelerated and standardized its calculations of their future manufacturing costs. The medium-sized Swiss company is now in a position to react appreciably faster than their competition to request for quotes (RFQ’s) from their customers. Humbel now fulfills the increasing demands of the market for faster and more reliable costing information. The company is also gaining additional competitive advantages by using FACTON’s variant analysis module to determine equally technical and more demanding transmission designs that are more cost efficient. » read more

With FACTON’s Product Lifecycle Costing Solution, WITTENSTEIN Corporation can early on and quickly identify whether new products can be offered at competitive prices and be sold earning a solid profit. The company has considerably shortened the time-to-market of their innovations by using FACTON^®. Moreover, WITTENSTEIN can monitor their product costs throughout their entire development phase and is able to lower them further. As a result, WITTENSTEIN is enhancing the competitiveness of their products significantly and is expanding their position as leading supplier of modern drive systems. » read more