Karlsruhe, 13.01.2026 – Quality, precision and innovative strength “Made in Germany”: Impact Innovations GmbH is one of the global technology leaders for industrial cold spray systems. In order to increase the efficiency and transparency of its highly specialized development and production processes, the company will rely on APplus from Asseco Solutions in the future. Both the solution’s modern technology and the partnership-based cooperation with Asseco will enable the company to lay the foundations for a solid continuation of its growth trajectory.
Impact Innovations’ business activities focus on the development and production of high-performance systems for cold spraying. This is an innovative coating technology in which metal particles are applied to surfaces at supersonic speed without thermally altering them. The corresponding solutions are used wherever metal components have to withstand extreme conditions, for example in aerospace, electromobility, energy technology or the defense sector.
The company from Rattenkirchen near Mühldorf am Inn pursues a holistic approach: research, development and production are carried out in-house; the medium-sized company supports its customers from application development and system integration through to industrialization.
Earlier ERP implementation without success
To support the necessary business processes, Impact Innovations has been using an ERP solution to date, which was initially introduced in 2021 for the sales and purchasing departments. During this implementation, however, it became clear that the collaboration with the software company behind it did not meet the criteria that the company had set for a long-term partnership of equals. Impact Innovations therefore refrained from introducing further modules of this solution – not least because the system could not meet the company’s requirements in terms of performance and speed.
“Generally speaking, an ERP project is never a purely technical matter,” emphasizes Michael Bühn, Team Leader Project Management & ERP Implementation Lead at Impact Innovations. “An ERP system forms the IT heart of a company and therefore has a decisive influence on both performance in day-to-day work and the ability to adapt flexibly to changing requirements. From our point of view, it is therefore crucial not only to rely on a high-performance solution, but also on a reliable, innovative partner who stands behind this solution and can show a solid path into the future. We have found this partner in Asseco.”
Convincing overall package – technically and personally
The decision in favor of the Asseco solution was made on the basis of an extensive selection process in which Impact Innovations closely examined the solutions available on the market. From a purely technical point of view, almost all of these systems were able to map the desired range of functions in a suitable manner.
“However, it was the ‘total package’ that convinced us the most about Asseco,” recalls Michael Bühn. “The modern, innovative approach of APplus appealed to us: the clear and ergonomic interface as well as the innovative Flow Mode, which opens up a completely new, process-oriented way of using the ERP system. At the same time, the human component was right: In our exchanges with the Asseco team, we had the feeling right from the start that we were not just acquiring software, but gaining a competent partner for the future.” The contract was signed at the end of September.
Efficiency and transparency for day-to-day business
A central goal for the future use of APplus is to replace time-consuming manual processes, for example in the areas of procurement or inventory management, and modernize them with digital, integrated processes. On the one hand, the aim is to achieve a holistic view of projects and thus greater cost transparency. At the same time, Impact Innovations also wants to reduce numerous time-consuming coordination processes in day-to-day business through defined process flows. In future, all relevant data on parts lists, variants, quality assurance and service will be available centrally in one system, enabling reliable planning, clean feedback and dependable scheduling.
“By using APplus, we expect a significant increase in efficiency in our daily processes,” emphasizes Michael Bühn. “This in turn will give us the urgently needed capacity to focus on the issues in our company that are really important. This is the only way we can continue our solid growth trajectory with our existing resources.”
An objective that artificial intelligence should also support in the future. APplus 9 lays the technical foundation for this. When the solution goes live, the virtual AI assistant Elly Help will also be launched to provide employees with quick and straightforward answers to questions about using APplus. In addition, the development of an internal information database is currently being planned, which could be used as a basis for further AI functions in the future.
Introduction to the “Fast Track”
The go-ahead for the implementation project is planned for early 2026. As Impact Innovations intends to use the solution completely as standard and no individual adjustments are required, the project is particularly suitable for a fast-track implementation, in which APplus is implemented particularly time-efficiently and largely as standard. Accordingly, the solution is scheduled to go live in early fall 2026.
