# Equipment and apparatus engineering Rock Solid # ERP for equipment and apparatus engineering Tested for heart and devices ## What our ERP APplus offers appliance and apparatus engineering In appliance and apparatus engineering, you have to master the balancing act between **customized individual products** and **series production** on a daily basis. Every mistake, every delay can be expensive. APplus understands these challenges and offers you the perfect solution. Our ERP system ensures that your **processes run smoothly** – from the first customer inquiry through to delivery. You maintain an overview, regardless of whether you are dealing with complex individual items or large batch sizes. **APplus connects your production, service and retail on a central platform**, enabling you to react quickly and flexibly to customer requests. [Request a personal demo](#demo) Seven in one go ## The highlights in APplus for appliance and apparatus engineering [Variant management](#variantenmanagement) [Detailed planning](#feinplanung) [Quality management](#qualitaetsmanagement) [Calculation](#kalkulation) [Product configuration](#produktkonfiguration) [Material disposition](#materialdisposition) [Complaints management](#reklamationsmanagement) ## Variant management **Flexibility meets efficiency** Product diversity is often standard in appliance and apparatus engineering. And this places special demands on planning and control. APplus allows you to maintain an overview, even with complex variant structures. **Product options** can be **systematically managed** and **new requirements quickly integrated**. This keeps your processes stable, even if customer requirements change at short notice. **Your advantages:** - Structured management of variants and characteristics - Fast implementation of individual customer requirements - Reliable processes despite growing product diversity ![Variant management ERP system APplus](https://www.applus-erp.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/erp-applus-funktion-variantenmanagement.jpg) [![Functional area detailed planning ERP APplus](https://www.applus-erp.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/funktionsbereich-feinplanung-erp-applus.jpg)](https://www.applus-erp.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/funktionsbereich-feinplanung-erp-applus.jpg) ## Detailed planning **Precision for perfect processes** With APplus detailed planning, you can control your production **reliably and with foresight**. The system shows you at an early stage where bottlenecks could occur and gives you the opportunity to take direct countermeasures. This ensures **stable production** – even with complex processes or fluctuating demand. **Your advantages:** - Shorter lead times thanks to early planning - Greater adherence to deadlines with changing requirements - Efficient use of resources in production**** ## Quality management **Highest standards, guaranteed at all times** Quality does not happen by chance – it is the result of clearly defined processes. In APplus, **inspection plans can be created individually** and **inspection data** can**be recorded and evaluated** directly in the system. This allows you to detect deviations at an early stage and take targeted action. You are also well positioned when it comes to verification obligations – all relevant information is **clearly documented and can be retrieved at any time**. **Your advantages:** - Flexible test planning and central data acquisition - Fast response to deviations thanks to direct evaluations - Reliable documentation for customers, audits and internal quality assurance ![Quality management ERP system APplus](https://www.applus-erp.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/erp-applus-funktion-qualitaetsmanagement.jpg) ### More success stories [![Functional area Calculation ERP APplus](https://www.applus-erp.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/funktionsbereich-kalkulation-erp-applus.jpg)](https://www.applus-erp.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/funktionsbereich-kalkulation-erp-applus.jpg) ## Calculation **Understanding costs, managing projects** With the calculation functions in APplus, you not only keep a close eye on the figures, but also actively steer your projects on an economical course. Whether before, during or after implementation: you **calculate precisely**, **analyze deviations** and **make well-founded decisions** based on reliable data. This allows you to recognize cost developments at an early stage and avoid financial surprises. **Your advantages:** - Full support for pre-, post and concurrent costing - Early intervention in the event of cost deviations - Transparent control of budgets and project costs ## Product configuration **Customized solutions made easy** With APplus product configuration, you can solve one of the biggest challenges in appliance and apparatus engineering: the efficient implementation of **individual customer requirements**. Our solution enables you to configure even highly complex products quickly and error-free. This allows you to react flexibly to your customers’ special requirements and offer customized solutions. **Your advantages:** - Secure configuration even for technically demanding products - Fewer errors thanks to clear processes and guided selection - Faster response to individual customer requirements ![Product configuration ERP system APplus](https://www.applus-erp.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/erp-applus-funktion-produktkonfiguration.jpg) [![ERP APplus functional area Material requirements planning Screenshot](https://www.applus-erp.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/funktionsbereich-materialdisposition-erp-applus.jpg)](https://www.applus-erp.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/funktionsbereich-materialdisposition-erp-applus.jpg) ## Material disposition **Material in the right place at the right time** Material that is missing costs time. Material that arrives too early costs money. APplus helps you to **control** your **material flows** so that everything fits – in terms of quantity, time and location. Especially in equipment and apparatus construction, where many individual parts often have to be precisely matched to each other, the system ensures **smooth processes** and a **precisely fitting supply**. **Your advantages:** - Needs-based planning of materials and components - Avoiding bottlenecks and overstocking - Lower storage costs thanks to targeted scheduling ## Complaints management **Clear processes for satisfied customers** Complaints cannot always be avoided, but they can be well organized. APplus helps you to **systematically record** and **efficiently process** **feedback**. Workflows are automated and relevant information is available centrally. In this way, you avoid duplication of work and ensure traceable processes. **Your advantages:** - Faster processing thanks to clearly defined processes - Central data collection for complete documentation - Better analysis of error sources and sustainable quality improvement ![Complaints system ERP system APplus](https://www.applus-erp.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/erp-applus-funktion-reklamationsmanagement.jpg) ## Webinar APplus - THE ERP system for appliance and apparatus engineering Find out how APplus makes your processes in device and apparatus construction more transparent, faster and more successful. [Be there live](https://app.livestorm.co/asseco-solutions/erp-software-applus) [Watch recording](https://app.livestorm.co/asseco-solutions/applus-look-and-feel) ![Woman with sunglasses holding popcorn, symbolizing the entertaining access to the ERP solution APplus from Asseco Solutions.](https://www.applus-erp.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ERP-APplus-Webinar-CTA-Popcorn-red.png) #### No questions remain unanswered here ## FAQs on ERP in appliance and apparatus engineering ### What does an ERP system need to do in appliance and equipment manufacturing? An ERP system should be able to reliably map complex production processes as well as technical development and documentation. It is important to be able to react flexibly to customer requirements and at the same time control series processes efficiently. Quality assurance, traceability and variant diversity must also be integrated. APplus meets precisely these requirements and combines technical depth with practical process management. ### How does APplus support the development and production of technical devices? APplus links development and production processes in an integrated system. Technical data from design flows directly into work planning and material scheduling. This speeds up processes and creates transparency across all project phases. ### Is it possible to integrate CAD and PDM systems with APplus? Yes, APplus can be seamlessly connected to common CAD and PDM systems. Design data and parts lists are automatically transferred and further processed. This keeps all systems synchronized ### How does APplus deal with variants and configurable products? Products with many variants can be configured in APplus based on rules. The integrated variant configurator automatically creates suitable parts lists and work plans. This ensures efficiency with simultaneous flexibility in the offer and in production. ### How does APplus support the series and one-off production of technical devices? APplus is designed for both types of production – individually or in combination. Series processes are planned in a structured manner, while individual orders can be controlled on a project-specific basis. The system automatically recognizes the appropriate logic and controls all processes accordingly. ### How can inspection processes and quality assurance be mapped in APplus? Quality inspections can be integrated directly into the production process. APplus manages inspection plans, documents results and makes deviations immediately visible. In this way, quality is not only checked, but actively controlled. ### How does APplus ensure structured management of technical documents? With the integrated DMS, drawings, test reports, certificates and instructions can be managed directly in the ERP system. Documents can be retrieved and versioned for specific projects or orders. This increases traceability and reduces search times. ### How does APplus support material planning for complex bills of materials? APplus analyzes material requirements in real time, taking into account multi-level bills of materials, delivery times and stock levels. The system recognizes bottlenecks at an early stage and suggests suitable measures. In this way, production processes remain plannable, even for complex assemblies. ### How does APplus help with the management of customer and serial numbers? Serial numbers can be assigned automatically in APplus and traced seamlessly. Even years later, it is possible to trace when which device was delivered with which components. In the event of servicing, it is immediately clear which device is affected and which components have been installed. ### Can APplus also be used on the move, for example for on-site service work? With APplus, service technicians have all relevant information at their fingertips, even when they are on the move. Whether appliance data, appointments or customer information – everything can be accessed on the move. Feedback and consumption data can be recorded directly on site so that no step has to be documented twice. {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What does an ERP system need to do in appliance and equipment manufacturing?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"An ERP system should be able to reliably map complex production processes as well as technical development and documentation. It is important to be able to react flexibly to customer requirements and at the same time control series processes efficiently. Quality assurance, traceability and variant diversity must also be integrated. 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[#### Merchandise management](https://www.applus-erp.de/en/solutions/erp-features/merchandise-management/) [#### CRM](https://www.applus-erp.de/en/solutions/erp-features/crm/) [#### Production planning and control](https://www.applus-erp.de/en/solutions/erp-features/pps/) [### EDI (Electronic Data Interface)](https://www.applus-erp.de/en/solutions/erp-features/edi-in-applus/) [#### Controlling](https://www.applus-erp.de/en/solutions/erp-features/controlling/) [#### Finance and accounting](https://www.applus-erp.de/en/solutions/erp-features/finance-and-accounting/) [#### Project management](https://www.applus-erp.de/en/solutions/erp-features/project-management/) [#### Service management](https://www.applus-erp.de/en/solutions/erp-features/service-management/) [### Production data acquisition](https://www.applus-erp.de/en/solutions/erp-features/plant-data-collection/) [### Detailed planning](https://www.applus-erp.de/en/solutions/erp-features/detailed-planning/) [#### E-Business](https://www.applus-erp.de/en/solutions/erp-features/e-business/) [### Knowledge management](https://www.applus-erp.de/en/solutions/erp-features/knowledge-management/)