Siemens AG
ECLASS – the all-rounder
Thanks to its universal applicability, there are nearly unlimited uses for ECLASS at Siemens.
"ECLASS achieves sustainable savings in processing costs and optimizes procurement."
Siemens AG
Thanks to its universal applicability, there are nearly unlimited uses for ECLASS at Siemens.
ECLASS is used in a wide variety of Siemens’ organizational units and areas – from development to service, from purchasing to sales. Some examples of typical use cases include:
In recent years, the company has intensified its cooperation with process industry partners for the enquiry workflow. ECLASS Advanced has provided the shared semantics for the exchange of electronic data here. Implementation across companies was facilitated by following the IEC 61987-10 international workflow standard.
The great advantage of this process lies in its efficiency. The exchange of data between the parties involved (e.g., purchasing, sales, service, plant engineers) takes place quickly and without undermining quality.
The workflow ensures that all requested properties and values are recognized in the product configurator and confirmed as valid. This requires a mapping of properties and values between the ECLASS dictionary (including classification, path, property and value) and the Siemens classifications (including property and value).
The advantages here are clear:
In addition, this allows for the creation of a transparent overview of the actual installed base. All in all, service requests or queries are also significantly reduced.
Our experience shows that this process is also transferable to other industrial sectors.
For Siemens, the strength of ECLASS lies in the opportunities it provides in terms of company-wide application. It comes as no surprise that ECLASS is used in a wide variety of situations at Siemens. ECLASS simplifies process flows with our customers and suppliers. In all use cases, ECLASS makes it possible to increase data quality and reduce process costs.