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[Translate to Englisch:] Quanos InfoTwin Service Activities  

Interactive Instructions for more Efficiency in Technical Services

Quanos InfoTwin offers users a digital service assistant via the “Service Activities” function set, which ensures reliabl…

Nutzen Sie Ersatzteil- und Serviceinformationen als Datengrundlage für weitere Systeme  

Headless API: Make Quanos SIS.one data available across systems

Would you like to access spare parts catalog data from Quanos SIS.one in a portal, app or other system? This is made poss…

 

Streaming 3D data: Just like Netflix, but for Spare Parts Catalogs

In the movie industry it’s a nice extra, but for the industry it’s definitely a game changer: 3D data is crucial for the …

 

AI in Mechanical Engineering: This Is How Companies Approach It

In the blog post "AI in Mechanical Engineering: Why Companies Have Nothing to Fear", we looked at the benefits that artif…

 

AI in Mechanical Engineering: Why Companies Have Nothing to Fear

Genuine added value or temporary hype? Opinions differ on the subject of artificial intelligence. Read this article to fi…

 

Service Management Revolution: 7 Key Strategies for the Mechanical Engineering Industry

The mechanical engineering industry is changing. New technologies, changing customer requirements and ever-increasing com…

 

Networking Aftersales and Technical Documentation: Is the connection worth it?

Aftersales and technical documentation are often considered separately. But there is more overlap than many companies thi…

 

Upgrade from 2D to 3D Data in After-Sales: Too Expensive to Be True?

3D data not only simplifies the daily work of engineers, it also offers advantages for after-sales. But in many companies…

 

E-mobility - Part 3: Spare parts management in electric fleets

Electromobility is finally picking up speed. In the private sector, but also for companies and municipalities, this opens…

 

E-Mobility - Part 2: Electric Fleet for Municipalities

In Part 1 of this series of articles, we examined the status quo of electromobility in Germany. We also looked at the iss…

 

E-mobility - Part 1: Challenge for fleet management

The transportation sector is electrified: Because climate targets are becoming stricter, the topic of e-mobility is gaini…

 

Collaboration – Part 3: Strategies for Networked Aftersales Knowledge

Today, companies in the mechanical and plant engineering sector are not only fighting a "war for talent" — they are also …

 

Collaboration - Part 2: Teamwork as a Revenue Driver - 5 Benefits for your Service

Digitalization, the shortage of skilled workers, working from home — the transformation of the working world is in full s…

 

Collaboration – Part 1: How companies use their knowledge more efficiently

Knowledge is power - but what happens when, due to demographic change and a shortage of skilled workers, less and less kn…

 

Kostenfalle fehlender Fokus: So arbeitet Ihr Service-Team effizient und zeitsparend

This blog article is only available in German.

 

5 Tips for a Data-driven After Sales Management

Monetizing data in after-sales is a major challenge - but one that also brings major benefits for the machinery and plant…

 

5 Benefits of Data Monetization and Digitization in the Aftermarket Service

The data that service technicians and after-sales employees collect on a daily basis is of great value to the entire comp…

 

Digital business models - how your entire company benefits from after-sales data

In the previous articles in this series, we have shown: Data is the key to stable sales in service and balances out the f…

 

Why your competitors are not yet using Big Data

Big Data in industry describes the flood of data created by digitization in machines and plants. Manufacturers should not…

 

Why monetizing data will save your after-sales revenue

It's no longer a secret: data is the currency of the 21st century. It is worth hard cash for companies in all industries.…

 

Connect Field Service Management Software with Spare Parts Catalog and increase First Time Fix Rate

Field service managers want to offer their customers the best service. In doing so, they must be measured against the fir…

 

From Pain to Gain: Smooth Data Management in the Spare Parts Business

Spare parts keep machines and systems running. Service technicians can find suitable spare parts in spare parts catalogs.…

 

Part 2: Interactive Spare Parts Catalog - No more Manual Data

PDF and print catalogs reach their limits at the latest when a catalog needs to be updated or published in several langua…

 

Part 1: An Interactive Spare Parts Catalog – The Most Important Facts

An interactive spare parts catalog is an innovative tool that replaces a conventional catalog that is printed on paper. I…

 

4 Benefits of Integrating Field Service Management Software and a Digital Spare Parts Catalog

Service technicians in the field face a wide range of challenges. Their primary goal is to resolve failures quickly and t…

 

Field Service Management – Detection and Utilization of Field Service Optimization Potential

After-sales service is not only increasingly understood as a profitable business model in mechanical and plant engineerin…

 

Trends in After-Sales Service 2022

Industrial enterprises, for example in mechanical and plant engineering, have recognized after-sales service as a strateg…

 

From CapEx to OpEx Part 4: New Business Models - Efficient Services

Digitalization, IoT, and global networking - these three trends allow for the complete transformation of business models.…

 

From CapEx to OpEx Part 3: Documentation Helps to Reduce Service Costs

There are many reasons for modifying machinery. These include predictive replacement of worn assemblies, repairs followin…

 

Multi-store Strategy - Does It Make Sense for Industrial Companies?

Most people know them: online stores like About You, Bonprix or MyToys. What perhaps not everyone knows is that these onl…

 

From CapEx to OpEx Part 2: Optimizing Spare Parts Storage

Manufacturing companies depend on their machinery and are therefore faced with an insoluble dilemma. The stronger the aut…

 

From CapEx to OpEx Part 1: Making the Transition from Product to Services

Over the last few years, the concept behind after-sales has completely changed – at least on the part of providers. Custo…

 

B2B Marketplaces as a Supplement to Your Own Online Store?

Driven by the convenient, media-interruption-free B2C buying experience, B2B buyers' demands are also growing. According …

 

The Service Technician's Job Description is Changing

The job profile of service technicians is changing - and with it his perspective. While technical understanding and hands…

 

Using 3D Data Successfully in B2B Ecommerce

Transferring offline business to online business is a challenge for some companies. The goal is to serve the needs of cus…

 

Spare Part Recognition Via Photo - Reality Check - Part 2

In the first part of our blog series "Spare part recognition via photo - vision or already reality?" we took a look at th…

 

E-Commerce Ecosystem: One Face to the Customer

Have you taken the first step toward eCommerce? Have you added an integrated spare parts shop to your digital spare parts…

 

Successful B2B eCommerce with Integrated Spare Parts Shop

According to the German study "Branchenreport B2B E-Commerce" by IFH Cologne, the entire B2B eCommerce market reached a v…

 

Field Service Management - Challenges and Solutions

Service is the new sales. Following this maxim, many companies in the machine, plant, vehicle, and equipment manufacturin…

 

Intelligently Provide PDFs, Old Documents, and Supplier Documentation

Linking service information in a smart way and making it available to users: This is the goal of creators of spare parts …

 

Demographic Change - Part 2: Conserving Service Knowledge

The "perfect storm in service" - experienced personnel retiring, new personnel being scarce and encountering increasingly…

 

Demographic Change - Part 1: Challenges for companies

Demographic change will keep us all busy over the next few years, and there is currently renewed discussion about raising…

 

AI Technology in After Sales - 4 Use Cases

AI-based technologies and automations are revolutionizing many business areas. However, the designs, maturity and range o…

 

Spare Parts Recognition Via Photo - Vision or Already Reality? Part 1

Both service technicians from machine, plant, vehicle or equipment manufacturing companies and maintenance technicians fr…

 

Remote Services in After Sales - Advantages and Use Cases

From installation and maintenance to troubleshooting: The year 2020 in particular has shown that these services are also …

 

Automation as a Success Factor in Aftersales

Today the aftersales service business is already an important strategic business area for machine and plant manufacturers…

 

Advantages of Networked Information in the Service Information System

It is important that service knowledge is always available. With increasingly complex machines and different sources of i…

 

B2B Customer Portal With Self-Service Functions for a Successful After Sales Service

Manufacturers of machines, systems, and equipment are facing a wide range of challenges: Business models are changing per…

 

AI Search - Smart Search in Quanos SIS.one

Finding the right service information quickly and accurately is the goal of Quanos SIS.one users. To make this even more …

 

Product update: Quanos SIS.one is now available

Our new software Quanos SIS.one is now available. Quanos SIS.one is a service information system that allows you to bring…

 

Interactive Representation of Spare Parts with Copy Protection in 3D Catalog

Using 3D data in a spare parts catalog is easier than many companies think. Modern catalog software enables mechanical an…

 

Benefits of using 3D Data in the Manufacturing Industry: 3 examples

When 3D models are used in digital spare parts catalogs, they bring assets and their assemblies to life. This article sum…

 

This Is How You Benefit From the Integration of Electronic Schematics

Plant manufacturer's work depends on the mechanical and electronical systems of their plants to function properly in orde…

 

Exchange of Service Information Between Manufacturers and Operators

The world is moving towards collaboration and transparency. In the areas of spare parts management, maintenance managemen…

 

What Are the Advantages of 3D Data in Spare Parts Catalogs?

Your company's product portfolio is high-quality and complex - and that's exactly what you want to convey to your custome…

 

Service Information System (SIS) for plant operators and manufacturers

Do you work for a manufacturing company or operate machines, plants or vehicle fleets? If so, you are probably familiar w…

 

After Sales Service Trends 2021

After sales service is becoming an important strategic success factor in industrial companies. Due to the long service li…

 

5 Tips for more Revenue with Spare Parts and Services

In the case of investment-intensive goods, the after-sales department usually makes a significant contribution to revenue…

 

How the mechanical and plant engineering industry benefits from Service 4.0

In many areas of life, the advantages of digitization are obvious. However, the customer service of machine and plant man…

 

How does a Spare Parts Catalog support your After Sales?

One thing is certain, no matter whether your company manufactures machines and offers spare parts and maintenance kits to…

 

Digitization - Friend or Enemy?

Digitization has been on everyone's lips for more than 10 years. Everything revolves around the topic. For example, the f…

 

QR Codes for Process and Control Optimization

In your daily life, you probably get in touch with QR-codes at your local supermarket, to get necessary information about…

 

Increase Your Added Value in After Sales Service

Whether plant or mechanical engineering, vehicle construction, component or equipment manufacturing, the spare parts busi…

 

Meeting Challenges With a Service Information System

Every company approaches the subject of interactive spare parts catalogs differently. They set priorities, consider requi…

 

Creating Spare Parts Catalogs out of one Datapool for any Media Type

Do you want a system that produces different catalogs per media and language out of one main source (Single Source Publis…

 

Towards a Customer-Centered Aftermarket

Nowadays customer behaviour and expectations are rapidly changing. Especially while technology is having more and more of…

 

4 Questions About Interactive Spare Parts Catalogs

It is known, that the topic interactive spare parts catalogs and service information systems is getting more and more imp…

 

Industry 4.0 - Reality and not just a Vision

The first industrial revolution achieved the first industrial boom through to the use of hydraulic, steam and coal-fired …

 

Electronic Schematics within a Spare Parts Catalog

Service technicians of the industrial sectors mechanic, electric, electronic, pneumatic and hydraulic need the informatio…

 

Intelligent Search with CATALOGcreator®

The new module CATALOGcreator® AI Search lays the foundation for a “Single Point of (Service) Information” system and thu…

 

Why Investing in an Interactive Spare Parts Catalog

Are you wondering what the investment in an interactive spare parts catalog could mean to you?We explain you why this des…

 

Never again wrong orders- finding made easy

Another wrong order? And your search for the required information had already taken an eternity? Today we tell you how, t…

 

Why a Standard Software Solution?

An increasing turnover of spare parts, ensuring availability of parts (equipment/components), the supply of customised pr…

 

How to Optimize Your Service and Spare Parts Business

Many companies face different challenges when it comes to spare parts management. Often, all challenges have the same den…

 

In 4 Steps to Your Spare Parts Catalog

Up to now, the creation of a spare parts catalog has involved a lot of effort for you? It costs a lot of time, resources …

 

Are you Interested in Launching an Electronic Spare Parts Catalog?

For companies in the plant and mechanical engineering sectors, spare parts continue to be the most important sales driver…

 

The Future of After-Sales-Service: Interactive Spare Parts Catalogues

In the beginning of February 2017, the Spare Parts Business Platform took place for the fifth time in Stockholm. The cong…