CERATIZIT invests in platform provider Spanflug
Synergies in the development of digital products, sales and internationalization The CERATIZIT Group has acquired a minority stake in Spanflug Technologies GmbH. This was announced by both companies on November 4, 2024. The strategic investment is intended to promote synergies in product development, sales and internationalization and also underlines the strong commitment of both companies to make the manufacturing industry fit for the future through digitalization and automation.
Parts analysis from Spanflug enables a new approach to work preparation
Work plan at the click of a mouse Technology company Spanflug is bringing a significantly enhanced version of Spanflug MAKE to AMB 2024 in Stuttgart (stand EO114). The quotation solution provides machining companies with a work plan that now provides even more detailed information on the production of the calculated components in addition to times and prices. Users thus benefit from automation in the otherwise very [...]
Quoting solution now enables calculation with castings and other near-net-shape stocks
Spanflug MAKE supports resource-saving and economical manufacturing In Spanflug MAKE, contract manufacturers can now take individual, near-net-shape semi-finished product geometries into account in the automated quotation calculation. This means that users can now also calculate production times and costs for components that are prefabricated using other processes, such as casting, injection molding, 3D printing and laser cutting, and then further machined. Spanflug MAKE is therefore the [...]
Precise machine hourly rates as the foundation for operating a machine shop economically
Free machine hourly rate calculator for contract manufacturing With the new machine hourly rate calculator, Spanflug provides a free online tool with which both machining companies and machine manufacturers with in-house production can quickly and easily calculate the production, set-up and programming hourly rate of their machine tools. With its precisely calculated machine hour rates, the tool provides users with an essential basis for setting well-founded offer prices and ensuring profitability. [...]
Calculate fits for custom machined parts quickly and easily
Spanflug offers a fit calculator that allows users to quickly and easily calculate fits and tolerances for shafts and bores online.
EMO 2023 preview: End-to-end quoting solution enables CNC machine shops to calculate prices automatically and increase efficiency by up to 90%
End-to-end quoting solution creates more time for manufacturing At EMO 2023, Spanflug will present the expansion of its Spanflug Make costing software into an end-to-end solution for the entire quoting process. By using the software, machining companies can reduce quoting efforts by up to 90 %. New components include the management of customer master data, the generation [...]
Positive summary: Integration project for semi-finished product data from Ensinger
Plastics expert Ensinger was successfully connected to the Spanflug manufacturing platform. The project shows the added value created for users by real-time data of semi-finished products.
Spanflug is partner in the research project EREP
As one of a total of ten partners, Spanflug is participating in the innovative research project EREP, which investigates the possibility of successful remanufacturing through data-based decision making and intelligent process planning. Partners and objectives of the EREP research project Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education (BMFB) and supervised by the Project Management Agency Karlsruhe (PTKA) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the [...]
Easy and free entry into digital processes for machining companies
Spanflug Technologies, operator of the manufacturing platform for turned and milled parts, offers "Spanflug Make", a bundled solution offering for manufacturing companies. Contract manufacturers can radically simplify their administrative processes from quoting to purchasing. The entry into digitization is thus uncomplicated, without costly IT projects and also free of charge. With the aim of simplifying the time-consuming procurement process for production parts as quickly [...]
AMB 2022: Spanflug connects stock suppliers to manufacturing platform
Spanflug Technologies presents the integration of semi-finished product prices and availability "in real time" at the AMB in Stuttgart. Users of the Spanflug platform for turned and milled parts can now access even more precise and up-to-date data. Manufacturing companies also benefit from attractive conditions when purchasing semi-finished products, while purchasers benefit from more favorable prices for components made of specific materials. With the [...]
