Impuls, SEMAF Factory, KrKZ, LLRZ: start of production after relocation in 1 day, reduction of time-to-market by 20% with IT-Enterprise

Production restart from scratch and relocation are critical stress tests for any industrial company. Enterprises with digitized business processes can resume operations within as little as one day. A clear example is Impulse Research & Production Association (SNPO “Impulse”), which successfully relocated and rapidly resumed operations thanks to fully digitized engineering and production workflows.

Digital solutions ensure secure storage of engineering documentation, collective expertise, change history, and custom product configurations in an online environment. Maintaining documentation in electronic format enables fast operational recovery under disruptive conditions.

Access to technical documentation archives (PDM) and structured technical document management (TDM) allows engineers and technologists to continue working on active orders with secure remote access — even across different locations — without interrupting product development cycles.

For engineering and manufacturing companies, product development is a core business process. Improving its efficiency directly impacts competitiveness, margins, and time-to-market. With a structured digital R&D environment, companies achieve measurable results:

+25% faster product development –20% shorter time-to-market +30% higher engineering productivity

These outcomes are especially relevant for companies developing complex technological systems in mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation industries.

Today’s key challenges in new product development include:

· growing product complexity

· smaller production batches and high-mix manufacturing

· increasing product customization

· pressure to shorten time-to-market

· distributed teams and collaboration with external contractors

A structured PDM/TDM environment ensures full control over product data, documentation, engineering changes, and version history, creating a unified digital workspace for engineering teams.

Solution

The IT-Enterprise PDM team developed a structured approach to managing engineering preparation for production, combining an MVP PDM project with a scalable PDM development phase (when required).

MVP PDM Project

The MVP PDM is a ready-to-deploy core solution covering essential product data and engineering documentation management needs, including:

— classification of production resources — engineering preparation for manufacturing — technical documentation archive management — technical document workflow management (TDM) — product configuration management

MVP PDM Implementation Stages

The MVP project is delivered in three structured steps:

1. Project initiation – system deployment and administration setup.

2. Go-live phase – training of key specialists, consulting support, and adaptation of the standard configuration to company-specific requirements.

3. Solution development phase – continuous improvement and functional expansion of the PDM environment.

PDM Development Project (Advanced Stage)

The development phase extends functional capabilities and includes tailored integrations and enhancements such as:

— production preparation project management — integration with CAD systems — technological preparation for manufacturing — process engineering design tools — production resource standardization — workforce time management

Results

Implementation of PDM projects and digital transformation of R&D processes delivers measurable operational and financial impact.

Improved Production Performance — +20% increase in production capacity — Up to 50% reduction in time-to-market — +24% increase in equipment availability — Day-to-day development of realistic production plans — +15% growth in Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

Reduced Inefficiencies and Losses

— Up to 20% reduction in production inventory — Up to 15% reduction in material costs

Higher Customer Service Level

— 97% on-time order fulfillment — 99% compliance with customer requirements — Up to 34% reduction in packaging and shipment lead times

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Case Studies

Leading industrial companies using PDM solutions have achieved measurable optimization of their R&D processes. The practical experience from large-scale implementations has been incorporated into the MVP PDM approach.

Railway Equipment Factory (SEMAF Factory)

One of the largest railway manufacturers in Africa and the Middle East.

— 2× reduction in time required to generate product structures благодаря CAD integration

— +30% increase in engineering productivity

Kremenchuk Wheel Plant (KrKZ)

Manufacturer of cold-formed steel wheels for automotive and agricultural machinery.

— 15% reduction in work-in-progress (WIP)

— 1.5× faster preparation of technical documentation

Lviv Locomotive Repair Plant (LLRZ)

Specialized in electric locomotive overhaul and modernization.

— 2× reduction in repair cycle time

— 30% reduction in warehouse inventory

R&D Transformation in Practice

These results are achieved through structured digital transformation initiatives:

— Building an end-to-end process for preparation, approval, and implementation of engineering changes — Creating a secure centralized digital archive of technical documentation with controlled user access — Establishing a unified digital workspace for engineering teams working online — Implementing paperless document approval workflows — Automating document generation based on single-source data entry — Full traceability of document creation, approval timelines, and revision history — Version control and management of electronic documents — Managing product-specific documentation changes

— Faster access to archived product data — Immediate access to up-to-date regulatory and technical information