E.G.O. Group implements SAP DM
in 5 months – with the help of
FORCAM ENISCO
The E.G.O. Group (E.G.O.) has rapidly implemented the modern cloud-based MES software SAP Digital Manufacturing (SAP DM) with FORCAM ENISCO as its implementation partner. Discover how our SAP DM experts are supporting this international supplier to the home appliance industry.
The Company
E.G.O. – Innovative global supplier to the home appliance industry
The E.G.O. Group is a leading international supplier to the home appliance industry, headquartered in Oberderdingen, Baden-Württemberg. With production, development, and sales locations around the world, E.G.O. is known for its strong innovative spirit and industrial excellence—particularly in the field of electronics.
The E.G.O. Group has more than 5,000 employees and is consistently pursuing the digitalization of its production processes.
Strategic goal
Ensuring sustainability through digital processes
The strategic goal is to ensure the company’s long-term viability.
To this end, manufacturing processes at E.G.O.’s global locations are being made digitally transparent and efficient, supported by a structured IT architecture with end-to-end digital data flows.
In 2025, the project MES@E.G.O. was launched at the Oberderdingen site to introduce the cloud-based MES software SAP Digital Manufacturing (SAP DM).
Challenge
Integrating MES into a heterogeneous production environment
The main challenge was to integrate SAP Digital Manufacturing into an existing, heterogeneous production and IT environment comprising hundreds of different applications—all within an ambitious timeframe of just a few months.
The task was to
- collect machine data,
- to digitize all shop floor processes,
- set up user-friendly reports for daily shift handoffs,
- seamlessly connect the shop floor (SAP DM) and the top floor (SAP/ERP)
Project Design
Close collaboration among various teams
The teams from E.G.O., NEONEX, Blanc & Fischer IT Services GmbH, and FORCAM ENISCO continue to work closely together on the project as implementation partners.
The FORCAM ENISCO team brings its proven expertise to the table:
- Process expertise in order management—from planning to product storage; System expertise in the optimal
- Implementation of SAP Digital Manufacturing to meet individual customer needs; Project expertise through
- A standards-based MES implementation methodology—principle: “Standard-First”—“80 percent fit.”
Common goal: To bring all operational teams in manufacturing up to the latest technological standards and achieve quick wins. With this level of motivation, the efficiency gains from the new digitalization strategy can be secured in the market over the long term.
Measures
Replacing analog systems with digital production control
At the start of the project, the core task was to replace the existing analog and paper-based planning and control system with modern digital software—specifically, SAP Digital Manufacturing.
The project was launched on five production lines for the serial manufacturing of electronic components (SMT).
Key process measures:
- A structured phased plan with various implementation sprints was developed
- Approach: agile working, where problems are solved and corrections can be made at any time
Key technology measures:
- Traceability for every single component
- Transparency through dashboard overviews of order progress and repairs
- Digital integration of the machines on all lines
Results
Sustainable Value
with SAP DM and a Blueprint for Rollouts
Today, E.G.O. manages five electronics manufacturing lines at its Oberderdingen site using SAP DM: Manufacturing processes are monitored and analyzed in real time, from raw materials to the finished product. The solution provides complete transparency regarding production status and automatically transmits relevant data to the ERP system.
Rapid Implementation:
- After just 5 months, the project managers reported the first major success: The first SMT line in electronics manufacturing at the Oberderdingen site is successfully operating with SAP Digital Manufacturing.
- After a total project duration of 11 months, the MES was operational on five lines at the Oberderdingen site.
- Thanks to the rapid implementation, production lines can now be networked in just 2 days. The machines on the five lines were connected via the standard protocol using the “Production Connector” in SAP DM.
- The successful implementation of SAP DM serves as a blueprint for further rollouts within the E.G.O. Group.
Further results:
- Track & Trace based on individual items: Today, every single printed circuit board is digitally recorded
- The manual planning process was automated, i.e., ordering networks for over 120 materials were eliminated and paper documentation accompanying materials was eliminated
- Machine connectivity for AOI testers activated
Outlook
Get Rollout Ready
Based on the successful go-live at the Oberderdingen site, the next steps starting in 2026 have been defined:
- Harmonization of the connectivity layer for the machines on all production lines
- Ongoing adaptation of the system template in parallel with the rollout to additional production lines
- Further digitalization across the SAP DM ecosystem
Conclusion
Working Together Toward a Seamless Smart Factory
E.G.O. is securing its future viability through, among other things, the successful use of SAP DM. With the support of various partners and FORCAM ENISCO GmbH as the implementation partner, SAP Digital Manufacturing (SAP DM) was successfully rolled out in record time at a production facility in Oberderdingen.
Further rollouts are planned. Together, the partners are consistently continuing on the path toward an efficient smart factory.