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CIPA GmbH is developing openpack, a digital platform for the packaging industry. The platform connects manufacturers, service providers, and customers in a unique digital ecosystem and acts as an innovative hub for the entire value chain. In addition to the digitalization and networking of industrial machines (Industry 4.0 or IIoT), they standardize data formats and optimize industry processes (e.g., purchasing and sales) by digital solutions. Therefore, openpack uses the full range of existing web and cloud technologies and integrates other partners or platforms as well. Their goal is to make all participants more productive and employees’ lives easier.
Esko is a global provider of integrated software and hardware solutions that accelerate the go-to-market process for packaged goods. Esko’s goal is to streamline the management of packaging, labeling, regulatory and marketing content. With its packaging management platform, marketing and packaging teams can increase productivity, reduce costs and save time. For packaging and label trade shops, premedia service providers and printer converters, they digitize, automate and network the entire print production process with software and hardware solutions for CAD design, prepress processes, flexo plate making and print inspection.
Lupus Consulting is an owner-managed company with more than 20 years of experience in the SAP business. 180+ experts deliver high class consulting, application management support and development solutions across industries, leveraging cutting-edge technologies. The original focus on SAP consulting and development services has been extended with offerings in Application Management Services and professionalised Development Services. Consequently, a dedicated Support and Development Centre in Budapest has been established. Lupus Consulting supports clients as reliable partner and deliver high quality services that ensure cost savings and reduce the strain on budgets.
ORTEC is one of the world’s leading providers of intelligent planning and optimization software and related consulting services. For 40 years, we have been developing transparent software solutions for optimized planning processes in the transport logistics and service sectors, in industry and trading companies. More than 1,200 leading companies from 60 countries rely on ORTEC for route planning and scheduling, load space optimization, staff scheduling, delivery forecasting, logistics network planning and warehouse control. We offer our solutions both stand-alone and SAP® certified, embedded and customized, as well as SaaS or cloud-native applications. 1,000 employees work in Europe, North and South America, and Asia, around 100 of them in the German branch in Bremen and at the Heidelberg site.
Packaging Cockpit is a foundation of the companies Circular Analytics and MCP Algorithm Factory. Circular Analytics is a spin-off of the FH Campus Wien and deals with sustainability assessments and optimizations of the recyclability and environmental efficiency of packaging. Circular Analytics advises companies on circular packaging design and sustainability assessment methods. MCP Algorithm Factory is a consultancy specializing in planning and optimization and implements industry-specific tools, processes, and planning algorithms. Packaging Cockpit is a tool that calculates the technical recyclability, as well as the lifecycle assessment of packaging systems. The calculations can be performed for different countries, allowing country-specific evaluations. In addition, further management functions of the packaging portfolio can be performed.
Originally known as a leader in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved into a market leader in end-to-end business software, databases, analytics, intelligent technologies and experience management. As a top cloud company with 200 million users worldwide, SAP helps companies of all sizes and industries operate profitably, continuously adapt and achieve their goals. As a long-standing SAP partner, we are authorized to sell licenses for SAP software and provide qualified SAP support services. This includes implementation projects, the development of interfaces and extensions, and support.
T.CON GmbH & Co. KG is a successful German consulting and systems house in the SAP environment. With a team of more than 350 SAP professionals at six locations, T.CON implements complete implementations, carve-outs and optimization projects – in German-speaking countries and worldwide. We supplement the SAP standard portfolio with our own solutions where SAP does not map business-critical functions. Examples include TRIM SUITE for waste optimization in the production of paper, foil, corrugated board or profiled goods, or MES CAT for operational production management to support production planning and control. As an owner-managed company and SAP Gold Partner, T.CON focuses on sustainable growth and pursues long-term goals.
Tilia Labs builds prepress software for planning, imposition, and automation of applications spanning the full range of graphic arts sectors including packaging, labels, commercial, and wide format printing. With a keen focus on emerging IT developments, the company is dedicated to identifying disruptive technologies capable of delivering real competitive advantage to its customers and partners worldwide. Maintaining ease-of-use as a core principle, Tilia Labs has designed a portfolio of products to deliver a seamless interface between prepress data and production in generating fast, accurate estimates, reducing prepress time, automating error-prone tasks, maximizing media usage, and reducing post-press complexity. Founded in 2012, Tilia Labs has a network of partners and resellers worldwide.
