GROB-WERKE – Excellence in sustainable technology
Bill of materials configuration using ⁴PEP
GROB-WERKE GmbH & Co. KG is one of the leading manufacturers of production and automation systems. The company is active in numerous industries and has established itself particularly in the fields of electromobility, machining technology, and automation solutions. With innovative technologies, GROB sets global standards in precision and efficiency. With ⁴PEP Product Structure and Variant Management, GROB achieves higher quality and faster bill of materials configuration.
Customer Quote
“With the introduction of ⁴PEP from ILC, we were able to significantly simplify our bill of materials configuration, increase process reliability, and provide our employees with a user-friendly solution.“
Stefan Groos, Projects & Product Safety, Machine Configuration
Company
- GROB-WERKE GmbH & Co. KG
- locations: Mindelheim (Germany), 6 plants, 14 sales & service branches
- industry: manufacturing and automation technology
- products: production and automation systems
- revenue: €2.0 billion (2024/2025)
- employees: 9,600 worldwide (2026)
- Web: www.grobgroup.com
Challenges
- complexity of integrating bill of materials (BOM) configuration into SAP
- required adjustments to GROB’s SAP environment
- management of authorizations and revision statuses
- mapping customer-specific requirements (CTO/ETO)
- increasing number and complexity of product changes
Highlights & customer benefits
- introduction of ⁴PEP for automated rule definition and bill of materials configuration
- user-friendly operation without in-depth SAP programming knowledge
- reduced design costs and shorter throughput times
- significantly higher quality through automated generation of bills of materials
- faster and more efficient configuration processes
- greater transparency and traceability in the product structure
- flexible adaptability to customer-specific variants
- increased employee acceptance through easy operation
