{"id":21467,"date":"2026-09-14T13:01:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T11:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.service1.com\/maschinen-und-anlagenbau\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T18:10:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T16:10:52","slug":"mechanical-and-plant-engineering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.service1.com\/en\/references\/mechanical-and-plant-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Mechanical and Plant Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Focusing on the Asset.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Your machines are highly complex, your contracts span decades, and yet, when it comes to service, the profitability of a service call is often still determined case by case. SERVICE 1 puts the asset at the center: data-driven, AI-powered, end-to-end from installation to the technician on site, and designed for the entire lifecycle of the plant.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Growing systems manage work orders.
SERVICE 1 manages the asset.<\/mark><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Service now accounts for roughly 20 percent of revenue in mechanical and plant engineering, but contributes far more to profitability: While margins on new equipment often sit in the low single digits, they frequently exceed 30 percent in service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the same time, customer expectations are rising. Companies increasingly buy not the equipment itself, but its availability. Service contracts with guaranteed response times and uptime commitments shift operational responsibility to the manufacturer, while equipment grows more complex and experienced service staff becomes scarcer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This fundamentally changes the economic role of service.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Legacy IT systems hit a wall here because they’re built around the individual service order, not the asset. Commissioning, maintenance, repair, contracts, and spare parts sit in separate silos. The result: missing information on site, unused supplier claims, and manual rework at month-end. Here’s what a unified service platform enables:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Recurring revenue even in years without new equipment sales.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Higher on-site productivity<\/h4>\n \n\n

Planned materials and mapped dependencies instead of repeat visits.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Warranty and liability claims tracked down to the component level.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Availability and equipment as a service become predictable.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The data foundation makes the difference<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reactive service repairs.
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Customers don’t invest in standard products – they buy custom-configured equipment whose history grows over decades. When service data sits isolated, troubleshooting on site starts from zero nearly every time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The technician doesn’t know which modifications were built in on site, supplier warranties expire unused, and modernization opportunities stay hidden. Only a shared data foundation transforms service from a cost center into a reliable profit driver for the entire organization.<\/p>\n\n\n

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What a service platform
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Map the complete equipment lifecycle end-to-end<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A machine is a highly complex system with its own configuration and a history spanning decades. SERVICE 1 accompanies this lifecycle seamlessly from initial commissioning through maintenance and repair to retrofit and expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Maintain your own service bill of materials (S-BOM)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Field service engineers don’t need a design BOM. They need to know which maintainable units are actually installed and which spare parts fit. The service BOM translates product structure into a deployment-ready equipment file.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Coordinate trades and subcontractors seamlessly<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mechanics, electrical, controls, and hydraulics must be orchestrated as carefully as internal technicians and external partners. The integrated partner portal brings subcontractors directly into service order execution, capacity planning, and time recording.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cyclic Maintenance & Predictive Service<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equipment requires different tasks at different intervals (e.g., 6-month inspections vs. 24-month component replacement). SERVICE 1 automatically dispatches needed spare parts from stored maintenance plans – supplemented by IoT data for condition-based interventions before failure.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Audit-Proof Warranty Management & Billing<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In complex service calls, maintenance flat rates, travel charges, customer repairs, and supplier warranties all come into play. SERVICE 1 accurately tracks warranty periods and error codes at the component level, initiates the parts return process, and automatically converts feedback into invoices that comply with regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Not every service organization needs this depth, but this is exactly where Field Service Management pays off. The more complex the equipment, the greater the need for reliability and certainty in service. The longer the lifecycle, the more service processes accumulate. And the more components and data involved, the more powerful a unified platform that brings it all together in one place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Book your individual consultation now and speak with our experts about your opportunities.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ERP workaround. CRM standard.
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Anyone looking to digitize field service in the mechanical and plant engineering industry has three options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ERP customizing<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ERP systems manage financial service orders well but fall short on mobile field processes, complex trade dependencies, and mobile checklists.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CRM without industry depth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standard CRM modules focus on customer tickets but lack component history (S-BOM), component-level warranty management, and tiered maintenance schedules.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Modular FSM platform<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A specialized Field Service Management platform connects seamlessly to leading ERP, CRM, and PLM systems. Financial process control stays in your ERP, while SERVICE 1 delivers the deep field service logic and AI-driven orchestration.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What this path delivers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • End-to-end data flows from project planning to the mobile technician app, even offline<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Verified security & compliance: Certified to ISO\/IEC 27001 and ISO 9001, plus conformance with the European AI Act<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Integrated AI: SERVICE 1 combines multiple AI capabilities under one roof<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Integration with ERP, PLM, and IoT: Configuration data and sensor data flow automatically<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    A selection of our clients <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Industry leaders
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