We integrate the future
The PROSTEP Group is the leading independent provider of consulting services and software that cover every aspect of product lifecycle management (PLM) and application lifecycle management (ALM). We help manufacturing companies establish end-to-end digitalization and thus enhance their innovative capability and competitiveness.
Our strength lies in a combination of top-notch services and outstanding products. We offer our customers services ranging from PLM strategy consulting and process optimization to system selection and optimization through to consulting on every aspect of process, method and IT system design in mechatronics and software environments. And we offer them software solutions for PLM integration and migration, collaboration, and secure data exchange and conversion. This makes it possible for our customers to develop, manufacture, and operate highly complex products and systems.
PROSTEP, INC.
Our mission - Enabling the designs of your future
PROSTEP is a leading partner for manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive, aerospace, electronics, and other industries. Our strength lies in a combination of experience, process know-how and technical competence. Our worldclass business tools, together with our experienced employees, bring industry best practices that allow you to implement solutions tailored to your specific challenges. Engineering and manufacturing companies benefit from enhanced customer and supply chain collaboration.
Founded in 1993 by a consortium of global OEMs and suppliers, PROSTEP has been instrumental in advancing the open standards currently being deployed. PROSTEP tools like OpenPDM and OpenDXM integrate seamlessly with best-in-class PDM, CAD, TRANSLATION and QUALITY CHECKING systems and networks to bridge the connectivity and quality gaps found in today’s complex heterogeneous environments.
PROSTEP contributes thousands of hours of expertise each year to supporting various open standards bodies. The non-profit group ProSTEP iViP is comprised of members from a large number of companies around the world, including OEMs, suppliers and vendors, all interested in advancing the adaption of industry standards.
PROSTEP is proud to count among its customers and partners leading, worldclass companies from various branches of industry and from all over the globe. PROSTEP’s list of customers include companies such as Airbus, Audi, BMW, Bosch, Continental, Daimler, Delphi, GM/Opel, John Deere, Valeo and Volkswagen.
PROSTEP has longstanding partnerships with global solution providers such as Dassault Systèmes, IBM, PTC, SAP, Siemens PLM and others.
Solutions include
PDM to PDM integrations
- Our mission - Enabling the designs of your future
- Automatic Metadata and Structure Conversion
- Security and Data Integration
- Import Conflict Resolution
- Easy-to-Use Visual Tools
To learn more, visit pdmmigrationtoolkit.com
Workflow Automation
- Customer and Supply Chain Communications
- Data Translation and Quality Checking
- Data Archiving and Auditing
Enterprise Data Modeling and Consulting
3D PDF solutions for engineering data with PROSTEP PDF Generator 3D
To learn more, visit pdfgenerator3d.com
Professional and Secure Managed File Transfer Solutions with PROSTEP OpenDXM GlobalX
To learn more, visit opendxmglobalx.com
Our guiding principles
Customer oriented
Our focus is not the customer but rather their productivity. Thanks to more than 25 years of experience, we know the business processes in the automotive, aircraft, mechanical and plant engineering, shipbuilding and medical engineering industries like the back of our hand and can provide our customers with all the support they require for their digital transformation.
Vendor neutral
Our independence provides the foundation for services that focus exclusively on the benefit they provide to the customer. We work together with not just one, but rather all major PLM providers and technological leaders and can therefore always offer you the best solution to meet your particular requirements (or solve your particular problem).
Security conscious
As a service provider to leading manufacturers in the automotive and other industries, our top priorities include the protection of customer data and the security offered by our IT solutions. We are one of just 800 German companies – and one of the first in our industry – to be awarded ISO 27001 certification. We don't just talk about security, it is an integral part of everything we do.
Ability to integrate
Reliability and loyalty to our customers, partners and employees are something that we value very highly. Openness and the ability to integrate form the very DNA of our company. Our more than 300 collaborators come from more than 20 different countries. We believe in the equal treatment of all persons – regardless of sex, origin, religion or political ideology.
Socially responsible
PROSTEP is committed to engendering a feeling of unity within the company. We provide young people with training and are involved in social projects. We are sustaining member of the non-profit organization Ingenieure ohne Grenzen association e.V. and support terre des hommes Germany e.V..
Shareholders of PROSTEP AG
PROSTEP is a privately held stock corporation.
 | Robert Bosch GmbH |
 | Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH |
 | Mercedes-Benz Group AG |
 | Aptiv Services Deutschland GmbH |
 | Opel Automobile GmbH |
 | Siemens AG |
 | Volkswagen AG |
 | prostep ivip e.V. |
 | Management der PROSTEP AG |
Management of the PROSTEP group
Dr. Karsten Theis
Member of Management Board
Philipp Hasenäcker
Member of Management Board
CEO BHC GmbH
Dr. Rainer Bugow
Technical Director
Joachim Christ
Director Marketing
Bernd Döbel
Director Business Unit Solutions
Paul Downing
CEO PROSTEP, Inc.
Michael Endres
Director Business Unit BMW
Andrea Hiemenz
Director Human Ressources
Dr. Martin Holland
Director Strategy and Business Development
Dr. Lutz Lämmer
Director Business Unit Solutions
Dr. Norbert Lotter
Director Business Unit BMW
Irina Schloer
CFO
Dr. Knut Stang
Director Business Unit Volkswagen
Dr. Martin Strietzel
Director Business Unit Strategy and Processes
Dr. Rainer Zeifang
CTO Mercedes and Daimler Truck Projects
Supervisory Board
Dr. Heinz-Gerd Lehnhoff
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Hans-Josef Nagel
Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Prof. Dr. Oliver Riedel
Member of the Supervisory Board
Independent
We are a partner to all leading PLM vendors and maintain a very good network with all the players in the PLM community.
Proactive
As an automotive think tank, we help shape PLM trends and make them accessible to the entire manufacturing industry.
Reliable
We always keep the promises we make and deliver on time, in budget and with requisite level of quality.
Experienced
We know the PLM strategies, processes, requirements and solutions in the manufacturing industry.
Trustworthy
Many customers have relied on our consulting and solution expertise from day one.
Products and solutions
Research is the source of our inspiration
Research is important for PROSTEP as it helps us identify new technology trends
and gather valuable input for the further development of our range of solutions.
Our expertise
The name PROSTEP is synonymous with wide-ranging PLM expertise. We have been advising and helping leading companies worldwide develop their PLM strategies, define their PLM infrastructure, select systems, optimize their PLM processes and integrate their suppliers for over 25 years. The experience gained from hundreds of successful customer projects is bundled in our practice-oriented methodology.
- PROSTEP is the vendor-neutral PLM consultant with the best overview of the PLM market. Our credo is based on the openness, transparency and flexibility of PLM solutions.
- The comprehensive know-how offered by our staff provides the framework for our consulting services. They not only speak the language of IT experts but are also familiar with user requirements.
- We provide our customers with both advice and implementation support. That is why our approach to consulting is geared to the requirements of real-life applications.
- Consulting projects are handled by small, competent teams using agile methods to ensure that concrete results are achieved quickly.
- An extensive toolbox of methods, templates and best practices guarantee a tried-and-tested uniform approach and ensure that projects can be handled quickly.
- Use of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) ensures the smooth rollout and testing of IT solutions and enables errors to be identified and rectified as best possible.
- Our methodology is constantly being improved and enhanced. Our specialist teams collect information about projects being conducted at different companies and in different industries and applies this know-how to your project.
- Our experienced team of developers design and implement software solutions tailored to meet your individual needs using agile technologies such as SCRUM, etc.
PROSTEP – your Partner
for Digitalization
in the shipbuilding industry
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Our customers
PROSTEP – 100% PLM
Partner for Connectivity
Together we are stronger. We develop powerful integration solutions for our customers in close partnership with leading PLM vendors. However, as a partner for Connectivity, we also make our integration platform and know-how available to other companies. Why don’t you become a PROSTEP partner?
Our customers have access to an extensive network of technology, sales and service partners that is constantly growing. You benefit from our stake in companies that expand our range of solutions. And you are right at the forefront of new technologies: As a member of numerous organizations, we are actively involved in important research and development projects, especially in the field of standardization.
Do you want to become a partner?
Feel free to contact me!
Peter Pfalzgraf
Technology Partners
We cultivate open relationships with all the vendors of IT systems in the PLM environment to ensure that we are always able to offer our customers the best possible solution.
We maintain strategic partnerships with leading CAx and PLM vendors, who grant us insights into their software development. This know-how enables us keep our edge when it comes to integration.
Others can also take advantage of this know-how. We help IT vendors use our integration platform to develop their own solutions for their customers. Please contact us if you would like to find out more.
 | Adobe Systems Incorporated Silver Solutions Partner EMEA |
 | Altair Engineering, Inc. |
 | Ambrace BV |
 | ANSYS Inc. |
 | Aras Corp |
 | Arena Solutions, Inc. |
 | Autodesk GmbH |
 | AVEVA |
 | CADMATIC |
 | CONTACT Software GmbH |
 | CubeFour GmbH |
 | Dassault Systèmes SA |
 | Elysium GmbH |
 | IBM - International Business Machines |
 | ILC GmbH |
 | Intland Software GmbH |
 | LeanIX GmbH |
 | MID GmbH |
 | MSC Software Corporation |
 | NAPA |
 | Oracle Corporation Gold Partner |
 | PTC - Parametric Technology Corporation PartnerAdvantage Gold Service Partner |
 | SAP AG |
 | Siemens PLM Software Inc. Solution Partner |
 | SSI |
 | Tech Soft 3D |
 | T-Systems International GmbH |
 | WSCAD electronic GmbH |
Sales and service partners
PROSTEP works together with renowned sales and service partners in specific industries and regions. These specialists are able to provide comprehensive and competent on-site support to companies in a variety of different industries.
We are always looking for new partners who are interested in expanding their offering with our products and services. Are you interested? Then please feel free to contact us.
 | CENIT AG is a sales partner for OpenDXM GlobalX. |
 | HCL Technologies Ltd. provides technical support for OpenDXM and OpenDXM GlobalX in the Asia Pacific region. |
 | Mirae Information Technology Inc. is a sales partner for PROSTEP PDF Generator 3D in South Korea. |
 | SEAL Systems AG is a sales partner for PROSTEP PDF Generator 3D in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. |
 | Smartscape, Inc. is a sales partner for PROSTEP PDF Generator 3D in Asia. |
 | systemworkx AG is a sales partner for OpenDXM GlobalX. |
Joint ventures
PROSTEP is part of a number of joint ventures, thus bundling its various areas of expertise for the benefit of its customers and providing them with access to innovative technologies.
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BHC GmbH is part of PROSTEP AG and is based in Böblingen, Germany. It is a management consultancy focusing on IT-related consulting in product and application lifecycle management (PLM/ALM) in the automotive, mechanical engineering and plant construction sectors. Their main area of expertise is consulting in process, method and IT system design for companies with products in the mechatronics and software environment. |
 | CenProCS AIRliance GmbH is a joint venture involving Cenit AG, PROSTEP AG and CS Communication & Systems. It bundles consultancy services for EADS. |
Memberships
PROSTEP AG is in tune with the times and plays an active role in bringing about new developments.
We are therefore a member of the following organizations:
 | The Association for Standardisation of Automation and Measuring Systems - ASAM e. V. coordinates the development of technical standards. The standards define protocols, file formats and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for software development and testing of automotive ECUs. |
 | The research association “Forschungsvereinigung Smart Engineering e.V.” is an association for the support of science and research as well as education in the field of smart engineering. The aim of the association is to develop smart products and services as well as to advance a linked production and its associated production systems throughout the entire product life cycle to enable a continuous digital added value. |
 | The Gesellschaft für Systems Engineering e.V. is a non-profit association. The individual contributions and the commitment of our association members (individuals, companies and institutes) create added value for the society and thus for everyone. The goal of GfSE is to bring Systems Engineering in the German speaking countries to the best possible application and further development and to provide a forum for the dissemination and exchange of knowledge and experience in Systems Engineering. |
 | NAFEMS - National Agency for Finite Element Methods and Standards - is a not-for-profit organization promoting the effective use of engineering simulation methods. |
 | In addition to the classification society DNV, leading shipyards and PLM software providers form the OCX consortium. The organization has the task of industrializing and further developing the OCX format. |
 | The OMG consortium - Object Management Group, Inc. - develops internationally recognized standards for vendor-independent and cross-system object-oriented programming. |
 | The PDF Association is an international collaboration of member organizations and individuals actively learning from and supporting each other in the development and use of PDF technology. |
 | The prostep ivip Association develops future-oriented solution approaches and standards for product data management and virtual product development. |
 | VDMA - Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V. - is an interest group representing approximately 3,000 primarily small and medium-sized companies in Germany's capital goods industry. |
 | The Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Produktentwicklung WiGeP - Berliner Kreis & WGMK - is a network of excellence for promoting product innovation in machine engineering and related branches of industry. |
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Press contact
Joachim Christ
Director Marketing
Dolivostrasse 11
64293 Darmstadt
Tel.: +49 6151 9287-0
Fax: +49 6151 9287-326
E-Mail: joachim.christ@prostep.com
