Success Story

GF Casting Solutions: Faster collaboration with Approve

GF Casting Solutions uses Approve on Fabasoft PROCECO for information exchange with suppliers and lifecycle management of die casting tools.

1 System

for document management with suppliers

4 Countries

Austria, Germany, China, and USA

“Thanks to the introduction of Approve and the roll-out of the GF Tool Manager, our organization collaborates more easily, more quickly, and more securely with all suppliers.”
Alois Edtbauer Buyer Sourcing Group Capex and Tooling, GF Casting Solutions Services GmbH

This is why GF Casting Solutions is so enthusiastic about Approve

Cross-company platform

GF Casting Solutions exchanges technical data and documents with suppliers and customers quickly and securely via a shared data environment.

High process quality

Approve makes it possible to set deadlines for activities, e.g. to require suppliers to take binding note of approved documents by specific dates.

Secure data storage in Austria

Data security is ensured by certified European quality such as the C5 certificate from the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI).

Integrating the GF Tool Manager in Approve has created a holistic solution that digitally manages the entire lifecycle of tools: From the specification phase via creating a specification sheet and ongoing reporting right through to the decommissioning of the tool. To achieve this, data on the tools (costs, deadlines, technical design, etc.) is recorded digitally, brought together from the various locations and made available to all employees and suppliers involved in the now standardized processes, depending on the specific requirements.

Before documents are shared with suppliers or customers, they have to go through a defined approval process. Team members can view the historical status of documents, folders, or entire projects at any time using the “time travel” function, and even restore them if necessary.

Norms, standards, and drawings have to be backed-up, approved, and exchanged with suppliers. To ensure an efficient exchange, Approve integrates internal employees and suppliers alike in important processes. This ensures improved traceability when working with suppliers.