ADDNODE GROUP
Business area: Product Lifecycle Management
PRODUCT LIFECYCLE
MANAGEMENT
The Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) business area is Europe’s leading
supplier of software and systems for product data information. For 20 years the
business area has provided system solutions that help companies compile data
from product development, production and customers to optimise efficiency in
various areas and processes. The business area had sales of SEK 513 m in 2015.
The IT solutions provided by the business area are based
primarily on Dassault Systèmes’ software and our proprietary
system applications.
OFFERING
During the lifetime of a product, facility or service, a vast
amount of information is created which, compiled in a single
system, can reduce costs, shorten lead times and improve
quality. Addnode Group’s offering spans the entire value chain
from feasibility studies, implementation and application
management to outsourcing of a complete PLM environment.
A PLM system offers advantages across a company’s entire
organisation, including:
> Analysis and simulation of design and construction for
product developers and designers
> Resource management, cost control and governance
for project managers
> Vendor development and support in strategic purchasing
for buyers
> Providing quality engineers with tools for meeting
environmental and safety requirements
> Product information and analysis of outcomes for sales
representatives, marketing staff and product planners
> Export of product information for use in e-commerce portals,
and of marketing and communication material for editors
> Participation of partners in development and production
processes.
CUSTOMERS
Our customers are in traditional industries such as telecom,
manufacturing, automotive, construction and civil engineering,
pharmaceuticals, medical technology and energy. A growing
number of clothing, retail and service companies have been
embracing the PLM concept in pace with rising demands for
rapid innovation and customer-unique product development.
Examples of customers include Autoliv, FACC, EDAG,
Elekta, Elomatic, Ericsson, Ford, GE Healthcare, Jula, Metabo,
Microsoft Mobile and Under Armour.
COMPETITIVE SCENARIO
Our competitive advantages are our ability to customise and
provide service in several countries. Competitors consist of
PLM software companies with their own sales organisations,
such as Siemens and PTC, as well as of system integrators such
as Tata and Accenture.
PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT IN BRIEF
Subsidiaries: Infuseit and TechniaTranscat.
Operations: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Germany, Austria,
Slovakia, USA and India.
Employees: In 2015 we completed the acquisition of
Transcat PLM, and at year-end the business area had
approximately 440 employees.
MARKET
The Nordic countries and Germany are our home market,
but we are growing in the rest of Europe and in the USA.
In 2015 we expanded into Germany through the acquisition
of Transcat PLM.
KEY FIGURES
NET SALES
BY MARKET 2015
49+27+879M
NET SALES
BY TYPE OF REVENUE 2015
49% Germany
27% Sweden
8% Finland
7% USA
9% Other
SEK M
42+36+202M
42% Support and
maintenance
36% Services
20% Software
2% Other
Net sales
EBITA
EBITA margin, %
Operating profit
Operating margin, %
Average number
of employees
2015
2014
2013
512.6
52.7
10.3
263.6
41.4
15.7
248.7
26.2
10.5
46.3
9.0
38.2
14.5
23.3
9.4
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