Customer Use Cases

SAP EAM & Fixed Asset Integration for Additive Manufacturing

Aligning operations and finance through intelligent integration

Sector: Aerospace & Energy | Focus: Precision turbine component manufacturing

The Customer: A precision manufacturer of turbine components operating a fleet of over 200 high-value assets. Their production environment includes advanced LPBF printers (EOS M400/M200), wire EDM machines, coordinate measuring machines, and depowdering stations.

The Challenge

The customer’s technical and financial worlds weren’t talking to each other.

There was no automatic link between the Equipment Master and Fixed Assets, meaning every capitalisation required manual finance intervention. This created delayed depreciation timelines and persistent misalignment between the Technical Asset Register and Financial Asset Register. Meanwhile, calibration tracking lived in spreadsheets, creating significant audit risk for an organisation operating under stringent aerospace quality standards.

What they needed was a fully integrated EAM and FI-AA environment, automated asset lifecycle management, and real-time alignment between operational and financial data.

The Solution

Working closely with engineering and finance teams, we delivered:

    • Automated Asset Capitalisation: Custom Z-mapping and SAP enhancements trigger capitalisation automatically upon equipment creation
    • Condition-Based Maintenance: Measurement points tracking laser hours and build cycles enable maintenance planning based on actual usage
    • Digital Calibration Tracking: AS9100-compliant digital records replaced spreadsheets, providing audit-ready documentation
    • Retirement Automation: Automated notifications to Finance when assets are retired, closing the loop on the complete asset lifecycle

The Outcome

    • Single source of truth – Engineering and Finance now work from the same data—no more reconciliation headaches or time lost to cross-checking.
    • Zero manual capitalisation – What once required intervention now happens automatically, freeing teams for higher-value work that makes better use of their expertise.
    • Accurate real-time depreciation – Financial records reflect reality, with depreciation starting exactly when it should.
    • Audit-ready compliance – Calibration records meet AS9100 standards and are accessible instantly—confidence when it matters most.
    • Elimination of ghost assets – The books now reflect what’s actually on the floor, giving leadership the clarity they need for sound decision-making.
    • Smarter maintenance – Usage-based planning means equipment receives care when it needs it, extending asset life and reducing unplanned downtime.

Today, engineers and finance professionals work from the same data and speak the same language. Less time wrestling with processes means more time for the work that truly matters.

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