Plastics and rubber machinery manufacturer serving automotive, packaging, and industrial sectors.
KraussMaffei manufactures injection molding, extrusion, and reaction process machinery for plastics and rubber production. The tech stack reveals a traditional industrial manufacturer in transition: heavily weighted toward legacy SAP enterprise systems (ECC, S/4HANA, EWM, MM, PS, FI/CO) paired with CAD tools (Creo, AutoCAD, Windchill) and manufacturing controls (Siemens, Fanuc), now adopting GPT and replacing Excel for analysis. Active projects span both operational modernization (SAP data analysis, KPI system implementation, SAP transitions) and product innovation (additive manufacturing systems development), while hiring skews toward interns and mid-level engineering—typical of a century-old industrial firm scaling automation and digital competency.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Gastronomy
Founded in 1838 and headquartered in Bavaria, KraussMaffei operates across 1,001–5,000 employees and serves automotive, packaging, medical, construction, and consumer appliance manufacturers. The company offers standardized and custom solutions spanning injection molding, extrusion, reaction process machinery, and additive manufacturing, with integrated digital and service support across customers' production chains. Active projects include process optimization (5S initiatives, changeover reduction, automation refinement), enterprise modernization (global tax accounting, channel management tools, SAP process tuning), and organizational development (global leadership programs, modern people & culture initiatives). Notable challenges center on supply chain efficiency, inventory valuation accuracy, SAP deployment complexity, and customer delivery coordination—common friction points in large, geographically distributed industrial operations.
SAP suite (S/4HANA, ECC, EWM, MM, PS, FI/CO), Oracle, Siemens, Fanuc controls, Creo/AutoCAD CAD tools, Windchill PLM, HTML5/JavaScript, C/C++, Java, and recently ChatGPT/GPT adoption.
Product innovation in additive manufacturing systems; operational modernization including SAP transitions, KPI systems, and process optimization; enterprise initiatives like global tax accounting and channel management tool development; and organizational programs for leadership and culture.
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