H.F.S. Vertriebs- und Produktionsgesellschaft m.b.H.

Automatic dispatch of legal inspection certificates
H.F.S. Vertriebs- und Produktionsgesellschaft m.b.H.

The Company

H.F.S. is the professional partner for custom lifting system solutions.

LIFTING, CONVEYING, SECURING. And more: H.F.S. is involved in projects like transporting ton-heavy steel parts for bridge construction over the Danube and Sava rivers in Belgrade, delivering a complete biomass heating plant to Romania, or transporting huge prefabricated factories to Pyramidenkogel.

For those who prioritize secure cargo transport, quality is paramount. State-of-the-art measurement technologies are of little use if the fundamental product fails. Therefore, H.F.S. manufactures products that are high-quality and compliant with EU legal requirements. In other words, H.F.S. provides high-quality lifting equipment and specialized expertise, and has been doing so for over 20 years.

The Challenge

- No EDI processes in place as of yet
- Defining mandatory fields required for the ERP system
- Designing a generic interface for the ERP system
- Implementation of a meta format for all message types

The
Solution

...is an EDI solution designed to transmit legally required inspection certificates to business partners with each order confirmation.

A unique aspect at H.F.S. is that, due to current EU directives, a separate inspection certificate for each product must be sent to the customer with each order confirmation.

To ensure the correct inspection certificate is always included with the order confirmation, it was necessary to adapt the EDI process beforehand. This involved adjusting the ERP system to accurately incorporate the fields using a meta-format interface capable of handling all message types.

This comprehensive solution enables H.F.S. to promptly transmit the necessary inspection certificates electronically along with the order confirmation.