Bochum, 44866,
Germany
THIMM Technographics
THIMM Technographics, Software Purchases, AI and Digital Transformation Initiatives
Discover the latest software purchases and digital transformation initiatives being undertaken by THIMM and its business and technology executives. Each quarter our research team identifies on-prem and cloud applications that are being used by the 3376 THIMM employees from the public (Press Releases, Customer References, Testimonials, Case Studies and Success Stories) and proprietary sources.
During our research, we have identified that THIMM has purchased the following applications: SAP S/4 HANA for ERP Financial in 2018, ArtiosCAD for Computer-Aided Design (CAD) in 2015, Microsoft Azure Cloud Services for Application Hosting and Computing Services in 2020 and the related IT decision-makers and key stakeholders.
Our database provides customer insight and contextual information on which enterprise applications and software systems THIMM is running and its propensity to invest more and deepen its relationship with SAP , Esko Graphics , Microsoft or identify new suppliers as part of their overall Digital and IT transformation projects to stay competitive, fend off threats from disruptive forces, or comply with internal mandates to improve overall enterprise efficiency.
We have been analyzing THIMM revenues, which have grown to $714.0 million in 2024, plus its IT budget and roadmap, cloud software purchases, aggregating massive amounts of data points that form the basis of our forecast assumptions for THIMM intention to invest in emerging technologies such as AI, Machine Learning, IoT, Blockchain, Autonomous Database or in cloud-based ERP, HCM, CRM, EPM, Procurement or Treasury applications.
THIMM Tech Stack and Enterprise Applications
THIMM ERP
Vendor |
Previous System |
Application |
Category |
Market |
VAR/SI |
When |
Live |
Insight |
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| SAP | Legacy | SAP S/4 HANA | ERP Financial | ERP | n/a | 2018 | 2019 |
In 2018, THIMM implemented SAP S/4 HANA as its core ERP Financial system. The implementation targeted enterprise financial management at a German Professional Services organization with approximately 3376 employees and 714000000 in revenue, positioning SAP S/4 HANA as the primary platform for financial accounting and controlling.
The SAP S/4 HANA deployment included S/4 HANA extensions and ABAP development to support financial accounting, controlling, asset accounting, accounts payable and accounts receivable workflows, using extension points for custom business logic. Configuration and automation work focused on core financial modules and master data consolidation consistent with ERP Financial functional patterns.
Integrations were executed using SAP CPI and SAP API Management to provide middleware orchestration and API governance between S/4 HANA Cloud connectivity and other enterprise services. Freudenberg IT FIT was engaged from June 2019 to October 2019 to contribute SAP CPI, S/4 HANA Cloud, S/4 HANA extensions, SAP API Management and ABAP expertise, and an ABAP role was defined to support SAP CPI integration and extension development.
Operational coverage emphasized finance and IT teams responsible for application lifecycle and interface operations, with governance established around extension release controls and API management workflows. The implementation combined SAP S/4 HANA platform configuration, middleware integration via SAP CPI, and ABAP based extension governance to align financial processes and technical delivery.
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THIMM PLM and Engineering
Vendor |
Previous System |
Application |
Category |
Market |
VAR/SI |
When |
Live |
Insight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esko Graphics | Legacy | ArtiosCAD | Computer-Aided Design (CAD) | PLM and Engineering | Esko | 2015 | 2015 |
In 2015, THIMM implemented ArtiosCAD Enterprise, deploying Packaging development/structural CAD across its Thimm Verpackung organization in Germany. Esko conducted the implementation which had been planned earlier and went live in 2015 at 18 locations to modernize packaging development and standardize processes. The ArtiosCAD Enterprise deployment focused on structural CAD authoring capabilities, centralized template and tooling libraries, version control, and standardized design rules to produce consistent dielines and structural specifications. Configuration emphasized workflow standardization for packaging development to ensure reproducible design outputs and data quality across sites. A core integration linked ArtiosCAD Enterprise packaging master data to Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP to align packaging specifications with cost accounting in the enterprise system. Rollout and governance were managed by Esko across 18 locations, establishing packaging data governance and standardized development workflows to ensure consistent packaging information feeds into Microsoft Dynamics AX for cost accounting.
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THIMM IaaS
Vendor |
Previous System |
Application |
Category |
Market |
VAR/SI |
When |
Live |
Insight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Legacy | Microsoft Azure Cloud Services | Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS | n/a | 2020 | 2020 |
In 2020, THIMM implemented Microsoft Azure Cloud Services to host its corporate website. The deployment is categorized under Application Hosting and Computing Services and uses Microsoft Azure Cloud Services to centralize public web workloads and application hosting for the company site.
The implementation configures cloud compute, scalable object storage, HTTPS termination, and traffic routing to support web content delivery and platform-level scalability. Operational ownership is positioned between THIMM's central IT organization and digital marketing teams, supporting marketing, customer engagement, and external-facing content management functions. Governance and operational practices emphasize platform provisioning, role-based access controls, monitoring, and logging to manage deployments and uptime, consistent with standard cloud hosting operations, and no additional system integrations were explicitly reported in the source notes.
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IT Decision Makers and Key Stakeholders at THIMM
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Apps Being Evaluated by THIMM Executives
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