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OptimalPlus Establishes a Legal Presence in Germany and Collaborates with ZF


OptimalPlus Establishes a Legal Presence in Germany and Collaborates with ZF

OptimalPlus, a major provider of lifecycle analytics solutions, has recently established its office Germany. Moreover, OptimalPlus has entered into a new strategic tie-up with ZF, a world-renowned provider of automatic transmissions and related parts. Thanks to this collabioration, the German company will gain lifecycle analytics, expanding ZF’s expertise in the field of plant operations control as well as enhancing effectiveness of ADAS validation procedures. The new office will allow OptimalPlus to reach more potential customers involved in the auto business in Germany.



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Established in 2005, OptimalPlus has gained recognition as a reliable provider of life cycle analytics products for businesses from a broad range of industries. The company's products have exerted an important influence on production metrics and key performance indicators and ensured full logistic system visibility. OptimalPlus can reach such impressive results by combining large data sets with special patterns on a global data infrastructure.



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ZF plans to use this advanced technology that collects data from the plant machinery, products, and production units to make one more step closer to deployment of Industry 4.0 solutions at ZF's production facilities, thereby improving their operational capacities. This collaboration makes it possible to get an overall review of manufacturing processes, boost efficiency and even take preventative measures to exclude the use of low-quality parts and the risk of high-priced recalls. This collaboration is also supposed to facilitate to practical implementation of ZF’s Mobility concepts aimed to reduce the rate of road crashes and air contamination.


According to OptimalPlus officials, strengthening of the company’s presence in Germany and cooperation with ZF prove a great potential of the local market for OptimalPlus products, which guarantee improvements in main production metrics, boosts product quality and durability, and provides 100% logistic system visibility.

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Probably every transmission repair specialist was keen on LEGO constructions or at least enjoyed making some minor things with their hands. Here's the game taken to a new level of creativity!

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