{"id":33729,"date":"2025-05-19T08:57:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T06:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.risc-software.at\/referenzprojekte\/voestalpine-boehler-welding-tradition-trifft-digitalisierung\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T09:56:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T08:56:32","slug":"voestalpine-boehler-welding-tradition-trifft-digitalisierung","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.risc-software.at\/en\/referenceprojects\/voestalpine-boehler-welding-tradition-trifft-digitalisierung\/","title":{"rendered":"voestalpine B\u00f6hler Welding: Tradition meets digitalization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In the project for voestalpine B\u00f6hler Welding, RISC Software GmbH implemented a central digital platform for the structured use of knowledge in welding technology. This laid the foundation for efficiency, quality and digital process intelligence. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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voestalpine B\u00f6hler Welding is a traditional company that has been setting standards in the welding industry for over 100 years. It convinces with a broad product portfolio. The company produces welding consumables, welding equipment and accessories. It is also a leader in the fields of joint welding, repair and build-up welding as well as hard and soft soldering. With more than 40 branches in 25 countries and over 1,000 sales partners, voestalpine B\u00f6hler Welding has a global presence. It supports its customers with innovative and customized solutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digitalization also presents traditional industries with major challenges. On the one hand, the integration of Industry 4.0 technologies – such as networked systems, real-time data analysis and AI-supported processes – opens up great opportunities. It significantly optimizes production processes and quality assurance. On the other hand, this transformation requires high investments in IT infrastructures and continuous training of specialists. At the same time, there is an area of tension: companies have to master the balancing act between tried-and-tested processes and new digital solutions. Data protection and cybersecurity are among the biggest challenges. This is precisely where RISC Software GmbH has been providing support since 2018 with its expertise in the field of digital product development. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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Long-standing support for the digital transformation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The focus of the collaboration has always been the realization of digital welding solutions in the industrial environment. The support of RISC Software GmbH in the digitalization of technological knowledge, the collection of large amounts of data, the linking with existing digital production systems and the expansion of the customer’s product portfolio is the prerequisite for voestalpine B\u00f6hler Welding now being able to fully implement the Industry 4.0 approach in welding technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With our contribution, we were able to help B\u00f6hler Welding launch the digital platform “weldNet\u00ae”, which modernizes and digitally maps central processes in welding technology. It combines various web-based applications that enable welding engineers, technologists and other specialists to work faster, more precisely and more efficiently. Two of the core components are the weldNet\u00ae Material Manager and the weldNet\u00ae Equipment Configurator – each with specific customer benefits and added value: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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weldNet\u00ae Material Manager<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Material Manager is a web-based tool that provides access to an extensive, constantly updated database of materials and standards. With over 35,000 base materials – more than 24,000 of which contain chemical analyses – experts can find the right base material quickly and precisely. In addition, matching welding consumables and valid standards (e.g. DIN, EN, ISO, AWS) are displayed, making it much easier to create and update welding procedure specifications (WPS). <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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