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Smart use of technical data

SIMILIA AI links your technical data from design, procurement, manufacturing, and costing — enabling smarter decisions and preventing costly duplicates from the very beginning.

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Your data. Your decision.

Companies waste valuable resources every day due to:

  • Long search times and duplicate data entries
  • Uncertain target costs and error-prone calculations
  • Unnecessary duplicates in design and master data

SIMILIA AI streamlines your processes — fast, intuitive, and cost-efficient — so you can unlock the full potential of your data.
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SIMILIA AI: Your Benefits

With SIMILIA AI, you use your technical data more efficiently, reduce effort, and make better decisions.

Centralized data access

All technical information from CAD, PDM, PLM, and ERP — in one place

Efficient reuse

Fewer new parts. Less effort. Faster processes.

High data security

Secure in-house solution without the cloud – full control over your data.

Intelligent Search & Comparison

3D geometry and attribute search without complex classification

Shorter Development Times

Less time spent searching, faster approvals, shorter time-to-market

Fast implementation

Standardized process, quick onboarding, and immediately usable.

Use your data smarter – save time and costs.

With SIMILIA AI, you can find, compare, and use technical data faster and more efficiently than ever before.

 

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Straight from real-world practice

What our customers say about using SIMILIA AI:

“With the integrated SIMILIA AUTOMATION solution from SIMUFORM, we accelerate the processing of customer inquiries, effectively reduce the variance in quotation calculations, and at the same time optimize our production times.
The flexible connection of this solution to both our CRM and MES systems increases operational efficiency, as it also improves our resource and production planning.”

Ray Wünsche, Executive Management

ACTech GmbH

“The installation and rollout of SIMILIA were prepared and executed very professionally. Integration into our system landscape with PDM and ERP was completed smoothly with our involvement. Adjustments identified during the review were implemented quickly. Our support requests are handled promptly and professionally.”

Karsten Lilge, IT Project Manager

apt Holding

“SIMILIA underwent extensive testing on our side. The performance of the 3D data search engine is excellent. Combined with system-independent visualization, it supports our users across different departments. It is used both in design and in purchasing.
We have now been using SIMILIA for several years, keeping our entire material master — even for non-drawing items — fully searchable. SIMILIA is a highly convincing software solution.”

Markus Brunner, CAD / CAM

DORST Technologies

“Our goal was to make our evolved information structure more manageable and transparent for the application area. SIMUFORM convinced us and was able to meet our requirements with SIMILIA.”

Stefan Dehnert, Head of Technical Office

Murtfeldt Kunststoffe

“As a mid-sized company with limited IT capacity, we need to be especially careful that software projects do not turn into never-ending construction sites.
We were initially somewhat skeptical about whether everything would run smoothly, especially the integration with ERP and PDM. By now, we can fully confirm that SIMUFORM has delivered on its product promise in every respect. Both in terms of functionality and long-term operation, the SIMILIA software has convinced us.”

Olaf Holzapfel, Executive Management

BLUME-ROLLEN

“The simple handling and intuitive search functions — even for complex technical specifications — are impressive. Combined with the high-quality visualization, the application is extremely useful in day-to-day work.”

Volkmar Knipps, Head of Design

Boysen

“We had already seen SIMILIA in use at our customers and were very impressed by its performance. For us at HAVLAT, SIMILIA has become a very valuable tool. It simply helps us work faster and better.”

Sandor Pinter, Head of Manufacturing Technology, Head of Work Preparation, Programming and Tool Management

HAVLAT Präzisionstechnik

“The support and service provided by SIMUFORM were excellent from the very beginning. Over time, the quality has never declined. We enjoy working with this product.”

Stefan Niehues, Technical Development, CAD Administration

Winkhaus

“We are very satisfied with both the use of SIMILIA and the installation process. Purchasing has already achieved measurable results through a higher share of target prices. We gain price certainty and reduced costs.”

Volker Wörmann, Commercial Managing Director

sema Systemtechnik

“The commissioning of SIMUFORM SIMILIA required very little internal effort. The integration into our CAD/PDM landscape was very well prepared. After about three weeks, we were able to put the solution into productive use.”

Ulf Hellwig, IT Department

Boysen

“We have been using SIMILIA very successfully for several years. It has established itself as a highly valuable and useful software solution in our product development. It is now also connected to SAP, which gives us additional value in our process chain. SIMILIA is reliable and easy to use. We are happy to recommend it.”

Markus Conrady, Head of Design and Development

Winkhaus

“SIMILIA is incredibly easy to use. It helps us quickly reuse information and processes in our daily work, avoiding unnecessary effort. The installation was straightforward in collaboration with our IT. The software has now been in use for over a year and runs absolutely reliably without disruptions.”

Benjamin Metz, Head of Process Engineering

Woregg

Frequently Asked Questions about SIMILIA AI

How does SIMILIA AI differ from traditional text search

Unlike traditional text search, which relies heavily on naming conventions, part numbers and well-maintained metadata, SIMILIA AI also uses geometric fingerprints and technical data to find similar parts regardless of how they are named.

What is geometric similarity search?

Geometric similarity search means searching for and comparing parts based on their shape and geometry. SIMILIA AI uses geometric fingerprints for this purpose, so it does not rely solely on file names, part numbers or text-based information.

How does SIMILIA AI support data-driven engineering?

SIMILIA AI makes existing technical data searchable, comparable and analysable. This enables decisions in engineering, procurement and cost calculation to be based more strongly on existing data.

What role does AI play in SIMILIA AI?

SIMILIA AI uses AI-powered methods to make technical data easier to find, compare and evaluate. It is based on technology developed by SIMUFORM to analyse CAD geometries and create geometric fingerprints. This enables users to identify similar parts, relevant information and technical relationships more quickly.

What are the benefits of combining geometry and AI?

Geometry processing and 3D fingerprinting provide the technical foundation for similarity search. AI-powered applications within SIMILIA AI can build on this foundation, for example for evaluations, cost calculation or further analysis.

Which departments benefit from SIMILIA AI?

SIMILIA AI benefits all departments that search for, use, evaluate or process technical data. Depending on the company, this can include engineering, product development, procurement, cost calculation, production planning, sales, data management and other technical or commercial departments.

How does SIMILIA AI help with supply shortages?

If a part is difficult to source, SIMILIA AI can help identify similar or alternative parts within the company’s existing data more quickly.

How does SIMILIA AI improve transparency across technical data?

SIMILIA AI improves transparency across technical data by bringing together information from different sources and making it easier to find. This includes CAD geometries, drawings and available additional information such as part numbers, descriptions, material data and other attributes from connected systems.

Why is reuse important in engineering?

Reuse reduces the need for new designs, saves time spent searching and can help reduce costs, part variety and data complexity.

How can SIMILIA AI reduce development time?

When existing parts can be found and reused more quickly, less time is required for new designs, research and coordination. This can help speed up development processes.