Smarter Production Starts with Connected Information
Modern steel production requires more than reliable machines. It requires the right information at the right time.
Kaltenbach software and automation solutions connect machines, operators, production processes and business systems to reduce manual work, improve transparency and keep production moving efficiently.
More insight. More control. Better performance.
Work Smarter. Stay Ahead.
By connecting information, processes and people, Kaltenbach creates smarter ways to manage, monitor and optimize production.
- Reduce manual work
Automate repetitive tasks and reduce unnecessary data entry between planning and production. - Increase production efficiency
Coordinate machines, material flow and production sequences to keep production moving efficiently. - Reduce errors
Create a consistent flow of information from order to production and back. - Gain production insight
Use real production data to understand performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
Work Smarter. Stay Ahead.
By connecting information, processes and people, Kaltenbach creates smarter ways to manage, monitor and optimize production.
- Reduce manual work
Automate repetitive tasks and reduce unnecessary data entry between planning and production. - Increase production efficiency
Coordinate machines, material flow and production sequences to keep production moving efficiently. - Reduce errors
Create a consistent flow of information from order to production and back. - Gain production insight
Use real production data to understand performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
One integrated platform. Five levels.
From Production Process to Business Planning
Kaltenbach approaches software and automation across different levels of production – from the physical production process and reliable machine control to production management and integration with your business systems.
Together, these levels create the foundation for connected, efficient and transparent production.
Built on reliable machine control
At machine level, reliable PLC control provides the foundation for quality, repeatability and uptime. From this foundation, the higher software levels connect operators, machines, production and business systems.
Industry 4.0
- Level 4 – ERP / PLM
Business Planning & Logistics - Level 3 – MES
Manufacturing Operations - Level 2 – SCADA / HMI
Monitoring & Supervision - Level 1 – PLC
Sensing & Manipulation - Level 0 – Sensors & Signals
Producing & Measuring
Experience the New HMI
A Clearer, more Intuitive Machine Experience
The new Kaltenbach HMI helps operators understand machine functions and information at a glance. Redesigned icons and graphics, combined with 3D visualizations where possible, make machine operation clearer and easier to navigate.
- Easier to learn
Help reduce training time and get new operators familiar with machine functions faster. - Clearer visual feedback
Understand machine status and movements more easily. - Intuitive operation
Icon-based controls and clear user logic create a consistent and easy-to-understand machine experience. - Interactive visuals
See the corresponding machine movement before activating a function, helping operators understand what will happen before the machine moves.
Explore Profiline VI
The Brain Behind Your Steel Fabrication
Profiline connects your ERP, production planning, machines and operators in one digital workflow. It brings work preparation and machine operation together, translating production orders into optimized production and coordinating machines and material transport throughout the line.
By automating repetitive tasks between planning and production, Profiline helps reduce manual preparation and errors while keeping machines productive.
- Optimize production sequences
Calculate actual process times and determine an efficient sequence for production. - Minimize material waste
Nest products in available material to make efficient use of stock. - Coordinate the complete line
Control and coordinate sawing, drilling, transport, shot blasting and painting as one connected production system. - Track actual production
Record production times and order status for greater transparency and to support pre- and post-calculation.
Gain Production Insight With IoT
- From machine data to smarter decisions
Kaltenbach IoT brings machine and production data together in intuitive dashboards, giving you greater insight into performance and helping you identify trends and opportunities for improvement. - Your production. One view. Any device.
Information from multiple Kaltenbach machines can be viewed in one connected environment, helping you monitor production, compare performance and identify patterns.
Use these insights to make more informed decisions about machine utilization, production planning and where to focus improvement efforts.
Connect Production with Your Business
- Your ERP stays in the lead
Your ERP remains the leading system for orders, planning, inventory and finance. Profiline connects your ERP with the production environment, helping information flow between business and production. - Reduce double data entry
Avoid entering the same production information multiple times. - Reduce manual work
Minimize manual corrections in stock and production time bookings. - Use actual production data
Feed production information back into your business processes to support pre- and post-calculation.
Connect Production with Your Business
- Your ERP stays in the lead
Your ERP remains the leading system for orders, planning, inventory and finance. Profiline connects your ERP with the production environment, helping information flow between business and production. - Reduce double data entry
Avoid entering the same production information multiple times. - Reduce manual work
Minimize manual corrections in stock and production time bookings. - Use actual production data
Feed production information back into your business processes to support pre- and post-calculation.
When machines become one production system
Connected Software. Integrated Production.
Software creates even greater value when machines and material flow work together. Profiline coordinates machines and transport throughout the production line, helping individual processes operate as one connected system.
Start where it creates the most value
A Step-by-Step Approach to Smarter Production
Digitalization does not have to happen all at once. A phased approach allows you to develop your digital production environment based on your production requirements and priorities.
- 01 — CONTROL
Create a reliable production foundation
Start with stable machines and coordinated production. - 02 — CONNECT
Connect production and business
Integrate relevant production flows with your ERP. - 03 — IMPROVE
Turn production data into insight
Use IoT dashboards and actual production information to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
See Connected Production in Action
Discover how Kaltenbach software and automation connect machine operation, production management and production insights.
Proven in production
Real production. Measurable results.
Alexander Hatt, CEO
Schwarzwald Eisen
"Since the commissioning of our first Kaltenbach sawing system over 20 years ago in Lahr, we have always trusted in the quality and reliability of the machines. Installing further systems in Freiburg and the consistently positive experience with the service and help desk have confirmed our decision to rely on Kaltenbach."
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Erdmann Rath, Production Manager
Bühler
"Thanks to the KC 1201 we have achieved a very high degree of automation. For over 11 years we have had high-quality machines from Kaltenbach and are very confident in the quality, especially the impeccable service which contributes to the longevity of the machine."
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Gabriele Faßhauer, CEO
Stahlbau Fasshauer
"We bought our first Kaltenbach machine in 1974 and in these 40 years have been very satisfied with it. This confirms the high quality of the products and the knowledgeable service from the company Kaltenbach. We are sure that the KDM 1015 and the KBS 1051 DG will remain with us for as long."
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Heinz Hirt, CEO
Hirt Schlosserei und Metallbau GmbH
"With our Kaltenbach machine we were able to increase our productivity. The overall package from Kaltenbach is perfect and absolutely reliable."
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Dick van Capelle, Director
Snijcon
"To expand the existing production halls we bought a Kaltenbach SPRINT 1504. Our machine was custom-built with extremely short roller distances in the machine and in the infeed- and outfeed roller conveyor. Thus, the machine is especially suitable for shot blasting of very short parts with a minimal length of 600 mm and weighing at least 50 kg. With the new Kaltenbach SPRINT 1504 Snijcon is ready for the future."
Rudolf Schweiger, Head of Maintenance
Biedenkapp
"This new unit provides us with the greatest degree of flexibility in handling a variety of different assignments. For us, that means we’re able to better support customer creativity and design while also increasing our own levels of productivity."
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Marcel Wilhelm, Production Manager
Stürmsfs
"With the new plant [drill-coping-line] we lay the logistical foundations to meet even the most demanding orders. Precise and economic – completely in line with our customers, therefore it is a significant part of our supply chain."
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Heiko Rosenhagen, CEO
Rosenhagen
"We have the highest demands from the machine manufacturers we cooperate with. With Kaltenbach, we have found a partner who is fulfilling those demands. Furthermore we appreciate the innovations from Kaltenbach and the consistency in the development of solutions."
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Learn more about connected production
What Is Production Software
for Steel Fabrication?
Production software connects the information needed to plan, prepare and control steel processing. Instead of treating machines and production steps as separate processes, it creates a digital workflow between production planning, machines, material flow and operators.
Within a Kaltenbach production environment, Profiline performs this role. It receives production orders from the ERP and translates them into the information needed on the production floor. Profiline can generate machining programs, optimize nesting and production sequences, and coordinate machines and material transport throughout the line.
This becomes particularly valuable in automated production lines. Sawing, drilling, transport, shot blasting and painting can be coordinated as part of one production process rather than operating as separate islands. At the same time, actual production times and order status can be recorded, creating greater transparency throughout production.
The objective is not simply to add more software. By connecting information and automating repetitive preparation tasks, production software can reduce manual work and errors while helping operators spend more time keeping machines productive.
Learn more about connected production
What Is Production Software
for Steel Fabrication?
Production software connects the information needed to plan, prepare and control steel processing. Instead of treating machines and production steps as separate processes, it creates a digital workflow between production planning, machines, material flow and operators.
Within a Kaltenbach production environment, Profiline performs this role. It receives production orders from the ERP and translates them into the information needed on the production floor. Profiline can generate machining programs, optimize nesting and production sequences, and coordinate machines and material transport throughout the line.
This becomes particularly valuable in automated production lines. Sawing, drilling, transport, shot blasting and painting can be coordinated as part of one production process rather than operating as separate islands. At the same time, actual production times and order status can be recorded, creating greater transparency throughout production.
The objective is not simply to add more software. By connecting information and automating repetitive preparation tasks, production software can reduce manual work and errors while helping operators spend more time keeping machines productive.
How Do ERP and Production Software
Work Together?
ERP and production software have different responsibilities. An ERP system remains responsible for business-level processes such as orders, planning, inventory and finance, while production software operates closer to the machines.
Kaltenbach Profiline connects these environments by translating ERP orders into production and coordinating the processes required to manufacture them. It can nest products in available material, calculate actual process times, determine efficient production sequences and coordinate machines and material transport throughout the line.
Connecting ERP and production software also reduces the need to enter the same information twice. Production data can be returned to the ERP, reducing manual corrections in areas such as stock and time bookings and allowing actual production information to support pre- and post-calculation.
The ERP remains in the lead at business level, while Profiline optimizes and controls production. Kaltenbach does not replace the customer's ERP, but connects it with the production environment using standard interfaces and project-specific mapping.
How Do ERP and Production Software
Work Together?
ERP and production software have different responsibilities. An ERP system remains responsible for business-level processes such as orders, planning, inventory and finance, while production software operates closer to the machines.
Kaltenbach Profiline connects these environments by translating ERP orders into production and coordinating the processes required to manufacture them. It can nest products in available material, calculate actual process times, determine efficient production sequences and coordinate machines and material transport throughout the line.
Connecting ERP and production software also reduces the need to enter the same information twice. Production data can be returned to the ERP, reducing manual corrections in areas such as stock and time bookings and allowing actual production information to support pre- and post-calculation.
The ERP remains in the lead at business level, while Profiline optimizes and controls production. Kaltenbach does not replace the customer's ERP, but connects it with the production environment using standard interfaces and project-specific mapping.
How Can Production Data
Improve Manufacturing Performance?
Production data provides visibility into what is actually happening on the production floor. Bringing information from machines and production processes together makes it easier to understand performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
Kaltenbach IoT brings machine and production data together in intuitive dashboards. Information from multiple Kaltenbach machines can be viewed within one connected environment, making it possible to monitor production, compare performance and identify patterns.
This greater transparency can help identify bottlenecks and provide a factual basis for evaluating production performance. Instead of relying only on assumptions, production teams can use actual data to make more informed decisions about machine utilization, production planning and where to focus continuous improvement efforts.
How Can Production Data
Improve Manufacturing Performance?
Production data provides visibility into what is actually happening on the production floor. Bringing information from machines and production processes together makes it easier to understand performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
Kaltenbach IoT brings machine and production data together in intuitive dashboards. Information from multiple Kaltenbach machines can be viewed within one connected environment, making it possible to monitor production, compare performance and identify patterns.
This greater transparency can help identify bottlenecks and provide a factual basis for evaluating production performance. Instead of relying only on assumptions, production teams can use actual data to make more informed decisions about machine utilization, production planning and where to focus continuous improvement efforts.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Kaltenbach Profiline?
Does Profiline replace my ERP?
Can Profiline connect to my ERP system?
What can I monitor with Kaltenbach IoT?
Can I monitor multiple Kaltenbach machines?
Can the new HMI be retrofitted to an existing Kaltenbach machine?
Do I need to digitalize my entire production at once?
How does software support an automated production line?
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