Traditionally, load management has focused on keeping energy consumption constant and on avoiding peak loads. However, this concept needs to be rethought in today’s world, characterized by the increasing integration of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. These energy sources are known for their volatility, forcing companies to adapt their consumption strategies.…
The introduction of mandatory electronic invoicing in Germany marks a significant step towards the digitalization of business transactions. From January 1, 2025, it will be mandatory for all companies to receive electronic invoices for taxable domestic B2B sales. One year later, from January 1, 2026, companies will also have to be able to create and…
In the first part of this small blog series on our analyses engine, we showed you various functions such as Blockly and the grouping of data sets. In the second and final part, we would now like to give you an overview of how you can easily create and customize charts as well filter data…
The world of energy supply is changing, and companies are facing increasingly complex challenges. The focus has shifted from simply avoiding peak loads to using energy sources efficiently. In this blog post, we take a look at the challenges of modern load management and show what innovative solutions we offer at WiriTec. Volatile energy generation…
Many companies aim to standardize their facility management processes on a global scale. The objective here is to establish consistent regulations, protocols, and policies, which naturally extends to the adoption of standardized CAFM (Computer-Aided Facility Management) software suitable for different locations. While looking for the ideal software provider, many companies favor those with a strong…
With the constant increase in information in facility management, analyzing large amounts of data is very important when it comes to making well-founded decisions, optimizing operational processes or quickly creating the basis for procurement tenders. This is where the evaluation engine in speedikon C comes in – a tool that provides you with optimal support…
Today, we’re going to explore one of the remarkable features in speedikon® C that simplifies your daily tasks as a facility manager – the graphics function. This feature allows you to effortlessly view and edit floor plans and objects, eliminating the need to constantly switch to third-party systems or import CAD files. Effortlessly View and Edit…
In this blog post, we want to introduce you to one of the most impressive features of speedikon® C – the time slider. This powerful function lets you effortlessly restore any previous state of your entire building, complete with all its objects, floor plans, and graphic representations. But how does it work exactly? Let’s delve…
In today’s modern era, maintenance tasks are often carried out according to rigid schedules, regardless of the current condition of the facilities. However, there are already advanced tools in certain specialized areas that focus on condition monitoring or predictive maintenance. These tools utilize data, set values, or threshold values to predict the optimal timing for…
In our mini-series, we have showcased over the past two weeks how software can be utilized to optimize maintenance processes (click here for part 1, 2, 3 or 4). In this final installment of our mini-series, we will discuss the latest technologies available on the market that can further enhance the efficiency of maintenance processes…
In our previous blog post, we discussed how to create work packages for maintenance tasks. Now it’s time to process them. There are various ways to do this, but mobile processing is the most efficient method. How can you digitize inspection results? The company’s setup affects the processing organization and procedures. If you only place…
In the first part of our maintenance software mini-series, we demonstrated the optimal way to document the plant for maintenance in the software, which plant information is typically documented, and the maintenance cycle and tasks available in the software. These options differ depending on whether you hire a service provider or rely on your own…
Today, we’re launching a new mini-series where we’ll explore the topic of maintaining technical systems with the use of software. In a series of blog posts, we’ll cover everything from work preparation to creating suitable work packages, processing, and dealing with the results of maintenance. Finally, we’ll provide an outlook on how digitalization is changing…
Digital representations of real objects, so-called “digital twins”, can provide significant added value for the operation and management of buildings and facilities. Since such twins can only show their added value if they not only provide visuality but are also linked to dynamic data, we have combined our C platform with the software of our partner company Framence…
We are pleased to announce that we will be releasing and installing the latest version of the C platform in client projects at the beginning of next year. Thus, we’d like to use this blog post to briefly show you the most interesting updates that were also covered in our webinar last Thursday. Certainly the…
Last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming some of our clients to our offices in Bensheim as part of our regular, free UserGroups. Within these meetings, we give our clients the opportunity to discuss current technical topics with colleagues from other companies and also with us as a software developer in a protected and…
Digital representations of real objects, so-called “digital twins”, can provide significant added value for the operation and management of buildings and facilities. Since such twins can only show their added value if they not only provide visuality but are also linked to dynamic data, we have combined our C platform with the software of our…
Almost all companies in the EU will soon have to disclose sustainability-related information once the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) takes effect. Due to the expansion of the scope of application, this no longer only affects large companies, but also small and medium-sized enterprises. Although the legal obligations to provide information will not apply until…
Key management consists of lock and key management and controlling the access authorizations for the premises of a building or facility – it is thus a facility management service. It includes verifying and issuing locking authorizations, including arranging for cylinder installation and replacement for all locking systems in the building or facility. In addition, key…
Security is not only in the foreground of a software itself, but is also an essential aspect, especially with regard to interfaces. In addition to secure mutual authentication of the systems that want to exchange data with each other, the transfer and processing of the data must also be secured. This ensures that automated interfaces…
Only a few weeks to go until the new version of the C-platform is to be released and used in our customers’ projects. Therefore, we want to use this blogpost to share some insights on new features and functions – of course in addition to the corresponding webinar. One of the most important updates is…
Over the last couple of years, adhering to the various ESG criteria (environmental, social and governance) has turned into being an absolute must for organizations and companies. In addition to the legal requirements to be fulfilled, recently a number of social requirements have come into common place that have to be adhered to also. Since…
If you have read the relevant press in the last few days, you will know that numerous companies and organizations are currently thinking about how their real estate portfolios may need to change to accommodate the notion of NewWork and flexible office. This is of course one of the many consequences of reduced attendance of…
While we focused on general improvements in last weeks post, this week we want to turn our attention to more specific, module related changes we made. Based on the feedback we received from our customers using the workplace reservation app, we have introduced some new features. Cancelling a future reservation has always been possible, but…
Only a little while to go until our next speedikon C release (Version 2021.2) will be available to our customers. As we have always done in the past, we will be using this release to make many of the customer specific tools available to all our customers by integrating them into the standard. Another key…
Our last week’s webinar on security management has generated an enormous response! Therefore we would like to take the opportunity to talk about this topic here in our blog. Safety and hazard prevention are always relevant, especially in the field of building and plant management. On the one hand, the requirements for the protection of…
Each year, pupils of the 8th and 9th grade get the chance to have a two-week internship in companies to get valuable orientation guidelines for their future careers. in the month May this year we had another young student for a small internship who worked on Bittle our pet robot dog. This time it was…
An adequately maintained database is the core requirement for efficient processes and effective work. In the rapidly changing environment of technical installations and their components, the creation of this dataset is often tricky for many organizations. In order to provide our customers with the best possible support in this important digitization step, we have developed…
On Thursday last week, WiriTec User group held their 11th meeting already. After a somewhat longer break due to the pandemic situation, we were happy to welcome a considerable number of our customers and users for this virtual meeting. After the obligatory introduction round at the beginning that gave us the opportunity to welcome some…
The management and handling of tickets is one of the core functions many of our customers face. Typically, internal and in many cases external staff are provided with an easy to use user interface in speedikon C, that allows for the creation of various types of tickets. Given the notion of “mobile-first” there are also…