Customer Story: ANDRITZ

ANDRITZ Group is a global leader in engineering and industrial technology, with 30,000 employees at more than 280 locations in 80 countries worldwide. The company provides innovative, sustainable solutions for the pulp & paper, metals, hydropower and environment & energy sectors.

ANDRITZ delivers projects ranging from high-performance hydro turbines to next-generation wastewater treatment systems. Combining deep industrial expertise with a commitment to digital transformation and decarbonization, it helps customers operate smarter, cleaner, and more efficiently.

The Challenge: Unifying data across systems, disciplines, and business units

To improve efficiency and reduce errors, ANDRITZ needed to unify data across systems, disciplines, and business units. Given the scale and complexity of its engineering projects, ANDRITZ leveraged a vast range of software systems. From AutoCAD and Inventor for mechanical engineering, to Vault for product data management, to AVEVA E3D for plant engineering and COMOS for process engineering, siloed systems collectively produced massive volumes of project data. One project alone had over 500,000 documents, each with multiple versions.

But this fragmented systems landscape presented critical challenges. Users uploaded and retrieved data manually. Accessing up-to-date documents across systems was difficult and time-consuming. And without a unified data environment, cross-functional collaboration was hampered.

ANDRITZ saw an opportunity to make collaboration easier, faster and less error prone. It needed a centralized, system-agnostic data hub that could connect disciplines across project phases—spanning its four diverse business sectors.

The APS Solution: Centralized collaboration with Autodesk Construction Cloud

ANDRITZ harnessed Autodesk Platform Services to create a unified data environment that enables centralized collaboration with Autodesk Construction Cloud.

The team used APS components to build an integration pipeline from source systems to ACC, featuring:

ACC as the Central Collaboration Hub: ACC serves as the single source of truth for project data, ensuring standardization and accuracy.
A System-Agnostic Data Pipeline: Users work in their preferred tools, while a centralized business logic automatically maps data to the destination system in ACC—with no manual intervention or ACC expertise required.
Design Automation and Data Management: APS components handle data processing and admin workflows, enabling continuous data flow from source systems into ACC.

Initially, adoption was a hurdle. Users were accustomed to manually controlling document flow and were hesitant to change. To build trust and drive adoption, ANDRITZ responded with comprehensive training and education, demonstrating the benefits of the ACC integration. The team behind this effort at ANDRITZ started with just four people and now has 10 people supporting 1,500 users across the company.

Business Outcomes: Bridging design, manufacturing, construction and more

By implementing this integrated APS and ACC solution, ANDRITZ was able to bridge design, manufacturing, construction and more. The company achieved:

Cross-Disciplinary Integration: Successfully connected design, manufacturing, construction, and operations across four separate business units.
Efficiency Gains: Achieved 85% faster data workflows, improved collaboration, and enabled streamlined project execution.
Scalable Results: Delivered nearly 100 projects with a small, agile team.

ANDRITZ now uses ACC as a data management hub, opening new possibilities for broader stakeholder engagement. What’s more, ANDRITZ developed a digital twin solution for their customers, utilizing APS technology and leveraging the data acquired within ACC during project execution.

“The ultimate goal is that these different worlds are really interconnected with each other."
Christian Gartner, Solution Architect, ANDRITZ