4CAD Group

Industrial software distribution and integration

Active since 2004, 4CAD Group distributes and integrates software for industrial companies. It helps manufacturers choose and deploy the best technologies to keep their information systems coherent and their industrial digital operations running continuously. The company says it works with businesses in aeronautics, agri-food, distribution and manufacturing, and that its team of more than 650 experts is dedicated to digitising industrial work.

Software for each stage of the product life cycle

The company supplies tools for product design, production, automation and technical illustration. It also provides virtual analysis and simulation, including multiphysics, real time and advanced simulation, and product lifecycle management covering change, project and configuration management, collaboration across CAD systems and digital mock-ups. Its software partners include PTC, Ansys, Astrée Software, Sage and Salesforce.

Immersive visualisation for operators and maintenance

The company offers immersive visualisation that supports process and product optimisation. Its uses include customer experience, operator training, assembly and maintenance support, and virtual instructions that guide technical work.

Production data, monitoring and quality control

On the factory floor the company provides production planning and scheduling under constraints, data management for technical information, quality standards and multi-dimensional financial consolidation. Its monitoring tools track production in real time, record stock and time data, control quality through statistical charts and non-conformity records, and make documentation available at each workstation.

Sales, customer data and industrial intelligence

Its commercial tools organise the sales team, segment customers, manage opportunities and forecast sales, with artificial intelligence used to improve sales analysis. The data side covers data governance, data platforms, interoperability, aggregation of connected data, machine learning, preventive maintenance and business intelligence.

Cloud migration and the 4CAD Academy

The company helps clients move to the infrastructure that suits a project, choosing between its own cloud hosting and the cloud offers of software publishers, with personalised support for the migration. It also runs the 4CAD Academy, a training offer through which staff learn the trade, and it describes its staff as connectors who link digital systems together across the business.