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Data, AI & Code for industrial companies

AI with measurable ROI. Proven in the Mittelstand.

What runs productively in 50+ industrial companies of the Possehl Group, we transfer to your operation.

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Six margin levers, proven in industry.

70+ use cases, productive in the field. Transferable to your operation.

Engineering & Product Knowledge

Expert knowledge secured and usable

An AI-driven interview application secures experiential knowledge before it leaves the company and makes it searchable in seconds.
100+ knowledge interviews conducted to make knowledge accessible
Management & Governance

Secure AI for everyone in the organization

A hardened, group-wide LLM instance for researching and drafting. Bots and agents make everyday work faster with no data leaving the perimeter.
All employees enabled with AI instead of shadow IT
Service & Installed Base

On-site problem-solving in seconds

RAG plus LLM agent makes all service docs searchable, answers in seconds, with source citation.
Seconds instead of long document searches, higher first-time-fix rate
Sales & Quoting

Automated quotes, straight into SAP

AI analyses tenders, matches products from the catalog and books quotes directly into SAP.
80 % of quotes automated
ERP & Application Landscape

Clean core with individual processes on top

Individual processes run in custom off-stack applications docked onto SAP. The core stays standard, cheaper to maintain and easier to upgrade.
-40 % off ERP update and migration cost
Data Management

Unlocked data for working AI and service revenue

A central data platform replaces grown interface landscapes - fewer systems to run, and a base your AI and new products can build on.
Real-time data for every system, product and AI use case
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Our focus areas

Three layers. From the data foundation through AI to the application.

We start where the challenge is biggest. And build together, from project to project.

  1. Layer 01

    Data foundation
    Data readiness assessment and usable data infrastructure. Mandatory for serious AI projects and digital business models.
    Data Readiness
  2. Layer 02

    AI & automation
    Chatbots, knowledge management and agent systems. 80 % of use cases start here.
    AI Compass
  3. Layer 03

    Applications
    Off-stack applications and digital solutions. When sovereignty and individuality are required.
    Success Stories

What our clients say

The team brings the machine- and plant-engineering experience we need.

Alexander Sailer

Product Manager Digital Products & Services, manroland GOSS
Product Manager Digital Products & Services, manroland GOSS

The data and performance app they built delights our customers.

Markus Dittrich

Serviceleiter, HÄNSEL PROCESSING
Serviceleiter, HÄNSEL PROCESSING

PDS is a strong partner we've valued for a long time and will keep relying on.

Johannes Weinberger

Project Manager / Product Owner, ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Project Manager / Product Owner, ZF Friedrichshafen AG

The team brings key prerequisites to ease the entry into data-based collaboration.

Thomas Rösch

CEO Cofinity-X, Board Member Catena-X e.V.
CEO Cofinity-X, Board Member Catena-X e.V.

Their deep expertise for the industrial Mittelstand makes working together attractive.

David Schirm

CEO Possehl Mittelstandsbeteiligungen, Gabler
CEO Possehl Mittelstandsbeteiligungen, Gabler

We've worked together highly successfully for over 20 years and value the full focus.

Günter Banholzer

Senior Manager IT Automotive Ecosystem, ZF Group
Senior Manager IT Automotive Ecosystem, ZF Group

We come from the Mittelstand

Possehl Digital Services is part of Possehl Digital, the digital network within the foundation-backed Possehl Group.

200+
operating companies
100+
live & roll-out cases
13.000+
employees
1847
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