A web shop for metal parts and tubes

Online commerce is booming. Why not also order metal parts over the internet? That´s the question the specialists of Lantek, a worldwide leader for sheet metal software, asked and developed MetalShop. The platform allows to settle all business processes online ­– from request to quotation.

To this end MetalShop cooperates with the Lantek software suite of the respective company. In the user-interface of the frontend the customers can upload the contours, specify the parts and if required access previous orders and quotations. The system checks the parts and if the format is supported. As soon as the request is placed, the system automatically clarifies the stock level and availability of capacities and generates the offer, taking into account all costs for material, production and shipping as well as individual customer tariffs. The offer will also be confirmed online by the customer, whereby he can chose his preferred delivery date. Of all this the system generates the quotation.

Trailblazer for web shops in sheet metal processing

“The willingness to order metal parts online is still very young in Germany,” says Christoph Lenhard, sales director at Lantek for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. There certainly are sporadic special solutions – MetalShop as a finished product which each company can tailor to its own needs is new, he states. Consequently, Lenhard considers Lantek as a trailblazer for web shops in sheet metal processing. For especially contract manufacturers MetalShop provides with a enormous added value, “because it reduces their effort significantly”.

Due to the cloud-based operation of MetalShop the companies neither have to buy or install extra software or hardware nor need to provide additional experts for their maintenance and care. At the same time, they can be sure that everything is always up-to-date. That´s what Lantek sees to, as well as the compliance with the data protection laws and the fulfillment of the requirements for data protection.

Visit Lantek between October 23^rd and 26^th, 2018, at the 25^th Euroblech in Hannover and experience MetalShop yourself in hall 12, stand A118, as well as the two other cloud-based innovations “Lantek Analytics“for advanced business analytics and “Lantek iQuoting“ for progressive control of business processes.

About Lantek

Lantek is a multi-national company which leads the digital transformation of enterprises in the metal sector. Lantek offers individual software solutions for business manufacturing intelligence which enables the connection of companies to turn them into intelligent plants. To this end, Lantek develops CAD/CAM/MES/ERP software solutions for manufacturers of metal parts, tubes and profiles with various cutting (laser, plasma, oxy-fuel, water jet, shear) and punching techniques.

Founded 1986 in the Basque region (Spain), one of the most important European centers for the development of machine tools, the company enables the integration of technologies for sheet metal and metal processing with state-of-the-art software for production management. Lantek is currently market leader in its sector, thanks to its innovation capability and consistent strategy for internationalization. With more than 20,000 customers in more than 100 countries and 20 offices of its own in 14 countries, the company has built an extensive network of distributors with global presence. In 2017 about 86 percent of the revenue were generated in international business.

Visit our website for further information: www.lantek.com  or ask for further details through: marketing@lanteksms.com