Bauer Kompressoren Use Cases¶

Status: Customer evidence Validation status: Bauer-specific pains are customer-described by Wolf Goetze; no artifact, request sample, PDM export, or paid pilot has been seen yet.

This page turns the Bauer Kompressoren signal into concrete use cases. The account should not be treated as a drawing-automation opener. The stronger wedge is engineering search, design reuse, and decision memory for custom-to-order compressor systems.

Evidence Boundary¶

Evidence	Source	How to treat it
Customer requests arrive in non-standardized email form and must be mapped to previous solutions	Wolf Goetze / Bauer Kompressoren meeting notes	direct Bauer evidence
Senior engineers know which previous machine fits; juniors do not	Wolf Goetze / Bauer Kompressoren meeting notes	direct Bauer evidence
Current PDM is Oracle Agile 8; another PDM/PLM system is under consideration but not yet defined	Wolf Goetze / Bauer Kompressoren meeting notes	direct Bauer evidence
Product scope spans systems engineering: electromechanical actuators, fuel pumps, and combustion engines	Wolf Goetze / Bauer Kompressoren meeting notes	direct Bauer evidence
Technical drawing review, document/part search, and EPLAN diagram checks were mentioned as problems	Wolf Goetze / Bauer Kompressoren meeting notes	direct Bauer evidence
Broader source note frames Bauer as a fit for CAD + ERP + documents, PLM knowledge search, BOM intelligence, ECO/ECN support, supplier knowledge, and lessons learned	`bauerkompressorsearch.md`	research/inference, useful for shaping questions but not customer validation

Priority Backlog¶

Priority	Use case	Owner signal	Why first
P0	B-01 Custom Request To Prior Design Retrieval	Wolf	directly matches the strongest customer pain
P0	B-02 Senior Engineer Matching Logic Capture	Wolf	turns the bottleneck into a repeatable workflow
P1	B-03 PDM / Folder / Document Search Layer	Wolf + research note	supports request matching and junior onboarding
P1	B-04 Drawing Pre-Manufacturing Review	Wolf	useful, but less differentiated than design reuse
P1	B-05 EPLAN Diagram Check Companion	Wolf	relevant if electrical diagrams are blocking release
P2	B-06 PLM Migration Readiness Map	Wolf + research note	valuable if the PLM change becomes active
P2	B-07 Engineering Decision Memory	research note + Bauer workflow fit	useful after repeated retrieval cases exist

B-01 Custom Request To Prior Design Retrieval¶

Persona: Sales engineering, application engineering, senior design engineer, or junior engineer trying to respond to a non-standard customer request.

Trigger: A customer sends an email describing a customized compressor system or machine variant. The team needs to determine which previous system, module, or design can be reused or adapted.

Current failure mode: The request is not structured. The matching logic lives in senior engineers' memory. Juniors cannot reliably find the right previous project, drawing, BOM, supplier choice, or constraint history.

Required inputs to request from Bauer:

three anonymized historical customer request emails
the previous project/design each request mapped to
the reasons the senior engineer considered that previous design a fit
PDM/project metadata from Oracle Agile 8 if exportable
drawing/BOM/document references for the matched historical design
fields used to describe compressor family, pressure, flow, medium, drive type, cooling type, certificates, customer sector, and package constraints

RapidDraft behavior:

Extract structured requirements from the customer email.
Normalize ambiguous terms into engineering fields and unknowns.
Retrieve similar previous projects, modules, drawings, BOMs, and documents.
Explain why each prior design is relevant.
Show missing information that must be clarified before engineering commits.

Output: A ranked shortlist of prior designs with evidence: request match, reusable module, known changes, relevant drawings/BOMs, likely risks, and questions for the customer.

MVP slice: Use exported request emails and a static design-history folder or PDM export. Do not start with live Oracle Agile integration. The proof is one anonymized request where RapidDraft retrieves the same prior design that Wolf or a senior engineer expects.

B-02 Senior Engineer Matching Logic Capture¶

Persona: Senior engineer who currently knows the product history and junior engineer who needs that judgment.

Trigger: A senior engineer reviews a retrieved prior design and explains why it is right, wrong, or only partially reusable.

Current failure mode: The explanation disappears into calls, emails, or one-off comments. The next junior engineer repeats the same search or asks the same senior person again.

Required inputs:

one request, one accepted prior design, and one rejected near miss
senior engineer comments on why each candidate was accepted or rejected
relevant constraints such as pressure class, medium, package layout, certificates, cooling, motor, control system, service conditions, and supplier limits

RapidDraft behavior:

store accepted and rejected matches as training evidence
turn senior comments into reusable matching rules or heuristics
distinguish "similar geometry" from "similar enough to quote or engineer"
expose known no-go constraints for future requests
create a short reusable decision note for the project record

Output: A "why this previous design fits" note and a reusable matching memory entry.

MVP slice: Human-reviewed notes only. Do not claim autonomous senior engineering judgment. The first version captures and reuses explicit decisions.

B-03 PDM / Folder / Document Search Layer¶

Persona: Engineer searching across Oracle Agile 8, local directories, drawings, BOMs, manuals, supplier files, and old project documents.

Trigger: The engineer has a part number, customer request, machine family, or technical symptom, but does not know where the relevant previous design evidence lives.

Current failure mode: Search happens across multiple places: PDM files, local directories, drawings, documents, and possibly ERP or purchasing data. Text search is not enough when naming is inconsistent.

Required inputs:

one export from Oracle Agile 8 or folder index
file naming conventions and project metadata
sample drawings, BOMs, EPLAN files, supplier docs, and manuals
known search examples and expected correct results

RapidDraft behavior:

index project files and PDM metadata without changing the source systems
let engineers search by part number, function, customer request, module, supplier, or prior decision
show evidence snippets and direct file pointers
separate released/current documents from obsolete or draft documents
flag where metadata is missing or inconsistent

Output: Search result cards with source system, revision, lifecycle state if known, document type, and why the result matched.

MVP slice: Read-only index over exported folders and PDM metadata. Treat live PDM integration as phase 2.

B-04 Drawing Pre-Manufacturing Review¶

Persona: Design engineer or reviewer checking a drawing before information is sent to manufacturing.

Trigger: A drawing is about to be shared with manufacturing, procurement, or a supplier.

Current failure mode: Drawing mistakes may be found after the information has already moved downstream. The meeting notes also mention a gap between drawing creation and review skillset in the team.

Required inputs:

one anonymized drawing package
Bauer drawing checklist or review standard, if it exists
examples of mistakes reviewers commonly catch
manufacturing handoff requirements

RapidDraft behavior:

check required title-block fields, material, revision, notes, and mandatory views
flag missing or ambiguous manufacturing information
compare drawing fields against BOM/PDM metadata where available
generate a pre-manufacturing issue list with evidence

Output: Reviewer-ready findings with drawing zone or sheet reference, severity, and suggested owner.

MVP slice: One drawing checklist on one product family. This is a second wedge after request-to-prior-design retrieval unless Bauer says drawing mistakes are the urgent pain.

B-05 EPLAN Diagram Check Companion¶

Persona: Electrical engineer, systems engineer, or mechanical lead responsible for cross-discipline consistency.

Trigger: A compressor system change affects electrical diagrams, wiring, sensors, controls, or actuator documentation.

Current failure mode: The meeting notes list EPLAN diagram checking as a problem, but the exact failure mode is not yet known.

Required inputs:

one EPLAN export or PDF
one related mechanical BOM/drawing package
common electrical-mechanical mismatch examples
tag naming and device reference conventions

RapidDraft behavior:

check whether referenced devices/components exist in the BOM or mechanical package
flag stale tags, missing references, and inconsistent descriptions
identify mechanical changes that likely need an EPLAN review
create a cross-discipline follow-up list

Output: Electrical-mechanical consistency findings with tag, drawing/BOM line, and source evidence.

MVP slice: Only check explicit references and tags. Do not attempt full electrical design validation.

B-06 PLM Migration Readiness Map¶

Evidence note: This is inferred from the meeting note that Bauer is considering another PDM/PLM system; it is not yet a confirmed Bauer request.

Persona: PLM owner, engineering manager, or data migration lead.

Trigger: Bauer evaluates or prepares a migration from Oracle Agile 8 to a future PLM/PDM system.

Current failure mode: Old design history, document relationships, BOMs, and decision memory may be hard to migrate cleanly because metadata and file links are inconsistent.

Required inputs:

Oracle Agile export
folder/document inventory
BOM/project relationships
fields required in the future PLM
examples of duplicate or stale records

RapidDraft behavior:

map project/design records to required future-PLM fields
flag missing metadata, duplicate records, orphan files, and ambiguous relationships
identify high-value design history that must not be lost
create a migration cleanup backlog

Output: Migration readiness report: missing fields, duplicate candidates, orphan documents, and priority cleanup list.

Recommended Demo Sequence¶

Start with B-01 Custom Request To Prior Design Retrieval using one anonymized request and expected prior design.
Add B-02 Senior Engineer Matching Logic Capture by recording why the result is right or wrong.
Add B-03 PDM / Folder / Document Search Layer once the source corpus is known.
Only then show drawing or EPLAN checks as supporting review capabilities.

Do not lead with automated drawing generation. The strongest Bauer wedge is preserving and operationalizing senior engineering memory.

Validation Assets To Ask For¶

one anonymized customer request email
one previous design/project that should be retrieved
one near-miss previous design that should not be selected
Oracle Agile 8 export or safe folder index
one drawing/BOM package tied to the matched design
one EPLAN example if cross-discipline checks matter
one senior engineer walkthrough explaining why a match is valid

Open Questions¶

Which system currently holds design history: Oracle Agile 8, local folders, ERP, SharePoint, email, or a mix?
Which fields define "similar enough" for compressor system reuse?
Is the customer request handled by sales engineering before design, or directly by engineering?
How often do juniors need senior help to find previous designs?
Is the PLM migration active, budgeted, or only under consideration?
Does Bauer care more about faster quoting, faster engineering, fewer drawing mistakes, or preserving senior knowledge?

Sources¶

docs_pivot/_sources/usecases-erpdrawing/rapiddraft-usecases-scenarios.md
docs_pivot/_sources/usecases-erpdrawing/bauerkompressorsearch.md
docs_pivot/_sources/usecases-erpdrawing/meeting minutes June-July.rtf
docs_network/03_Companies/Target_Companies.md