CASE STUDY
Case Study | Desoutter
Desoutter is going for digital gold
With CodeMeter from Wibu-Systems, the com-
pany can offer its customers an answer to the
expectations generated by Industry 4.0 and
protect its intellectual property at the same time.
The Challenge
In the Industry 4.0 world, Desoutter’s customers
call for a higher degree of flexibility in the way
they can use their products. The company
looked for a solution that could bring that level
of versatility within reach for every customer
and help establish Desoutter’s position as an
Industrial Internet frontrunner in the market.
The Solution
With its hardware products, Desoutter no longer
sells software with fixed licenses. Instead, the
company implemented an innovative concept
that lets its customers dynamically assign a
certain budget (in the form of Unit Values –
UVs) to access only the features and functions
they need. In order to protect the Desoutter UVs
against the threat of cybercrime, the company
has turned to the expertise of Wibu-Systems.
The Result
While Desoutter’s tools remain the focal point, it
is with its software that Desoutter makes a real
difference. The combined power of Desoutter
UVs and the tough Wibu-Systems protection
mechanisms ensures that customers can invest
only in the features they specifically require.
And by providing such a high level of flexibility,
Desoutter is strengthening the relationship with
its customers.
The Company
Desoutter Industrial Tools designs and produces
electric and pneumatic assembly tools, such
as high-tech tightening and drilling solutions
for the aerospace and automotive industries.
Desoutter is headquartered in the French city
of Nantes, where more than 200 of its 1300
employees worldwide are engaged in R&D,
including 60 dedicated software and electronics
developers.
Laurent Macquet,
Line Manager Software & Embedded Systems at Desoutter
“For us, it’s important that we can offer our customers the adaptability they need in Industry 4.0.
It’s not so much about selling as many licenses as possible, but rather providing a solution that
meets the peak versatility our customers demand. How do we do that? We have taken a new
look at each tool’s features and made them more flexible for our users. Together with Wibu-
Systems, we have built a solution to free us from the constraints of traditional software licensing.
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