Case Study: Guntert & Zimmerman achieves streamlined engineering document management and faster time-to-market with Synergis Software (Adept)

Adept Engineering Document Management helps Construction Equipment Manufacturer Guntert & Zimmerman Compete for Big Projects and enter New Markets

Guntert & Zimmerman (G&Z), a Ripon, CA manufacturer of high‑performance concrete paving equipment, faced growing complexity as SolidWorks assemblies swelled to 7,000–10,000 parts and engineering needed to respond quickly to custom, make‑to‑order requests with a small staff. Their existing Windows Explorer approach couldn’t support SolidWorks’ interdependent file structure or multiuser workflows, so Guntert & Zimmerman selected Adept engineering document management software from Synergis Software to address data control, ECO tracking, and cross‑department needs.

Synergis Software deployed Adept via a pilot and phased rollout with phone support while G&Z handled implementation and administration internally; Adept enabled rapid data cleanup (about two weeks), duplicate elimination, preservation of parent/child relationships between SolidWorks and AutoCAD files, electronic ECO workflows, remote user access, and custom ERP-to-SolidWorks BOM automation. The result was faster, more reliable collaboration across engineering, production and purchasing—G&Z reports being “probably two or three times faster” than their prior spreadsheet/manual processes and able to build virtual teams and enter new markets more effectively.

Guntert & Zimmerman

Jerry Dahlinger

Vice President of Engineering