Case Study: MAN Truck & Bus SE cuts engineering effort by up to 80% and delivers visual cockpit configuration with Tacton

Creates Custom Workplaces with Visual Configuration

MAN Bus, a leading European bus manufacturer focused on optimizing driver well‑being, faced a slow, manual cockpit‑configuration process that relied on sketches, CAD redlines and Excel spreadsheets to track switch positions and function parameters. Iterative revisions required heavy engineering involvement and made it difficult to respond quickly to customer requests or manage the large number of configuration options.

MAN implemented Tacton’s visual configuration and CPQ tools to deliver a web‑based, real‑time 3D configurator with drag‑and‑drop setup, error highlighting, valid alternatives, and automated 2D CAD drawings and BOMs. The solution made configuration accessible to non‑technical staff, supported global teams, and cut engineering effort by 70–80% while giving customers realistic visualizations and speeding up sales and engineering workflows.

MAN Truck & Bus SE

Marc Witte

Team Leader