01 / ENGINEERING · TRANSFORMATION · INTERIM LEADERSHIP

ENGINEERING
COMPLEXITY
INTO PROGRESS.

Industrial engineering, transformation and interim leadership — from technical challenge to measurable execution.

DISCUSS A PROJECT
EXPLORE ↓ 01
02 / THE CHALLENGE

COMPLEXITY IS RARELY
THE REAL PROBLEM.

Industrial projects rarely fail because of a single technical issue. They slow down when technology, decisions, responsibilities and execution stop moving in the same direction.

01

Knowledge exists — but is not connected.

02

Proven solutions exist — but are not used.

03

Decisions are discussed — instead of made.

04

Complexity grows — in products, processes and organizations.

05

Change is planned — but execution stalls.

PROGRESS STARTS WHEN COMPLEXITY BECOMES MANAGEABLE.
03 / APPROACH

HOW WE CREATE
PROGRESS.

01

LISTEN.

Start with the people who develop, build, operate and supply.

02

CONNECT.

Connect internal expertise with suppliers, international resources and proven solutions from other industries.

03

CHALLENGE.

Question established products, technologies, manufacturing structures and ways of working.

04

DECIDE.

Evaluate options technically and economically. Create clarity. Make decisions.

05

EXECUTE.

Take responsibility, lead people and turn decisions into measurable progress.

OUR BELIEF

THE KNOWLEDGE
IS OFTEN
ALREADY THERE.

ON THE SHOP FLOOR. IN ENGINEERING. AT SUPPLIERS. ACROSS INDUSTRIES. AROUND THE WORLD.
THE CHALLENGE IS TO TURN IT INTO PROGRESS.
04 / CAPABILITIES

WHERE WE
CREATE IMPACT.

REASCENTEC works on the structures that determine industrial performance.

01

TECHNOLOGY
& PRODUCTS

Find and apply the right technologies. Define clear requirements and challenge products for performance, cost and competitiveness.

TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS PRODUCT COST COMPETITIVENESS
02

STANDARDIZATION
& MODULARIZATION

Reduce unnecessary complexity. Create robust standards, clear interfaces and modular structures that improve speed, quality and cost.

VARIANT REDUCTION INTERFACES MODULES CONFIGURATION
03

MANUFACTURING
& SUPPLY NETWORK

Build a competitive manufacturing and supply structure — using internal capabilities, specialized suppliers and international resources where they create the most value.

MAKE-OR-BUY SUPPLIERS GLOBAL NETWORK MANUFACTURING
04

ORGANIZATION
& LEADERSHIP

Create clear responsibility, enable fast decisions and build organizations that can turn technical knowledge into execution.

ACCOUNTABILITY DECISIONS LEADERSHIP EXECUTION
05 / PERFORMANCE

WE REDUCE COSTS.
MEASURED BY RESULTS.

REASCENTEC identifies and implements measurable potential in products, engineering, manufacturing and supply structures. Our compensation is linked to the verified economic result.

MORE EFFICIENT.
MORE ROBUST.
FASTER.
MORE COMPETITIVE. ENGINEERING
FOR A STRONGER
TOMORROW.
YOUR BUSINESS CASE – CALCULATE INTERACTIVELY INDICATIVE. INDIVIDUAL. CONFIDENTIAL.
i
5.000.000 €
50 Tsd. 5 Mio. 20 Mio.
i
10 %
1 % 10 % 30 %
COMPENSATION MODEL
YOUR RESULT (INDICATIVE)
€ 5,0 Mio.
TODAY ANNUAL COST
€ 4,5 Mio.
−10 % ↓
AFTER OPTIMIZATION ANNUAL COST
ANNUAL POTENTIAL € 500.000 P.A.
REASCENTEC FEE € 123.750 ONE-TIME
YOUR NET BENEFIT – YEAR 1 € 376.250
YOUR BENEFIT – FROM YEAR 2 € 500.000 PER YEAR

i The calculation is based on annualised, verified savings. Additional economic effects from quality, delivery performance, failure costs or risk reduction are not yet included.

REVIEW THIS POTENTIAL TOGETHER →
MORE THAN COST REDUCTION

STRONGER COMPANIES
THROUGH BETTER SOLUTIONS.

Our projects do more than reduce cost. Robust technical solutions can simultaneously improve quality, delivery performance and competitiveness – while reducing risk.

↓ COST

Lower manufacturing and process costs.

↑ QUALITY

More robust solutions, fewer errors and less rework.

↑ DELIVERY PERFORMANCE

Shorter lead times and greater delivery reliability.

↑ COMPETITIVENESS

More economical products and a stronger market position.

↓ RISK

Fewer dependencies and more stable structures.

WHAT IS YOUR POTENTIAL?

Let us examine together what measurable potential exists in your company.

GET IN TOUCH →
07 / WHEN TO CALL REASCENTEC

WHEN IT NEEDS
TO MOVE.

01

PROJECTS STALL.

A critical technical or industrial project is losing momentum and needs structure, decisions and ownership.

02

COMPLEXITY GROWS.

Products, variants, processes or technical structures have become too complex, expensive or slow.

03

STRUCTURES NO LONGER FIT.

Manufacturing, suppliers or engineering organizations need to be reconsidered to improve competitiveness and execution.

04

CHANGE DOESN'T HAPPEN.

The direction is clear and solutions exist — but decisions, responsibility or execution are missing.

READY TO MOVE? DISCUSS THE CHALLENGE.
07 / PROVEN IMPACT

PROVEN IN
PRACTICE.

Engineering and transformation should create measurable results — in cost, complexity, quality, speed and execution.

>90% PROJECTS COVERED
BY STANDARD
⅔ LESS
ENGINEERING COST
>70% FEWER ENGINEERING-
RELATED ERRORS
-50% TOTAL COST
OF OWNERSHIP
€500K ANNUAL
SAVINGS
<1 YEAR
ROI
SELECTED RESULTS FROM COMPLETED INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS. RESULTS VARY BY PROJECT AND SCOPE.
INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

BUILT IN INDUSTRY.
NOT IN A SLIDE DECK.

More than 15 years of experience in engineering, product development, project leadership and industrial change — from technical detail to international project and leadership responsibility.

ENGINEERING PROJECTS LEADERSHIP TRANSFORMATION
15+ YEARS INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE
30+ INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS
€20M+ PROJECT RESPONSIBILITY
INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE
MACHINERY & PLANT ENGINEERING SPECIAL PURPOSE MACHINERY EXTRUSION & COMPOUNDING PETROCHEMICAL METALS ENERGY PROCESS INDUSTRY RAIL HYDROGEN & PTL INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
EXPERIENCE FROM TECHNICAL DETAIL
TO INDUSTRIAL EXECUTION.
08 / SELECTED PROJECTS

CHANGE BECOMES
MEASURABLE.

Selected examples of turning technical complexity, organizational barriers and established structures into measurable industrial results.

STANDARDIZE
COMPLEXITY.

A highly customized machine portfolio created engineering effort, quality issues, long training periods and increasing project risk.

CHALLENGE

Customer-specific solutions, repeated engineering work and specialist knowledge made the product structure difficult to scale.

ACTION

Define customer requirements and clear interfaces, reduce variants and create modular product structures with reusable engineering standards.

IMPACT

A configurable product structure covering the majority of customer projects while significantly reducing engineering effort, errors and complexity.

>90% PROJECTS COVERED
BY STANDARD
⅔ LESS
ENGINEERING COST
>70% FEWER ENGINEERING-
RELATED ERRORS
<1 YEAR
ROI

MOVE RESPONSIBILITY
TO THE RIGHT PLACE.

More than 50 drawings, multiple suppliers and fragmented internal activities created low transparency, coordination effort and project risk.

CHALLENGE

Manufacturing was fragmented across several interfaces, while quality and schedule issues often became visible only during incoming inspection or final assembly.

ACTION

Establish clear supplier responsibility, restructure drawings and bills of material, introduce quality planning and transfer complete work packages to the supplier.

IMPACT

A complete and tested assembly with transparent manufacturing status, fewer internal interfaces and significantly reduced internal workload.

-50% TOTAL COST
OF OWNERSHIP
€500K ANNUAL
SAVINGS
<10 WEEKS
MANUFACTURING
100% MANUFACTURING
TRANSPARENCY

USE THE NETWORK.
NOT THE ORG CHART.

A highly loaded critical component required a robust manufacturing process while its long lead time was directly affecting the overall project schedule.

CHALLENGE

Complex manufacturing steps, demanding quality requirements and a lead time of approximately one year made the component critical for project execution.

ACTION

Review manufacturing steps individually, define clear specifications and quality requirements, strengthen supplier responsibility and transfer suitable operations to specialized external partners.

IMPACT

A more robust supply structure with reduced manufacturing cost and lead time while maintaining the required quality level.

-20% MANUFACTURING
COST
-20% LEAD
TIME
✓ QUALITY TARGETS
ACHIEVED
→ METHOD TRANSFERRED
TO OTHER COMPONENTS
ADDITIONAL PROJECT ENVIRONMENTS
BROWNFIELD MODERNIZATION PROCESS GAS SYSTEMS WATER TREATMENT POWER-TO-LIQUID RAIL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL PLANT ENGINEERING
09 / ABOUT

ENGINEER.
LEADER.
ENTREPRENEUR.

Stephan Harms
STEPHAN HARMS FOUNDER / REASCENTEC
FOUNDER / ENGINEER / INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION

REASCENTEC combines practical manufacturing experience, engineering depth and leadership responsibility in complex industrial environments.

From the shop floor to engineering leadership and international industrial projects, the perspective remains the same: understand the technology, listen to the people who know it, create clarity and turn decisions into results.

01 INDUSTRIAL MECHANIC THE SHOP FLOOR
02 MECHANICAL ENGINEER TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
03 ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP PEOPLE & ORGANIZATION
04 INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS RESPONSIBILITY & EXECUTION
05 REASCENTEC ENGINEERING & TRANSFORMATION
THE PERSPECTIVE CLOSE ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND THE DETAIL.
FAR ENOUGH TO CHALLENGE THE SYSTEM.
10 / START A CONVERSATION

WHAT NEEDS
TO MOVE?

01 PROJECT A technical project needs structure, leadership or acceleration.
02 INTERIM Technical leadership and execution responsibility are needed for a defined period.
03 TRANSFORMATION Products, technology, organization or supply structures need to change.
START WITH THE PROBLEM.

You do not need to know which service or workshop is the right one yet.

Briefly describe the challenge. Together we clarify whether and how REASCENTEC can help.
The first conversation is about understanding the situation – not selling the largest possible project.
DISCUSS YOUR CHALLENGE
OR DIRECT stephan.harms@reascentec.com +49 1520 3501792
REASCENTEC ENGINEERING COMPLEXITY
INTO PROGRESS.