Bechtle acquires CAD/CAM specialists DPS Software

Over the course of 23 years, DPS has cemented its position in the market and supports customers core processes for all product lifecycle tasks and phases. Their software, consulting, and service offering is based on standard products from software vendors Dassault Systèmes, SolidCAM and their own modules and solutions including consulting services, implementation, support and training. DPS’ customers include some 6,000 companies from construction-intensive industries such as the mechanical engineering, plant manufacturing, automotive suppliers, electrical engineering, engineering services, consumer goods, aeronautic, and medical engineering sectors in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, which they provide with complete solutions for production and development. DPS is a certified partner for SOLIDWORKS and SolidCAM, covering these vendors’ entire product ranges.

Detlef Jessulat sees the merger with Bechtle and the particular opportunity to develop DPS in a larger company environment as a positive signal for customers and employees: “With their comprehensive IT portfolio, Bechtle AG provides us with the right environment to allow our company to develop further in terms of offering our customers even better consulting. I think we are very well positioned for the future. I am particularly pleased for our excellent employees and our very successful customers.”

The acquisition means that Bechtle can expand its 3D CAD expertise in the area of product development solutions. In Germany, Bechtle is represented in the market by specialists SolidLine, Solidpro, Coffee, HCV Data, and C-CAM, in Austria by planetsoftware and in Switzerland by Solid Solutions. The Bechtle Group has been a SOLIDWORKS partner for ten years and always has the highest certification status with key CAD software vendors.

Michael Guschlbauer, COO, IT Systems Integration & Managed Services, Bechtle AG: “DPS brings more outstandingly trained specialists to Bechtle, who have ensured excellent customer loyalty and great entrepreneurial success over the past years. We are happy to be able to become one powerful unit together.”

The purchase price and conditions remain confidential, as usual.