License Management in Mechanical Engineering

The mechanical and plant engineering industry is evolving from traditional product sales toward digital, usage-based business models. This places greater demands on license management systems: They must control digital functions, protect intellectual property, map usage rights, and support billing and system integration.

This white paper shows how mechanical engineering companies strategically evaluate license management systems—and why the right solution depends on the business model, machine environment, IT/OT landscape, and rollout context.

You’ll learn:

› Why license management is becoming strategic: The interplay of digital functions, IP protection, usage rights, and billing.

› What requirements modern systems must meet: From licensing models and integration to offline/edge scenarios, security, and operations.

› How providers can be categorized: A comparison of Wibu-Systems CodeMeter and Thales Sentinel.

› What matters most during implementation: Vision, process design, data model, and architecture as success factors.