A reference for over 70 years in the supply of highly complex metal parts and assemblies, Alpine The company has consolidated a significant advance in its digital transformation strategy. The industry, which employs more than 300 people at its plant in Jundiaí (SP) and serves major names in the automotive, agricultural and construction sectors — such as Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Scania, Stellantis, Caterpillar and John Deere — successfully implemented the SWPaaS EDI platform, developed by Sawluz. The migration from the traditional EDI model to a cloud solution resulted in significant gains in productivity and governance.
The decision was driven by the need to overcome the limitations of the legacy system and integrate the entire supply chain, including suppliers without robust IT infrastructure. According to Maikon Santos, According to , who is responsible for the IT area at Alpino, the change was strategic for the company's competitiveness.“The gains from using the cloud-based SWPaaS platform compared to traditional EDI are significant. We eliminate dependence on local infrastructure and rigid integrations, ensuring greater flexibility and speed in onboarding new providers.“, He evaluates.
The platform directly contributes to improved revenue, inventory management, and the production process. By ensuring the exchange of information in an agile, standardized, and reliable manner, the company reduced discrepancies in orders and invoices, accelerated billing, and decreased stockouts or excess inventory.
Efficiency proven by numbers.
With a monthly volume of approximately 22,000 EDI files and 500 invoices, data centralization generated immediate impacts on key performance indicators (KPIs). Automation replaced manual email exchanges, drastically reducing rework.
| Performance Indicator | Operational Impact at Alpino |
| Operational Errors | Reduction of up to 60% in typing errors and rework |
| Agility in Processing | Reduction of 20% to 40% order cycle time |
| Supplier Onboarding | Integration of new partners 30% to 50% faster |
| Team Productivity | Focus shifted from manual tasks to analytical activities. |
Exclusive functionality and digital inclusion
Maikon Santos highlights an important competitive advantage of the project: the messaging function, a SWPaaS exclusive functionality, which was then integrated into the company's ERP system.“Messaging ensures status control, monitoring, and history of sent and received messages. This guarantees an automatic, reliable, and traceable exchange of information, increasing operational stability.“, explains the coordinator.
Another highlight was the adoption of External Portal. The tool enabled Alpino to digitize suppliers that did not have VAN integration.“We decided to implement the portal to ensure the standardization and automation of information exchange without relying on manual processes. This speeds up responses and strengthens our relationship with our partners.“Santos adds.
Robust technology and a vision for the future.
Hosted on the AWS cloud, SWPaaS offers high availability, security, and multilingual support — essential for Alpino, which holds global certifications such as IATF 16949 and ISO 14000.
For Werter Padilha, According to Sawluz CEO, Alpino's success reflects the tool's flexibility.“SWPaaS stands out for its scalability. It can be easily adjusted to meet the specific needs of each business operation, allowing companies to have a fully customized solution.”"The executive states.".
The implementation is the result of a partnership spanning more than 10 years between the companies. By combining cutting-edge technologies in its manufacturing plant—such as 3D laser cutting and robotics—with the reliable data flow of SWPaaS, Alpino reaffirms its commitment to Industry 4.0, ensuring a connected and efficient supply chain.
About Alpino
Located in Jundiaí (SP), Alpino is a metallurgical industry that transforms steel into complex assemblies. With IATF 16949 and ISO 14000 certifications, it operates in the automotive, agricultural, and civil construction sectors, supplying global brands including Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Scania, DAF, Stellantis, Caterpillar, John Deere, CNH, and AGCO.
About Sawluz
With over 35 years in the market, Sawluz is a leader in EDI – Electronic Data Interchange, Logistics Processes, and Electronic Tax Documents. Attentive to the demands of the automotive, agricultural machinery, and motorcycle sectors, the company offers solutions that meet increasingly technology-based strategies.
It has a portfolio of more than 600 customers, including automakers, system suppliers, manufacturers in the automotive segment, auto parts distributors and industry in general, standing out for its quality, transparency and innovation, always connected to the needs of each customer's business to guarantee results. targets, both operational and financial.
