PLATO was founded in Lübeck, Germany, in 1992. The mission of PLATO AG is to support companies in the development of high-quality products and processes. PLATO is a solution provider for quality-based knowledge management software and advisory services. It is a market leader with a broad range of products from engineering tools to management of controlled documents.

Every industry is experiencing the same trend: Time pressure is increasing as a result of constantly-shrinking development times. For example, in the automotive industry only three years now elapse between presentation of a pre-production study on a vehicle model and the announced sales launch. On the other hand, customers have zero tolerance for defects. The cost pressure on all of the divisions involved is enormous, so highly effective quality management is vital during development.

PLATO offers overall concepts and solutions to ensure that possible sources of errors are identified and eliminated during development. Universal IT support during the early stages of development is indispensable. PLATO provides the concept and the tools, first by focusing on what the customer wants (QFD), followed by risk analysis (FMEA) and subsequent measure management, all the way to complete documentation plans for development and management of the manual.

We’ve been optimizing development processes for Total Quality Engineering (TQE) for more than 12 years. Our broad practical experience in a variety of industries lets us quickly feel “at home” in your individual process flows and structures.

You can expect more than just the right software tools from us. We’ll also give you ideas, be your partner in implementation, and solve complex problems in your development environment.

Where we are today.

• We have more than 12 years of market experience in a variety of industries, including automotive, medical technology, and pharmaceuticals
• We’ve sold more than 45,000 software licenses to more than 400 customers
• We’ve trained around 6,000 users directly
• We’re committed to the highest standards of quality (FDA, ISO, GMP, etc.)
• We hold annual PLATO user meetings for our customers to support the continued further development of our software products to best meet our customers’ needs