Jean-Paul Seuren has been part of TDM Systems since March 1, 2021. After studying electronics in the Netherlands, he gained 10 years of experience in international direct sales. He then moved into the software industry and spent over 30 years building and managing indirect sales channels globally in CAD/CAM and tool management, e.g. at Autodesk and Hexagon. With his leadership and his knowledge of the markets as well as the challenges of the manufacturing industry, he further develops the strategy of TDM Systems in a customer-oriented manner and aligns TDM for the future. Jean-Paul Seuren is at home all over the world – ideal conditions, therefore, for rolling out TDM even more on an international level.

Timo Kanz has been Head of Product & Technology since August 1, 2022. After studying IT, he started his career at an international leading provider of measuring instruments and industrial process technology. Here, he was responsible for the integration of manufacturing machines into the production process and the introduction of an MES system. Through his experience in the digitization of the shopfloor and the challenges that come with it, he offers the software teams at TDM Systems comprehensive expertise. His focus areas are the functional expansion of TDM Cloud Essentials, the inclusion of mobile and web clients in the standard portfolio, as well as the stronger evaluation of tool and machine data.

Andreas Seum is the Executive Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing at TDM Systems. A graduate engineer in communications engineering with a focus on digital communications, he has over 26 years of professional experience and a high level of expertise in the software and machining industry. Thanks to various global positions in operations and strategy - most recently at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence as General Manager Region DACH in the field of production software - the sales professional brings with him the perspective and skills to take TDM Systems' global growth in the important target markets of North America and Asia, and the further expansion of the EMEA area, to a new level.

TDM Systems introduces the IT strategy "100% Tool Management" in 2022. The goal is an open system all the way from CAD/CAM planning to the shopfloor that allows integration into virtually any system environment of a metal cutting company. To achieve this, TDM Systems develops its strategic partnerships with research institutes, tool manufacturers, customers and other software companies. TDM Systems is also developing web-based solutions for digitally networked factories and Industrie 4.0. TDM Global Line is launched in 2015 and is, at first, primarily available for the international expansion of existing customer applications. In 2021, TDM Cloud Essentials is released, a cloud-based application for tool management.

TDM Systems establishes a network of service and sales partners. The software is developed further in the direction of Tool Lifecycle Management by adding new modules, such as Machine Tool Manager, as well as functions and integrations. TDM solutions can also be used on various end devices. TDM Systems develops editors and converters for quick and easy preparation of 2D/3D tool graphics for use in NC programming and simulation analysis.

In 2004, Walter Informationssysteme GmbH becomes TDM Systems GmbH, the specialist for Tool Data Management and member of the SANDVIK Group. 2004 was also an important year for TDM software: Version 4 of TDM was launched with many innovative features, including the display and processing of 3D tool graphics. TDM Systems was an absolute pioneer in the 3D capability of tool data. In 2005, the TDM Data and Graphic Generator was introduced, a completely new tool for the automated generation of 3D tool graphics and tool data based on various manufacturer catalogs.  The internationalization of TDM began when a subsidiary was founded in Chicago.

TDM Systems has entered into technology partnerships with mid-sized and large customers. All TDM users ultimately benefit from the new solutions and functions, such as the connection of presetting systems or the organization of the tool circulation, because these concepts have been developed further into standard modules. A step was taken toward internationalization and the cloud with myTDM.com: The browser-supported solution for the visualization or querying of tool data and graphics worldwide provided support for international customers.

TDMeasy is the first system ever released for novice users, with a reduced range of functions. This system made it easier for smaller companies in particular to make the switch to digital tool data management. TDM Systems takes a giant leap forward by connecting Tool Data Management to the SAP world, which controls central business processes and has also become the standard for ERP applications in industrial companies. In 1993, the increasing success of the software led to the transformation of the software department at Walter into Walter Informationssysteme GmbH as the software development company of Walter AG.

The interplay between technical and organizational functions in information technology in production is discussed during the 1980s: Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM). The tool manufacturer Walter AG lays the foundation for Walter Informationssysteme (WIS), which will eventually focus on the integrated management of tool data. A project team develops the first basic system for purely internal purposes. Customers begin to notice this system during factory tours and insist that they get a chance to use it themselves. One year later (1989), the first module for Tool Data Management was introduced at the EMO trade show. In the years to follow, TDM Systems gradually makes further developments to the modular software, designed for integration, by adding the Crib, Gauge and Calibration Control Module.