# \#pay-per-use

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## [From Product to Performance: Pay-per-use in Mechanical Engineering](https://community.cumulocity.com/t/from-product-to-performance-pay-per-use-in-mechanical-engineering/13719)

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**Author:** [@Juergen\_Kraemer](https://community.cumulocity.com/u/Juergen_Kraemer)\
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**Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.cumulocity.com/t/from-product-to-performance-pay-per-use-in-mechanical-engineering/13719 "2025-11-25T16:00:03Z")

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Mechanical engineering is undergoing structural change: the focus is no longer on owning a machine, but on its demonstrable performance. Pay-per-use shifts high upfront investments into plannable, usage-based opera…