Software speeds bill-of-materials creation

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Jul 17, 2003

The Cyco AutoManager BOM module is a powerful and easy to use addon to the market-leading Cyco AutoManager Meridian.

The Cyco AutoManager BOM module is a powerful and easy to use addon to the market-leading Cyco AutoManager Meridian.

The BOM module reduces errors in the bill of material creation process and distribution, cuts design time and boosts interdepartmental collaboration - enabling small- to medium-sized manufacturing companies to achieve faster time to market.

The Cyco AutoManager BOM module distinguishes itself for its ease of implementation, affordable pricing, seamless integration with other corporate enterprise systems and support for a variety of CAD systems.

"The Cyco AutoManager BOM module will help our design group to work much faster", said Steve McClure, Document Control Administrator at Advantage R and D, a Houston, Texas-based firm specialising in innovative drilling technology.

"We will cut down tremendously on rekeying existing information and completely eliminate having to manually update the BOMs for the use of the company's other departments.

We expect to meet production deadlines days ahead of schedule over the next three months by taking a lot of inefficiencies out of the process".

Manufacturing projects typically involve complex or challenging sales, engineering, purchasing and production requirements.

For project-oriented engineer-to-order (ETO) companies and small- to medium-sized discrete manufacturing (ATO) companies, effectively managing the list of all components needed to make a final product is crucial.

Often, many multidisciplinary teams (mechanical, electrical) are involved and in the case of ETO companies, the BOM is different for each individual customer.

The Cyco AutoManager BOM module architecture enables manufacturers to accommodate an ever-changing bill of materials, enforce standards, collaborate with other departments, customers and suppliers, and integrate with existing CAD and ERP systems.

This results in improved margins, increased efficiencies and competitiveness, while meeting stringent customer demands.

"Customers have been demanding a cost-effective BOM module that is CAD independent, works with existing ERP software, project management and other systems, and bridges the gap between engineering and logistics", said Eric Bouwer, Cyco Software CEO.

"Our total EDM system acts as an automated liaison between design, sales, R and D and procurement - dramatically enabling companies to more quickly develop products and penetrate new markets".

The Cyco AutoManager BOM module's unparalleled out-of-the-box functionality and easy-to-use, intuitive interface offers many advantages enterprise wide including the ability to: maximise the re-use of parts and subassemblies used in previous customer projects while avoiding redundant design efforts; present essential information of a design automatically, accurately and instantly for later maintenance and service of delivered products; automatically update the bill of materials in engineering and make it available in other departments such as production, purchasing and services; provide seamless integration with 2D and 3D CAD packages such as Autodesk Mechanical Desktop, Autodesk Inventor and SolidWorks; and extend full enterprise strength, connecting to multiple ERP and other applications such as MS Excel Simple, out-of-the-box deployment with a low user learning curve.