CAD addon brings BOMs under control

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Feb 26, 2004

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 new module offers small to mid-size manufacturers a customised, affordable solution that will help reduce costs, improve accuracy, maintain a flexible product portfolio and speed time to market.

This long-awaited module allows all departments and team members to share mission-critical product data and engineering documentation - quickly and easily.

The system's seamless integration with other corporate enterprise systems and support for a variety of CAD systems will enable manufacturers to maximise technology investments.

"It is obvious that Cyco Software has done its homework", says Randall S Newton, Editor-in-Chief of A-E-C Automation Newsletter, in an article published in November in that publication as well as Cyon Research's Engineering Automation Report.

"The company has taken the time to fully understand its customers' needs with this new BOM Module, and is shipping a product that can immediately be used and useful.

Small manufacturers and builders still work in a CAD-centric environment; the BOM Module meets these CAD users where they live and helps them move a comfortable step beyond.

In a world where giant IT vendors are trying to sell small manufacturers and builders overwhelming enterprise installations, the Cyco Software approach is realistic and refreshing".

As global demand for the "next best product" continues to escalate, manufacturers can greatly improve time to market by leveraging a product bill of materials that is always up-to-date, accurate and automatically maintained.

By allowing speedy access to product BOM data and cutting down on engineering cycles, the Cyco AutoManager BOM Module enables companies to drastically reduce the time it takes to develop, prototype and manufacture any product - further facilitating additional product lines.

With this system, manufacturers are able to develop a very flexible product portfolio with items that can be easily customised to fit customer demands.

"Growing competitive factors at home and abroad continue to add pressure to our manufacturing customers who are always looking for ways to cut costs without compromising quality", said Eric Bouwer, Cyco Software CEO.

"Cyco Software has placed the EDM bar even higher with our new bill of materials module - the solution that lets teams share accurate information, cut costly development time and reduce BOM-related errors - greatly enhancing their competitive edge".

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: automatically update the engineering BOM; improve communication and collaboration between engineering, design, sales, R and D and procurement departments; communicate easily with ERP systems and 3D CAD packages; reduce costs and delivery delays associated with inaccurate BOM purchases; increase accuracy and reduce time and costs by eliminating manual entry of BOM data; maximise re-use of pre-existing parts and subassemblies; access essential design information easily; facilitate maintenance and service of delivered products; and standardise company processes to take advantage of economies of scale.

The Cyco AutoManager BOM Module is available in three configurations to best suit specific needs: the Engineering BOM Client - for CAD engineers creating the BOM; the Logistics BOM Client - for those needing view-only access and non-CAD editing from outside of the engineering department; and the Exchange Module - to import and export BOM data to other production software, ERP or Microsoft Excel.