How Engineers & Manufacturers in Any Industry Can Reduce Time-to-Market and Do More With Less Resources – Even without an Enterprise Budget

Growing Manufacturing, Industrial, and Other Complex Engineering Businesses Face Numerous Challenges in Getting Their Products to Market

According to a 2015 report(1), 52% of engineers say the pace of engineering is accelerating. Efficiency is also a key concern, with 57% of engineers saying they are asked to do more with less resources.

With an ever more competitive workplace, how are engineers supposed to deliver faster time to market with reduced resources, all while managing supplier/vendor relationships?

We’d like to introduce 4G:PLM, an affordable, fully-featured PLM solution that levels the playing field and gives manufacturing firms of all sizes a competitive edge.

Manufacturers and Engineers Face More Competition than Even Before

There are several ways competition amongst manufacturing firms has increased in recent years. First, increased competition mean reducing costs is more important than ever.

Second, reducing time to market is also important. With more competition from local, nearshore, and offshore competitors, even incremental improvements in time to market translate to significant advantages.

Finally, as the PLM software playing field gets leveled, engineers have more choices than ever – but they don’t want to get locked into the wrong solution. Instead, engineers want a PLM solution that just works with their needs.

Balancing PLM Cost-Efficiency, Feature Set, and Usability Create a Difficult Challenge

PLM software can be very expensive, creating a long gap between investing in the software and finding a positive return on investments.

Finding PLM solutions that are affordable sometimes means giving up critical functionality. In some cases, the sheer cost of investing in PLM keeps some businesses running on spreadsheets and email instead of a consolidated, trackable solution.

Introducing 4G:PLM – An Affordable, Fully-Featured PLM Solution for Growing Manufacturing Businesses

There’s a new PLM software solution that delivers a low cost, high-performing solution for complex manufacturing needs. It represents the next generation of PLM and enables engineers to manage every stage of the product lifecycle without expensive setup or maintenance costs.

4G:PLM one-minute demo preview

In fact, our customers believe our PLM solution enables them to compete with firms running software that costs 10 times as much.

Dave Snyder from Miselu says,

“4G:PLM is hands down the simplest, most intuitive PLM system I have come across at a far more attractive price point than any other software package available on the market. The SolidPartners team has tremendous depth of experience in the PLM space, is highly responsive, customer focused and a pleasure to work with.”

Here are just a few of the features 4G:PLM offers:

• Supports CMMI Level 5 processes for requirements management
• Provides enhanced requirements capture including files, emails, scanned images and more
• Enables the organization of requirements by traditional discipline or other groupings
• Links requirements to specifications, parts, BOMs, test plans and more
• Provides verification that systems, subsystems and interfaces satisfy requirements
• Supports validation plans, procedures with reporting, sign-offs and workflow

4G:PLM Screenshot

Our 4G:PLM could help your company immediately save money while improving business efficiency.

Cost of 4G:PLM vs the Competition

PLM Technology Guide reports the average cost for a complete PLM solution will be in the range of $4,000.00 to $6,000.00 per user(2). However, 4G:PLM is only $50 per user per month plus  – a fraction of those costs.

Even when compared to a lower-priced competitor rather than the industry average, 4G:PLM comes out on top. A leading PLM solution is priced at $89.00 per month per user. That’s over 75% higher than 4G:PLM.

SolidPartners’ goal is to bring enterprise-quality functionality to manufacturing companies with a small business-sized budget. We believe the high value of 4G:PLM combined with its affordable price make it an ideal choice.

Speak with Our Team to Learn More and Schedule a Live Demo

We’d love the opportunity to speak with you and share why we think 4G:PLM is the next big thing in PLM. To chat with our team, simply fill out the form below. We’ll reach out within one business day to schedule a live demo and answer any questions you may have about our solution.

Sources:

1. Source: 2015 Pulse of Engineering. The Changing Work Environment for Engineers Today, IHS Engineering360 Media Solutions

2. Source: The Cost of PLM, PLM Technology Guide