PLM – SolidPartners

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19 Jun 2014

4G:PLM – Simple, Powerful and Affordable

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SolidPartners, Inc. has an exciting new product to accompany their Activault® system, used by SolidWorks designers worldwide over the past decade. 4G:PLM is a new compact Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution specifically developed for small to medium-sized (SMB) manufacturing companies. It is a Master Data Management tool to manage Product Structure (BOM), Approved Manufacturer Lists (AML) and the change process (ECO/ECN). It is a state-of-the-art, enterprise-level PLM solution at a price point within the reach of companies of all sizes.

It is an evolutionary product, developed with a singular focus on addressing user’s needs for managing product data. We say evolutionary, because we’ve tried to learn from the mistakes and missteps of other PDM/PLM vendors. It was built from the ground up from a ‘clean piece of paper’ to enable rapid product development.…

7 Jun 2014

4G:PDX View – Product Data Exchange for PLM

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Introduction:

One of the objectives of implementing a PLM or PDM system is to create a central and secured repository for Bill of Materials (BOM) and all related product data. Once you have reached these objectives and your product data is vaulted, the next challenge is sharing that information in a cost-effective yet secure and controlled manner with design and manufacturing partners who are not directly connected into your PLM system.

While sending spreadsheets, drawings and other associated product data in various file formats (.doc, .xls, .csv, dwg, .stp, .igs) via e-mail, is still in common today, sharing product data via PDX offers significant benefits when compared to these antiquated methods.

What is PDX?

PDX or Product Data eXchange is an xml based format that was developed by the Association for Connecting Electronics Industries as a standard method to exchange data between PLM systems or with suppliers that may not be connected into an OEM’s PLM system. …