PLMConnect Enterprise - An End to End Demonstration

Extend the digital through CAD, Upchain, Fusion 360 Manage, and enterprise applications such as ERP and ECM. PLMConnect is purpose built to help engineering and manufacturing companies eliminate product information silos by integrating and connecting product data management (PDM) application such as Autodesk Vault and Upchain with product lifecycle management (PLM) applications such as Fusion 360 Manage. Moreover, once parts are released, automatically publish to enterprise applications such as ERP and ECM.

PLMConnect Demonstration - Connecting Autodesk Fusion 360 Manage with Upchain

PLMConnect Demonstration - Connecting Autodesk Fusion 360 Manage with Upchain

Integrate Autodesk Fusion 360 Manage and Upchain together, enabling world-class PLM. PLMConnect provides an easy-to-use connection between Fusion 360 Manage and Upchain, to unlock the full potential of your PLM and PDM solutions. By combining the capabilities of both products, companies can improve collaboration, streamline workflows, and reduce costs by eliminating the need for disconnected systems and processes.

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OpenText Extended ECM for PLM - Teamcenter Demonstration

OpenText Extended ECM for PLM - Teamcenter Demonstration

The vdR Group is the provider of OpenText’s Extended ECM for PLM. Extended ECM for PLM seamlessly and transparently connects leading product lifecycle management (PLM) and product data management (PDM) platforms with OpenText Extended ECM and ultimately helps manufacturers and engineering organizations break down barriers between product information and the enterprise.

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Partner Blog Highlight - OpenText Extended ECM for PLM

Partner Blog Highlight - OpenText Extended ECM for PLM

The vdR Group is the provider of OpenText’s Extended ECM for PLM. Extended ECM for PLM seamlessly and transparently connects leading product lifecycle management (PLM) and product data management (PDM) platforms with OpenText Extended ECM and ultimately helps manufacturers and engineering organizations break down barriers between product information and the enterprise.

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In Memory of a Colleague and Friend, Dick Bourke (1931 - 2023)

In Memory of a Colleague and Friend, Dick Bourke (1931 - 2023)

It's with great sadness to report that my dear friend and colleague, Dick Bourke, passed away last week, Thursday, May 18, 2023.  He had just turned 92 on May 8th. Dick and I literally had lunch just a week prior.  Upon seeing him already seated at the restaurant and approaching him, I asked Dick how he was doing.  He cheerfully replied, “I’m feeling frisky."  That was such a signature Dick reply.  He was always upbeat, enthusiastic, energetic, kind, humble, and non-judgmental.  I never heard him say a negative thing about anyone.

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Autodesk Partner Blog Post - Benefits of Connecting Your PLM and PDM Solutions

Autodesk Partner Blog Post - Benefits of Connecting Your PLM and PDM Solutions

When used together, PDM and PLM software provide a combined solution that is the best of all worlds for product data and process management. Connectors between PLM and PDM software allow for seamless integration between the two systems. Without a connector, data from the PDM system would need to be manually transferred to the PLM system, which wastes your engineers’ time and leaves your data and processes open to human error.

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How is Autodesk Fusion 360 Manage Integrated with Upchain?

How is Autodesk Fusion 360 Manage Integrated with Upchain?

The industry is moving towards a software-as-a-service (SaaS) infrastructure.  Fusion 360 Manage, Upchain and the core of PLMConnect, Nexus, are all SaaS solutions leveraging REST APIs. The benefit of course is that updates occur in the background and are non-disruptive to the existing processes.  And by combining abstraction of the various processes to the middleware, no-code integrations can be established.  PLMConnect truly embraces this next-generation approach to connectivity and we’re thrilled to be providing a solution that seamlessly connects Fusion 360 Manage with Upchain resulting in a best in class PLM offering!

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Announcing PLMConnect - Connecting Fusion 360 Manage and Upchain

Announcing PLMConnect - Connecting Fusion 360 Manage and Upchain

Announcing PLMConnect - Connecting Fusion 360 Manage and Upchain. The vdR Group is thrilled to announce the launch of PLMConnect!  PLMConnect enables Fusion 360 Manage (F3M) and Upchain to seamlessly work together. We think it’s a big deal.  With F3M and Upchain now being sold together as a single product by Autodesk, PLMConnect ensures these products perform as a best-in-class PLM platform with true SaaS and multi-CAD capabilities.

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How is an integration between OpenBOM and ERP established? Part 3 of a 3 Part Blog Series

How is an integration between OpenBOM and ERP established? Part 3 of a 3 Part Blog Series

OpenBOM leverages Nexus as the “environment bonding” platform to exchange data with ERP and other enterprise platforms such as enterprise content management (ECM), manufacturing execution systems (MES), and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO).  Nexus is published by the vdR Group, Inc. and is a true SaaS platform facilitated by its no-code integration capabilities.

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How Does an Integration Between OpenBOM and ERP Work? Part 2 of a 3 Part Blog Series

How Does an Integration Between OpenBOM and ERP Work? Part 2 of a 3 Part Blog Series

Hence, the part/BOM release is easily the most common use case for an integration.  What may have taken hours and/or days is now literally executed in seconds.  When a user “digitally releases” a structure from OpenBOM, the event is almost instant. 

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Enterprise Search for Manufacturers - Webinar with vdR and Sinequa

Enterprise Search for Manufacturers - Webinar with vdR and Sinequa

Every company is a technology (and information) company now, and the Digital Thread brings all your data, insights, designs, and processes into one location to find the connections that the raw data would have otherwise hidden. A true digital thread provides the means that future-thinking organizations need to succeed in a world where work will never be the same.

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