Integrating OpenBOM with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Solutions Part 1 of a 3 Part Blog Series

Integrating OpenBOM with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Solutions Part 1 of a 3 Part Blog Series

Why integrate OpenBOM and ERP? What would such an integration do? And how is it implemented? These questions will be the focus of a three (3) blog series.

So let’s kick it off with the first blog and a short (re)visit to the popular theme of the “digital thread.”

Simply put, the idea of the digital thread is to link data that is generated from across the product lifecycle of activities. There is a lot of buzz around this concept. Analysts, software vendors and industry thought leaders all purport its importance and value. Organizations may not use the same phrase, but they want and need improved efficiencies, the ability to streamline processes, automate menial and repetitive tasks, and ultimately improve their performance and competitiveness.

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vdR Group Partners With OpenBOM Enabling Low-Code Enterprise Application Integrations

vdR Group Partners With OpenBOM Enabling Low-Code Enterprise Application Integrations

vdR is thrilled to announce our recent partnership with OpenBOM to enabling low-code integrations between OpenBOM and enterprise applications leveraging Nexus for OpenBOM. Nexus for OpenBOM is designed to treat data and processes unique to engineering and manufacturing transactions such as part/BOM release, document release, state-change event triggers, and more recently, data synchronization.

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The Wait is Over - CADnection Release 1.2 is Here!

CADnection coupled with Sinequa offers a next-generation enterprise search solution for manufacturing and engineering companies. This solution overview and demo highlights CAD search capabilities, native 2D and 3D viewing, where-used and composed-of insights, and property linking to ERP, PLM and other applications.

Duro Announces Partnership with vdR Group

Partnership Helps Expand Duro’s PLM Integration Ecosystem

Disconnected silos of data are the bane of any business. This is especially true in the manufacturing industry for product data and change management solutions which are often isolated from downstream applications such as ERP, MES, and ECM. Each additional silo can dramatically impact delivery schedules, the cost of quality, and ultimately the bottom line.

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“What if engineering data and process management solutions could work with the broader enterprise to behave as one integrated solution? Users wouldn’t need to switch between applications to get the information they need. Parts, bills of materials, metadata, and documents and drawings could be automatically shared and/or exchanged at the right time to ensure everyone is on the same page,” said Martin van der Roest, President at vdR Group. “This tight integration between vdR’s Nexus platform and Duro’s powerful, yet simple PLM solution does just that.”

Duro’s revolutionary cloud-native PLM removes all of the friction that exists today when it comes to setting up and managing manufacturing and engineering software. Nexus builds on Duro’s vision by radically simplifying integrations without sacrificing the functionality and intelligence needed in today’s complex and fast-paced design and manufacturing lifecycle.

Nexus for Aras - Introducing a Powerful Integration Solution for Aras Innovator

Extend the reach of Aras Innovator throughout the enterprise with seamless connectivity to PDM, ERP, ECM and other platforms.

Nexus for Aras is designed to treat data and processes unique to engineering and manufacturing such as part/BOM release, large file transfers, data synchronization, state-change triggers, and structured data. Preconfigured connectors and transaction templates dramatically accelerate integration implementations and simplify maintenance - all at a lower cost of ownership.

vdR ACE 2021 Presentation - Nexus for Aras Innovator

Missed ACE 2021? That’s okay. Check out our recording of vdR’s presentation on Nexus for Aras.

Extend the reach of Aras Innovator throughout the enterprise with seamless connectivity to PDM, ERP, ECM and other platforms. Nexus for Aras is designed to treat data and processes unique to engineering and manufacturing such as part/BOM release, large file transfers, data synchronization, state-change triggers, and structured data. Preconfigured connectors and transaction templates dramatically accelerate integration implementations and simplify maintenance - all at a lower cost of ownership.

Autodesk Revit Integration with Aras Innovator - Japanese Version

This video presentation provides an overview of vdR’s Integration between Autodesk Revit and Aras Innovator. This Revit to Aras integration highlights the various triggers and transaction templates available in the integration and illustrates the powerful business use case for pursuing tighter BIM and PLM integration.

This presentation has Japanese narration over English slides. A full English language version of the presentation will be available soon.

To learn more about Revit and Autodesk’s Suite of Industry solutions visit: https://www.autodesk.com/industry

New Demo of our Nexus Integration Between Aras and D365

Nexus Demo of a PLM to ERP Integration Between Aras Innovator and Microsoft Dynamics 365

Nexus Integration Profile

Application Connectors

  • Primary - Aras Innovator

  • Secondary - Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365)

Transaction Templates

  • Release PLM Part/Assembly to ERP

  • Retrieve ERP Data for a Part in PLM

Nexus Case Study - Driving Digital Transformation in the Energy Industry through Data Cohesion

Nexus is an enterprise connectivity solution that has been designed from the ground up to meet the unique needs of companies engaged in engineering and manufacturing. By seamlessly connecting digital assets across disparate silos of data, Nexus has helped Caltex Oil Tools meet delivery commitments, lower the cost of quality, and achieve profit margin goals in the highly competitive oil and gas industry.

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vdR Partners with Sinequa

vdR partners with Sinequa to extend the power of intelligent search, enabling greater efficiency for the engineering and manufacturing industries.

vdR Group is excited to announce that we have partnered with Sinequa, a leader in intelligent search. This partnership will help extend the power of Sinequa’s manufacturing solutions through the integration of vdR Group’s CADnection technology!

The full press release announcing the partnership can be accessed here: https://industrytoday.com/sinequa-partners-with-vdr-group

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Excerpt of Press Release

Srouce: https://www.sinequa.com/press/sinequa-partners-with-leading-manufacturing-technology-provider/

New York, NY and Orange, CA - February 08 2021 - Sinequa, a leader in intelligent search, today announced its partnership with vdR Group, a leading engineering, manufacturing, and AEC solutions provider. With a focus on driving digital transformation, Sinequa has built a robust integration with one of vdR Group’s core solutions, CADnection. The partnership will enhance Sinequa’s powerful intelligent search platform, which is already trusted by some of the world’s largest manufacturers.

Manufacturing mistakes and delays come at a very high cost. Engineers need access to all relevant information to make informed decisions to produce optimal designs from the start. To do this, they spend hours or even days searching across many repositories, references, and systems, only to find partial, obsolete, or even inaccurate information. With Sinequa’s Intelligent Search Platform, employees access mission-critical content – wherever it lives and regardless of format – all in one place. Sinequa drives measurable improvements in efficiency by elevating employee productivity, increasing quality, and minimizing duplicate work.

Computer-Aided Design (CAD) models are data-rich. They reflect intellectual property, design intent, spatial relationships, purchasing considerations, quality and inspection criteria, manufacturing processes, change history and much more. Sinequa’s integration with CADnection unlocks this information, making it fully usable, on its own or combined with other organizational knowledge.

Sinequa and vdR share the belief that highly complex manufacturing organizations need a highly intelligent search tool and we are excited to partner with them to build on our fast-growing momentum in the manufacturing industry. Sinequa’s platform has created entirely new ways for employees to make better, more informed decisions,” said Xavier Pornain, senior vice president, North America at Sinequa. “Given the complex nature of CAD models, using text to find images is a challenge that CADnection solves. This is a tremendous added value for our customers.

This combined solution has been years in the making,” said Martin van der Roest, president of vdR. “It is the exciting convergence of powerful technologies, including CAD model data extraction and enrichment, browser-based 2D and 3D visualization, search, natural language processing and AI. We are thrilled to be partnering with Sinequa to deliver on the unmet needs sought after by engineering and manufacturing organizations."

About Sinequa.

Sinequa serves both large and complex organizations with the most complete enterprise search, ever. Customers employ our intelligent search platform to connect all content (both text and data), derive meaning, learn from user interactions, and present information in context. This solves content chaos and informs employees through a single, secure interface. They get the knowledge, expertise, and insights needed to make informed decisions and do more, faster. These organizations accelerate innovation, reduce rework, foster collaboration, ensure compliance, and increase productivity. Become Information-Driven™ with Sinequa. For more information visit www.sinequa.com.

About vdR Group.

For 35 years, vdR Group has been at the cutting-edge of enterprise data management solutions for engineering, manufacturing, and owner/operator industries. Solutions include product lifecycle management (PLM), enterprise information management (EIM) and application integrations. CADnection is vdR Group’s flagship enablement technology for search-based applications. As a technology provider, vdR’s success is grounded in our partnerships with a select group of industry leading software solution providers. vdR technology has helped 100s of companies ranging from Global Fortune 500 manufactures to cutting-edge start-ups. Today, over 220,000 global users leverage vdR technology. For more information visit www.vdr.com.

 

Learn More About CADnection

CADnection is a plug-and-play utility that delivers app-ready data, insights, and viewables derived from your CAD models. As a data-source solution, CADnection can significantly improve the scope and value of your existing search and discovery apps, enterprise data management solutions, and even your own custom apps. CADnection is a vdR Group technology