CADLink ERP Integration

InFlow Technology offers solutions to integrate your PDM/PLM System with ERP applications. Through industry-standard exchange techniques, our solutions synchronize CAD data with ERP systems.

Connect CAD with ERP

CADLink runs from your CAD system and takes data directly from the on-screen drawing or model and integrates it with your ERP system.

CADLink is a powerful tool that will allow your design engineers to concentrate on design work. Multiple data entry is saved through CADLink’s real-time CAD ERP link, allowing designers to access ERP systems including Exact MAX ERP, Infor SyteLine, Infor Visual Manufacturing, Microsoft Dynamics Navision/AX, Epicor 9 Vista/Vantage. Consona Made2Manage/Encompix/Intuitive system data without ever leaving Solidworks, AutoCAD, Inventor, and Pro Engineer Wildfire. CADLink can also run from your PLM system: EPDM, PTC WindChill, AutoDesk Vault and soon Team Center.

CADLink Key Features:

Real-time, two-way link between your CAD software and your ERP system.
BOM and Part info interfaced directly from within SOLIDWORKS, AutoCAD, Inventor, Altium, PADS, CATIA and Pro Engineer Wildfire.
Complete Where-Used functionality.
Comprehensive Routing interface.
Detailed Shop orders, Purchase Orders and Inventory for disposition decisions.
Full Effectivity date functionality.
Can be integrated with SOLIDWORKS, SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM, and ENOVIA V6 PLM

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Item Master Management

The Item Master contains important tombstone data such as part number, type, description, etc. The application will pull the information that exists in your ERP system and the model to populate the fields of the form. The designer will be able to modify the data on the interface form.

Pressing ‘Save’ will synchronize and update the data in both ERP system and in the CAD drawing/model.

Bill of Material Management

Bill of material information is taken directly from the assembly model or drawing to populate the fields of the CAD ERP Interface form.The engineer will not be able to add or modify bill of material information without modifying the BOM in your CAD system. Thus in order to add a part, delete a part or change the quantity on the bill of material, that part must be added, deleted or have its quantity changed in SolidWorks first and then saved through the interface. This helps to ensure data integrity between the your CAD system and the ERP system.

Pressing ‘Save’ will update the information in the ERP database with the model information, including quantity, part number, etc.

Routing Management

CAD ERP Interface optionally provides a simple, convenient interface for adding and modifying ERP routing information. The routing information is pulled from ERP and the designer can make the necessary changes in the interface.

Pressing ‘Save’ updates the ERP system with any changes made by the designer.

Effectivity Dates

The CAD ERP Interface system can include effectivity date information with the BOM. Using this option, companies can be sure to keep a clear history as well as a future instruction to production on the status of engineering bills of materials.

CAD ERP with Effectivity Dates ensures that your CAD BOM are never deleted they are only ‘zeroed’ using appropriate effective dates and quantities.

Benefits

The CADLink SOLIDWORKS BOM Interface and AutoCAD BOM interface will reduce costs and improve throughput throughout your organization. In particular, you can expect improvements in the following areas:

Eliminate Engineering ERP Clerical Work

With CADLink, your engineering team can focus on what they do best: Engineering. The inefficiency of double and triple data entries is eliminated and engineering information is automatically input into your CAD package and your ERP system in one simplified interface. This reduces costly duplication of effort and frees up engineers to do what they are on staff to do.

Free up engineering staff to do more engineering and reduce your engineering costs. The less time they spend inputting data across multiple platforms, the more time they can invest on projects and designs.

Reduce Data Entry Errors

When entering data into two separate databases, there is a large possibility of discrepancies due to typos or mistakes. These are common when Engineers are tasked to fill multiple fields for every assembly, subassembly and part by hand. By unifying the data entry process, CADLink eliminates sources of error in transferring data between your CAD model and ERP system.

This is a potentially huge cost savings as a single mistake in the Bill of Materials can lead to ordering errors that result in scrap, excess inventory or late shipment of parts.

Drawing Accuracy and Consistency

The CADLink SOLIDWORKS Interface also ensures that the information on the drawing – descriptions and revisions for example – is identical to the information in your ERP. Accurate information in drawings eliminates confusion. It also reduces errors on the shop floor arising from conflicting information between work orders, sales orders, and drawings, reducing scrap and saving engineering costs in clarification.

ERP Systems

Epicor

Epicor 10
Epicor 9
Vantage
Vista

Aptean

Made2Manage (M2M)
Encompix
Intuitive

Sage

Sage 100 (MAS 90 and 200)
Sage 500
Sage X3

SYSPRO
NetSuite
SAP
SAP Business One
WorkWise ERP
Expandable ERP
Asseco | APplus
Cosmo Consult
IFS Applications

Infor

SyteLine / CloudSuite Industrial
Visual Manufacturing
XA
M3

Oracle

JD Edwards
E-Business Suite (EBS)

Microsoft Dynamics

Visibility
Global Shop ERP
Plex Manufacturing Cloud

ECi Solutions

M1
MAX
Macola

Kenandy
Exact Online

CAD Systems

SOLIDWORKS / CATIA / DraftSight
Inventor / AutoCAD Vanilla / Mechanical / Electrical / Architecture / Revit / LT / Fusion 360
Pro-E / Creo
Solid Edge / NX
Mentor Graphics DXDesigner / PADS
Altium Designer
Intergraph CADWorx
Cabinet Vision
MicroStation
OrCAD
EAGLE
Tekla
Excel
Microvellum
SpaceClaim

PLM/PDM Systems

SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM & PDM Professional
PTC WindChill
Autodesk Vault Professional
Siemens Teamcenter
3DS SmarTeam
Aras PLM
Arena PLM
Agile PLM