Product Structure & Bill of Materials
Manage product structures and bills of materials securely and efficiently
Integrated product data management for transparency and reliable processes
Product structures and bills of materials (BOMs) serve as the digital backbone for design, procurement, manufacturing, and service. However, many companies in product data management struggle with inconsistencies and manual errors when managing BOMs. This is where our integrated solution, Product Structure & BOM, comes in: It creates consistent product structures that bridge disciplines, make changes manageable, and reliably supply downstream processes with information. The automated generation of bills of materials from CAD data, transparent product structure comparisons, and cross-functional product architectures enable faster development cycles and robust processes – from engineering to manufacturing and service.
Your benefits
- Efficiently manage product structures and bills of materials
- Ensure compliance with consistently documented product development
- Configure variants with 150% BOMs and manage variant diversity
- Compare product structures and drive standardization
- Build cross-functional product architectures
- Supply downstream processes with reliable data
Efficiently manage product structures and bills of materials
With CONTACT Elements Product Structure & BOM, you establish a central, always up-to-date source of information. This makes inconsistent Excel lists a thing of the past. The automated generation of bills of materials directly from CAD model structures eliminates manual maintenance errors and significantly accelerates processes. This lays the foundation for precise cost, weight, and pollutant calculations, as well as reliable Material Requirements Planning (MRP). Simultaneously, the PLM system provides a complete digital history of product development and composition – your foundation for compliance.
Efficiently manage product structures and bills of materials
With CONTACT Elements Product Structure & BOM, you establish a central, always up-to-date source of information. This makes inconsistent Excel lists a thing of the past. The automated generation of bills of materials directly from CAD model structures eliminates manual maintenance errors and significantly accelerates processes. This lays the foundation for precise cost, weight, and pollutant calculations, as well as reliable Material Requirements Planning (MRP). Simultaneously, the PLM system provides a complete digital history of product development and composition – your foundation for compliance.
With CONTACT Elements Product Structure & BOM, you establish a central, always up-to-date source of information. This makes inconsistent Excel lists a thing of the past. The automated generation of bills of materials directly from CAD model structures eliminates manual maintenance errors and significantly accelerates processes. This lays the foundation for precise cost, weight, and pollutant calculations, as well as reliable Material Requirements Planning (MRP). Simultaneously, the PLM system provides a complete digital history of product development and composition – your foundation for compliance.
Configure variants with 150% BOMs
Instead of maintaining individual bills of materials for each single product variant, CONTACT Elements allows you to manage all components and assemblies in a 150% BOM, controlled by an intelligent set of rules. This makes variant diversity manageable, simplifies change management, and uncovers standardization potential. You create new variants by adding options and adjusting the ruleset. The time-consuming recreation of complete BOMs is eliminated. You shorten your time-to-market and strengthen your competitiveness.
Configure variants with 150% BOMs
Instead of maintaining individual bills of materials for each single product variant, CONTACT Elements allows you to manage all components and assemblies in a 150% BOM, controlled by an intelligent set of rules. This makes variant diversity manageable, simplifies change management, and uncovers standardization potential. You create new variants by adding options and adjusting the ruleset. The time-consuming recreation of complete BOMs is eliminated. You shorten your time-to-market and strengthen your competitiveness.
Instead of maintaining individual bills of materials for each single product variant, CONTACT Elements allows you to manage all components and assemblies in a 150% BOM, controlled by an intelligent set of rules. This makes variant diversity manageable, simplifies change management, and uncovers standardization potential. You create new variants by adding options and adjusting the ruleset. The time-consuming recreation of complete BOMs is eliminated. You shorten your time-to-market and strengthen your competitiveness.
Compare product structures and drive standardization
The integrated product structure comparison identifies deviations between product structures automatically and accurately. Changes between versions are quickly visible, including their impact on downstream processes. Comparing variants or similar products identifies significant opportunities for component reuse and standardization – a powerful lever for cost reduction and sustained development acceleration.
Compare product structures and drive standardization
The integrated product structure comparison identifies deviations between product structures automatically and accurately. Changes between versions are quickly visible, including their impact on downstream processes. Comparing variants or similar products identifies significant opportunities for component reuse and standardization – a powerful lever for cost reduction and sustained development acceleration.
The integrated product structure comparison identifies deviations between product structures automatically and accurately. Changes between versions are quickly visible, including their impact on downstream processes. Comparing variants or similar products identifies significant opportunities for component reuse and standardization – a powerful lever for cost reduction and sustained development acceleration.
Build cross-functional product architectures
Product Structure & BOM supports you in building cross-functional product structures. Describe products through their functional product architecture, into which modular building blocks with specific technical solutions are integrated. Then define the solution components from the mechanical, E/E (electrical/electronic), and software disciplines within a common product structure. This is supported by interfaces to leading CAx tools and modern version control systems like Git and implementations such as GitHub or GitLab, particularly for "Software as a Part" and its associated processes.
Build cross-functional product architectures
Product Structure & BOM supports you in building cross-functional product structures. Describe products through their functional product architecture, into which modular building blocks with specific technical solutions are integrated. Then define the solution components from the mechanical, E/E (electrical/electronic), and software disciplines within a common product structure. This is supported by interfaces to leading CAx tools and modern version control systems like Git and implementations such as GitHub or GitLab, particularly for "Software as a Part" and its associated processes.
Product Structure & BOM supports you in building cross-functional product structures. Describe products through their functional product architecture, into which modular building blocks with specific technical solutions are integrated. Then define the solution components from the mechanical, E/E (electrical/electronic), and software disciplines within a common product structure. This is supported by interfaces to leading CAx tools and modern version control systems like Git and implementations such as GitHub or GitLab, particularly for "Software as a Part" and its associated processes.
Supply downstream processes with reliable data
The transfer of bills of materials from the PLM to the ERP system is the critical conclusion of the development process. CONTACT Elements ensures the accurate transfer of engineering changes into manufacturing, service, spare parts, and maintenance BOMs – the foundation for error-free downstream processes. This enables the early procurement of long-lead items, the reliable management of technical changes, and the accurate mapping of plant-specific material usages and production-ready product structures. Product Structure & BOM and the xBOM-Manager reliably meet these requirements: The xBOM-Manager synchronizes engineering and manufacturing BOMs, as well as other structures, thereby ensuring stable processes and consistent product data at the interfaces between development, manufacturing, and service.
Supply downstream processes with reliable data
The transfer of bills of materials from the PLM to the ERP system is the critical conclusion of the development process. CONTACT Elements ensures the accurate transfer of engineering changes into manufacturing, service, spare parts, and maintenance BOMs – the foundation for error-free downstream processes. This enables the early procurement of long-lead items, the reliable management of technical changes, and the accurate mapping of plant-specific material usages and production-ready product structures. Product Structure & BOM and the xBOM-Manager reliably meet these requirements: The xBOM-Manager synchronizes engineering and manufacturing BOMs, as well as other structures, thereby ensuring stable processes and consistent product data at the interfaces between development, manufacturing, and service.
The transfer of bills of materials from the PLM to the ERP system is the critical conclusion of the development process. CONTACT Elements ensures the accurate transfer of engineering changes into manufacturing, service, spare parts, and maintenance BOMs – the foundation for error-free downstream processes. This enables the early procurement of long-lead items, the reliable management of technical changes, and the accurate mapping of plant-specific material usages and production-ready product structures. Product Structure & BOM and the xBOM-Manager reliably meet these requirements: The xBOM-Manager synchronizes engineering and manufacturing BOMs, as well as other structures, thereby ensuring stable processes and consistent product data at the interfaces between development, manufacturing, and service.
Related Elements
Manage CAx data across disciplines and locations
Consolidate and manage CAx data across disciplines
Optimally support product development
Seamlessly exchange design data with partners and customers
Combine customer orientation with efficient value creation
Build product portfolios efficiently and strategically
Achieve the ideal balance between customer orientation and cost-effectiveness
Modularize product variability and manage it consistently throughout the product lifecycle
Maintain transparency and clarity even in complex variant spaces
Automatically supply downstream processes with data
Synchronize design and manufacturing bills of materials quickly and reliably
Optimize collaboration between engineering and production planning
Quickly and reliably resolve quantity differences between eBOM and mBOM
Synchronize bills of materials for service, spare parts, and maintenance to ensure data consistency
Get better insights and make faster decisions with 3D product data
Design processes at the push of a button with model data
Use visual analyses and make decisions with the 3D cockpit
Enhance team collaboration by sharing model data
Leverage standards like 3D PDF, JT, and STEP for more possibilities
Accelerate product protection with digital mockups
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