Key Features

SolidWorks Enterprise PDM – Microsoft Dynamics AX Connector

■ Expertise in the integration of PDM/PLM with enterprise systems like ERP to improve organization wide connectivity and efficiency

■ BWIR’s SolidWorks Enterprise PDM-Microsoft Dynamics AX integration enables seamless transfer of Bill of Material (BOM) information, eliminates error in data transfer, improves data accuracy and enhances engineering productivity

■ Benefit from sizeable cost savings that results from elimination of scrap, inventory and delays in projects

■ Create better connectivity and operational efficiency between engineering and downstream manufacturing

■ Get your engineers to focus on product development and innovation, not on data entry

■ A consulting division of $1.6 billion, 126 year old Barry-Wehmiller Companies Inc., that provides end-to-end solutions in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), enterprise solutions and engineering services to the global manufacturing domain

■ Global Solutions Partner to Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation and Gold Certified Partner to Microsoft Corporation

■ Our PDM/PLM services include a comprehensive suite of offerings delivered by a certified team of professionals with a deep understanding of multiple PDM/PLM solutions and global engineering processes

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Today’s manufacturers seek to collaborate globally across their own internal functions, partners and suppliers in the product development value chain. Engineering is the key driver within product development that further impacts many downstream manufacturing processes. Product information hence becomes a mission-critical parameter. Though this information already resides within the CAD or PDM/PLM solution, engineers are required to manually re-enter this information into ERP, spending nearly 12%* of their time in this activity. This is most times necessary because in many companies, the engineering and ERP systems tend to be isolated with respect to exchange of information.

BWIR’s PLM-ERP connector integrates Enterprise PDM to Microsoft Dynamics-AX. The EPDM-AX integration enables automatic transfer of Bill of Material (BOM) information from EPDM to AX. This delivers increased productivity and data integrity, eliminating manual intervention and data inconsistency.

Organizations can leverage BWIR’s EPDM-AX integration tool to realize the following benefits*:

■ 86% reduction in time to re-enter BOM ■ Zero errors in transferring data from EPDM to ERP ■ Significantly improved data reliability and quality ■ 8% productivity improvement for engineers

Features ■ Helps handle engineering models for assemblies/sub-assemblies including

part revisions ■ Information on parts, sub-assemblies and assemblies is continuously

updated in AX ■ Unidirectional with admin-configurable, error reports, email update

options ■ Flexible to re-architect and enhance functionality through open source

architecture

Benefits ■ Sizeable cost savings by elimination of incorrect BOM information –

reduces scrap, excess inventory, delayed project schedules ■ Improve efficiency in the downstream process by eliminating the manual

data entry from EDM to AX ■ Simplified process for creating or modifying the EPDM & AX data

(documents, item & BOM information) ■ Eliminates ambiguity and errors at shop floor arising from inconsistent

information between sales orders, drawings and work orders ■ Reduced system level of interdependency between admins of EPDM and

AX ■ The integration is developed based on open source technology, which

simplifies the upgrade process ■ Information transfer is initiated during workflow state change, which

follows the pre-defined business rules and data mapping values ■ Provides visibility of “item-to-document” relationships

Contact us for a complementary assessment of your PLM-ERP interface.

Not using EPDM? Contact us to learn more about our CAD to ERP Integration Module that can deliver similar results for you.

SolidWorks Enterprise PDM – Microsoft Dynamics AX Connector

For More Information, Contact:Raguraman Thulasiraman (Ragu)Senior Manager - PLM ConsultingCell: +1 (314) 540-8274ragu@bwir.com

* Source: Barry-Wehmiller Engineering Services Study 2012