In order for a company to be successful, the entire design and supply chain needs access to the component database, as well as input into the component selection and management process. Leveraging Omnify PLM for component data management allows engineers to manage component information in a single location, streamlining the process and enabling engineers to work more efficiently.

Omnify PLM provides these capabilities by delivering an open and flexible product lifecycle management system for creating and managing part information.

• Unlimited attributes per part
• Unlimited documents per part
• Multiple Vendors and Vendor Types per part
• Part history provides an audit trail on all changes
• Compare engine shows differences between revisions of the same item or between different items
• “Where Used” quickly identifies every BOM that a part is used on
• Electronic signoff for New Part Requests
• “New Like” speeds new part request data entry
• Customizable Part Number generator allows you to define part number schemes for all part categories

Benefits:

• Provides design engineers with access to part status and cost data to improve part selection. Omnify achieves this with Enterprise Integration to extract cost and status data, then makes that data available to engineering during schematic capture via Electronic Engineering Integration.
• Eliminates the need to create and maintain component databases.
• Automatically update part changes (PCB layout, CAD footprint, symbol and datasheet), avoiding wasted prototype runs and costly time.
• Offers Materials Management multiple cost models to perform what/if analysis on the cost of future production.
• Enables Procurement to easily manage multiple vendors for a part and identify the vendor of choice, and manage multiple costs.
• Facilitates a process for all groups to quickly and easily assign part numbers and process the approval for releasing a new part.
• Allows all groups to quickly and easily find a part and see it in a view that has the data they need for their particular function.
• Provides all groups with access to the history of a part, tracing how vendor information, documents and revisions have changed over time.

To meet the unique needs of the design engineer, Omnify offers the Engineering Suite product. Separate from our PLM solution, this product is a business-ready part data management system created specifically for engineers using EDA, MCAD and other design tools. This system provides secure, instant access to component information such as vendor data, specifications, documents, and change history. It also offers automated new part request processing and bill of materials creation. The Engineering Suite is designed to be easily upgraded to the full PLM Server system.

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