PDXpert PLM software: Simple & flexible product lifecycle management
PDXpert product lifecycle management software helps to ensure that your
organization's design information is accurate, reliable, controlled and
available throughout the entire product lifecycle by efficiently managing
product data and processes. PDXpert PLM software offers the most useful
capabilities of high-end PLM software solutions, but without their
complexity and expense.
Benefits of PLM software
You'll see significant benefits using PDXpert PLM software:
- Increase revenue by
slashing design time and accelerating release and change cycles
- Lower
product costs by encouraging more collaborative design, eliminating many
production errors and rework, and minimizing excess and obsolete (E&O)
inventory
- Reduce administrative overhead by simplifying regulatory and
contractual compliance, and by reducing process administrative and clerical
costs
View our video presentation Why PLM? Managing product data to
improve financial performance. Then download PDXpert PLM software, and get
higher revenues with a lower-cost product and reduced administrative
expense.
What is PLM, and why do I need PLM software?
Product lifecycle management definition
Product lifecycle management (PLM) manages historical data,
current approved configurations and planned changes relating to the definition,
design, production, deployment, support and ultimate disposal of engineered
products.
While any product life cycle can be managed with PLM
software, complex engineered products (such as machinery, industrial
measurement and control instruments, medical devices, automotive parts,
communications and consumer electronics, and aerospace components) will
especially receive the benefits of a PLM system.
Think of PLM as both (a) a central data hub for all information that affects a product, and
(b) a communication link between marketing, engineering, manufacturing and
field service. Your PLM system is where all product information from
marketing and design comes together, and where it leaves in a form suitable
for production and support.
A simple, affordable PLM software solution
PDXpert gets you into PLM without busting the bank or compromising on the
vital functionality that you need to get control over your data and
processes. - Anthony J. Lockwood, Editor, Desktop Engineering
Magazine
PDXpert PLM
software is a simple, flexible PLM solution that merges the principal
features and capabilities from earlier product data management systems
(PDMS), CAD data file managers, configuration management tools, and
engineering drawing management systems (EDMS).
PDXpert PLM software
is specifically tailored for growing companies to address these functions:
- Parts list management and rules-based automatic document and part
numbering system
- Bill of materials / product structure management
- Engineering drawing management and document control for requirement, design,
process, support and other engineering data
- Electronic file repository ("data library" or "vault") that
permits attaching files to parts, documents and change forms
- Engineering change management, including engineering
change request (ECR) forms and engineering change order (ECO) forms, as well
as change workflow for formally approving and releasing new and revised
product data
- Supplier sources management and approved parts
identification
- Materials content identification for regulatory
compliance (WEEE/RoHS/ELV)
- Custom part and document data definitions
("custom attributes")
- Multi-user secured access, including "electronic
signature"
- Data export to downstream ERP/SCM/CRM systems
Other PLM
vendors often make their PLM tools complicated, but we want your PLM
purchase to be fast and easy. PDXpert PLM software requires only a
relatively current computer with Microsoft Windows; we supply the
application server and client software, and PLM database along with
extensive help and training materials. As a result, PDXpert PLM software's
simplicity, flexibility and low cost yields an ROI that can be up to 5 times
faster than other PLM vendors' solutions.
We welcome you to compare
PDXpert PLM software against other solutions in the PLM arena by downloading
and installing our free PLM software evaluation. Download PDXpert PLM
software now and your free, fully-functional evaluation can be running today!
PLM or product data management software?
In the past, you may have looked at PDM software, and may now be wondering how PDXpert (or
any other) PLM software is different from PDM software. We give you the
answer here: PDM software or PLM software: what's the difference?
Using PDXpert PLM software as your configuration management tool
Smaller engineered product companies are often required by regulatory agencies or
supply chain partners to develop a configuration management process.
Adopting PDXpert PLM as your configuration management tool will help meet
that requirement. The PDXpert PLM database can be configured to meet your
company's specific configuration management requirements and industry CM
best practices.
In addition, the benefits of an automated configuration management tool
are available in a surprisingly simple and affordable solution. The PDXpert
PLM database architecture is designed to scale from single users to
medium-sized enterprises, requiring minimal IT support while providing
flexible configuration management options.
Time to escape your Excel BOM spreadsheets or Access BOM database?
Challenges of Microsoft Excel bill of materials spreadsheets
Smaller companies often begin their path to commercial product lifecycle management software by
working with Excel BOM templates. These spreadsheet templates are easy to
construct, and can be useful for a short period. But you'll begin to see the
complexity and expense of maintaining BOMs using Excel after you have only a
few dozen bill of material spreadsheets. Once you have over about 50
spreadsheets, the risk of expensive production errors due to clerical
mistakes rises significantly.
Learn the 10 pitfalls of Excel bill of
materials spreadsheets.
Designing a Microsoft Access bill of material database
Developing your own Microsoft Access bill of material database
may avoid many typical BOM spreadsheet problems, but represents an even
greater investment in time and resources.
Is it cost-effective to develop
your own Microsoft Access bill of material database software?
PDXpert PLM software is an efficient, affordable alternative that has all of the
features you'd include in your own PLM system, along with the user
documentation, training, support and on-going upgrades that simply aren't
feasible for "do it yourself" BOM database solutions.
Learn more now
Our goal is to simplify your PLM experience through:
- Easy, no-pressure PLM software evaluation and purchase
- The best PLM software features for growing companies
- Fast PLM software installation and intuitive system configuration
- Affordable, no-haggle PLM software license prices with published discounts
- Friendly, professional PLM software configuration advice tailored to your needs
Our affordable PLM software is simple to use, flexible to apply, and
improves your product data's accessibility and security.
We invite you to: