ERP and CAD Integration in Engineer to Order Environment

ERP and CAD Integration in Engineer to Order Environment The current issue of Automation.com includes an article by the editor, Thomas R. Cutler about ERP and CAD Integration in the ETO (Engineer-to-Order) environment. Second function Cutler, ERP systems were developed for repetitive, to the producer, where there is a clear demarcation between design and production. In this environment the engineer designs the product in a CAD application. After testing and prototyping, the product was released for production, which is managed by the ERP system. The engineer has little or no interaction with the ERP system and works quite well in a CAD environment. Following the work of the designer, a production engineer then creates a list of materials (BOM), based on how they are made, not on how the product was designed. In Engineer to Order (ETO) world the role of engineering design is very different. By its nature an ETO company builds a unique product designed to meet the specifications of each customer. The two worlds of design and production are closely linked. In many cases, the design of the product continues through the product process (design process), which includes a multitude of engineering changes. These changes may be driven by the customer or the manufacturer. In this environment a seamless flow of data between engineering and production is of paramount importance. An ETO company must integrate CAD and ERP. Automation.com is for manufacturers and suppliers in the industry, and industrial automation, motion control, machine control, process control and instrumentation products and services. Automation.com attracts engineers, programmers, designers, technicians and other professionals who specify, purchase and use of control systems, software, robotics, sensors and other products for the automation of machinery, equipment and factories for the production of continuous and discrete processes. Thomas R. Cutler, who founded the Manufacturing Media Consortium in 1999, has grown the participation of 300 joualists from more than two thousand key clients, joualists, publishers, trends, and key business leaders from around the world. Cutler has written more than 1,000 articles for a wide range of production of periodicals, industrial publications, including business and most major magazines monthly trade publications. Cutler is the author of the Manufacturers Public Relations and Media Guide. Cutler was voted # 1 Manufacturing Joualist for the third consecutive year. The company has forty-two employees worldwide. TR Cutler, Inc., (the largest in the country of manufacture to marketing and public relations firm, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. TR Cutler, Inc. 954-486-7562 Thomas Cutler