PRESS RELEASE: SolidCAD Partners with OpenBOM to Transform Manufacturing Efficiency

The manufacturing industry is undergoing a major shift, driven by digital transformation and the need for seamless collaboration between engineering and production teams. OpenBOM is excited to announce its new partnership with SolidCAD, a premier provider of technology consulting and thought leadership in Canada. 

Our mission is simple yet profound: we empower you to “Design, Collaborate, Make, and Manage,” while driving Digital Transformation across diverse industries. This partnership is set to bring OpenBOM’s cloud-native product data management (PDM) and PLM solutions to a wider audience of manufacturers looking to streamline their processes and enhance efficiency.

Why SolidCAD and OpenBOM?

SolidCAD has a long-standing reputation for delivering best-in-class technology consulting services for design and manufacturing industries. Their deep expertise in engineering and production workflows, combined with OpenBOM’s flexible and fully cloud-native data management platform, makes this partnership a natural fit.

Manufacturers today face growing complexity in managing product structures, handling revisions, and ensuring accurate data flow between PDM, PLM, and ERP systems. Many companies still rely on disconnected tools like spreadsheets, which introduce errors and inefficiencies. OpenBOM eliminates these challenges with a modern, connected, multi-tenant SaaS platform that provides real-time collaboration, seamless BOM (Bill of Materials) management, and advanced digital thread capabilities.

What This Partnership Means for Customers

By joining forces, OpenBOM and SolidCAD will empower manufacturing teams with:

• A Seamless Design-to-Production Workflow – OpenBOM’s native integration with leading CAD and engineering tools ensures engineering teams can seamlessly manage product data and structures without leaving their design environment.
• Scalable and Collaborative BOM Management – OpenBOM provides a flexible, graph-based multi-view BOM approach that allows different teams (engineering, procurement, and production) to have the right data at the right time.
• Cloud-First, No IT Hassle – Unlike legacy PDM/PLM solutions that require expensive and complex on-premise infrastructure, OpenBOM operates entirely in the cloud, making it easy to implement and scale without heavy IT investment.
• Enhanced Support and Training – SolidCAD’s extensive customer support network ensures that users receive expert guidance on best practices for data management, PLM adoption, and digital transformation.

Bridging the Gap Between Engineering and Manufacturing

For many companies, engineering and manufacturing data silos slow down production, increase costs, and create unnecessary inefficiencies. OpenBOM’s flexible data model and graph-based digital thread approach provide a single source of truth across the entire product lifecycle, helping companies bridge the gap between design and production.

SolidCAD’s customers will now have access to OpenBOM’s capabilities to simplify:

• Design Project Management 
• Change Management and Revision Control
• Procurement and Inventory Optimization
• Vendor Collaboration and Supply Chain Visibility
• Real-time Team Collaboration Across Engineering and Manufacturing

What’s Next?

For more information about SolidCAD’s partnership with OpenBOM and how it can benefit your manufacturing operations, please visit www.solidcad.ca/openbom or register for the upcoming webinar on March 26 at 11 am ET here.

This partnership marks an important milestone in OpenBOM’s mission to modernize manufacturing data management and bring the power of a cloud-native digital thread to a broader audience. Together with SolidCAD, OpenBOM is committed to helping manufacturers build more agile, connected, and efficient product development processes.

To learn more about how OpenBOM and SolidCAD can transform your manufacturing operations, visit SolidCAD’s partnership announcement or contact us at www.openbom.com.

Best, Oleg