Heads up. I wanted to share some news about the coming improvements in OpenBOM user interfaces. Over the course of the last few months, we’ve been talking to many OpenBOM customers that asked us to put an additional focus on OpenBOM graphic design and user experience. We realize that some of the work we did…
One of the reasons companies are stuck with Excel and fail to digitally transform themselves in the modern business environment is a knowledge gap. We found it is very interesting. The information about online is amazing, yet companies are struggling to acquire this information. Thinking about a variety of forms to share knowledge about the…
In this video, I’d like to talk about OpenBOM cloud services. A cloud service is a software service you can consume either via the internet or mobile application or via API (typically REST API). There are tons of cloud services online in consumer and business applications (weather, traffic, stocks, etc.) Cloud services are a term…
Shredlights uses OpenBOM to developed a set of master BOMs to define and manage combo kit configurations San Diego California based Shredlights designs and sells innovative lighting systems to meet the needs of today’s action sports enthusiasts. Their products offer a unique product and user experience required by today’s 24/7 outdoor enthusiasts. OpenBOM is happy…
It is time to talk about PLM on our OpenBOM blog. I’ve been sharing my PLM experience via my Beyond PLM blog, so it is possible that you’re familiar with my writing and perspective on PLM, engineering, and manufacturing software. If not, please check it out here. For the last few years at OpenBOM, we’ve…
We are continuously working on how to improve online information about OpenBOM to help all our users and customers to learn OpenBOM and get information handy. Today, I’m excited to share with you the information about the major updates in OpenBOM online training library. It is available here. But you always can access it from…
Nothing stands still in this world, change is the only constant. This old pearl of wisdom also applies to engineer and manufacturing. Once something is designed, chances are you will keep changing it. Even a new product will sometimes be created as a copy of an existing one with some changes applied. I’m super excited…
In this video, I talk about Product Lifecycle Management and how we build OpenBOM PLM differently on pure SaaS foundation. I also, briefly introduce you to a new OpenBOM collaborative change process. Product Lifecycle management for many years associated with large manufacturing companies and management of complex processes from early ideation and design to final…
Everyone needs data, but nobody wants to manage this data. When it comes to data-driven processes, the ability to populate the data needed for product design, production planning, and purchasing is next to none. Manufacturing companies are looking at how to establish a repeatable process for setting up product structure, making cost assessments, purchasing planning,…
In this video, I discuss one of the biggest problems I’ve seen in PLM industry – complexity. Working for 20+ years in PLM, I’ve seen many companies struggling with the complexity of PLM and PDM solutions. So, our vision at OpenBOM was to change the status and democratize PLM systems by following these 3 steps: …