Where product data meets the business
Integrations
We connect CAD and Vault to ERP, MES and business systems, without manual transfer.
Typical integrations
The connections that deliver the most value
Most industrial companies share the same connection points between engineering and business operations. These are the integrations we implement most often.
Vault ERP
Released items, bills of materials and revisions are transferred to ERP – without manual data entry and with control over what has been sent.
Inventor ERP
Design engineers can see item numbers, stock availability and standard components from ERP directly as they work on their designs.
Fusion Manage ERP
Approved change orders and product information move through the process to purchasing, planning and production.
Vault Fusion Manage
Engineering data and business processes are kept in sync, so changes and bills of materials are consistent across both systems.
ERP integration
Engineering creates product data; ERP uses it for purchasing, planning and production. Connecting these two worlds allows information to flow automatically to where it is needed – accurate, up to date and traceable.
Examples of ERP systems we connect to
- Business Central
- Dynamics 365
- RamBase
- Monitor ERP
- SAP
- IFS
- Odoo
Product data and items
New items are created in ERP when they are released by engineering, with the correct properties and units.
Bills of materials
The design structure becomes the manufacturing bill of materials – without being entered again.
Revisions
Changes receive a new revision in ERP at the same time as in Vault, so production always builds to the current documentation.
Metadata and documents
Material, weight, supplier and links to drawings follow the item throughout the company.
Bidirectional data flow
Bidirectional data flow between engineering and ERP
An integration that only sends data one way solves half the problem. Bidirectional data flow gives design engineers insight from business operations, while the business receives controlled data from engineering.
Better design decisions
Pricing, stock availability and preferred components from ERP are visible during product development.
One source of truth for everyone
Item numbers, status and revisions are consistent across all systems – no parallel lists.
Higher data quality
Rules and validation catch errors before they reach purchasing and production.
Less manual work
Automatic transfers free up time for design engineers, planners and buyers alike.
The full value of good product data control is only realised when the data reaches the rest of the business. We set up integrations that transfer items, bills of materials, statuses and documents where they belong – with control over what has been sent and why.
What we solve
Items and bills of materials to ERP
Transfer from Vault to ERP with version control and traceable error messages.
Systems that communicate
MES, documentation, supplier portals and reporting are connected to the same source.
Control over data transfers
Logs, status and restart capabilities – an integration you can manage, not a black box.
How we do it
- Mapping data flows between systems
- Selecting the integration pattern and interfaces
- Building, testing and commissioning
- Training administrators and preparing for failures
The technology behind the solution
Products we deliver
We use established integration platforms to ensure connections are robust, manageable and able to accommodate evolving systems.
Cadac Connect
An integration platform that connects engineering data to ERP and other business systems, with clearly defined rules for what information to transfer and when.
- Ready-made connectors for common ERP systems
- Controlled transfer of items and bills of materials
- Logs and an overview of what has been sent
coolOrange powerGate
Connects Autodesk Vault and Inventor to ERP and other systems, allowing data to be read and written in both directions without custom code for every change.
- Bidirectional data flow between Vault and ERP
- ERP information visible to design engineers
- Flexible configuration to suit your processes
Cadnor Flow for Vault
Provides a better overview of product data and makes it easier to work with properties, drawings and related files in Autodesk Vault.
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coolOrange powerPLM
Connects Autodesk Vault and Autodesk Fusion Manage with ready-made workflows for bill of materials transfer and change management. Change orders and tasks are kept in sync between the systems, and workflows can be adapted to your processes.
Read more about coolOrangeThe value chain
From design to production
The integrations connect the value chain, so data created during design is used unchanged all the way through to production.
Inventor
Models and drawings are created
Vault
Revisions, status and bills of materials are controlled
Fusion Manage
Changes and processes are approved
Cadac Connect / powerGate
Data is transferred automatically in a controlled manner
ERP
Items and bills of materials are used in business operations
Manufacturing
Products are built to the correct documentation
Related services
We clarify which data should flow between CAD, PDM, PLM and ERP – and in which direction.
Implementation using Cadac Connect, powerGate, powerJobs and powerPLM.
Verification of mappings and rules before the integration goes live.
Follow-up when ERP, Vault or processes change.
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