CHICAGO, IL (National Manufacturing Week – McCormick Place Booth 3918) – February 23, 2003 –
Cyco Software, a leading global software company
offering Engineering Data Management (EDM)
solutions, today announced it is shipping the Cyco
AutoManager® BOM Module, a powerful and easy to
use add-on to the market-leading Cyco AutoManager®
Meridian. The Cyco AutoManager BOM Module offers
small to mid-size manufacturers a customized,
affordable solution that will help reduce costs,
improve accuracy, maintain a flexible product
portfolio and speed time to market.
This highly anticipated module allows all
departments and team members to share
mission-critical product data and engineering
documentation – quickly and easily. The system's
seamless integration with other corporate
enterprise systems and support for a variety of
CAD systems will enable manufacturers to maximize
technology investments.
"It is obvious that Cyco Software has done its
homework," says Randall S. Newton, Editor-in-Chief
of A-E-C Automation Newsletter (www.aecnews.com),
in an article published in November in that
publication as well as Cyon Research's Engineering
Automation Report. "The company has taken the time
to fully understand its customers' needs with this
new BOM Module, and is shipping a product that can
immediately be used and useful. Small
manufacturers and builders still work in a
CAD-centric environment; the BOM Module meets
these CAD users where they live and helps them
move a comfortable step beyond. In a world where
giant IT vendors are trying to sell small
manufacturers and builders overwhelming enterprise
installations, the Cyco Software approach is
realistic and refreshing."
Meeting Customer Demands
As global demand for the 'next best product'
continues to escalate, manufacturers can greatly
improve time to market by leveraging a product
bill of materials that is always up-to-date,
accurate and automatically maintained. By allowing
speedy access to product BOM data and cutting down
on engineering cycles, the Cyco AutoManager BOM
Module enables companies to drastically reduce the
time it takes to develop, prototype and
manufacture any product – further facilitating
additional product lines. With this system,
manufacturers are able to develop a very flexible
product portfolio with items that can be easily
customized to fit customer demands.
"Growing competitive factors at home and abroad
continue to add pressure to our manufacturing
customers who are always looking for ways to cut
costs without compromising quality," said Eric
Bouwer, Cyco Software CEO. "Cyco Software has
placed the EDM bar even higher with our new Bill
of Materials module – the solution that lets teams
share accurate information, cut costly development
time and reduce BOM-related errors – greatly
enhancing their competitive edge."
Key Benefits
The Cyco AutoManager BOM Module's unparalleled
out-of-the-box functionality and easy-to-use,
intuitive interface offers many advantages
enterprise wide including the ability to:
- Automatic update of the engineering BOM
- Improves communication and collaboration between
engineering, design, sales, R&D and procurement
departments
- Communicates easily with ERP systems and 3D CAD
packages
- Reduces costs and delivery delays associated
with inaccurate BOM purchases
- Increases accuracy and decreases time and costs
by eliminating manual entry of BOM data
- Maximizes re-use of pre-existing parts and
subassemblies
- Easy access to essential design information
- Facilitates maintenance and service of delivered
products
- Standardizes company processes to take advantage
of economies of scale
For More Information
The Cyco AutoManager BOM Module is available in
three configurations to best suit specific needs:
- Engineering BOM Client – for CAD engineers
creating the BOM
- Logistics BOM Client – for those needing
view-only access and non-CAD editing from outside
of the engineering department
- Exchange Module – to import and export BOM data
to other production software, ERP or Microsoft
Excel
To learn more about the Cyco AutoManager suite of
products including the Cyco AutoManager BOM
Module, contact your Cyco Software reseller, email
us at info@cyco.com or visit us at
http://www.cyco.com/missinglink/.
About Cyco Software
Cyco Software provides Engineering Data Management
(EDM) and Application Integration solutions for
multiple vertical industries, including
manufacturing, energy, government, healthcare,
retail and telecommunications. Cyco Software has
almost two decades of industry experience with
more than 15,000 clients and over 275,000 users in
50+ countries worldwide. The company has offices
in the USA, UK, Germany, and The Netherlands and
an extensive global network of established
partners. Cyco Software ensures a high level of
service and support on a truly worldwide scale for
its leading software solutions Cyco AutoManager
Meridian and Cyco AutoManager TeamWork. For more
information, please visit
http://www.cyco.com.
