With CADTALK, you get a commercial grade “finished” software in City, that is fully integrated and automated, supports multiple process methodologies, helps from engineering to manufacturing, with excellent industry-expert support – all at a price within reach.
CREDIBILITY
- Providing CAD/CAM/PDM/PLM/ERP Integrations since 2006
- Customers on five continents
- 6 stars on Capterra
- 100,000+ BOMs processed annually
THE PROBLEMYou've got your CAD/ CAM/ PDM/ PLM and ERP that you want to integrate (streamline the manufacturing process with CAD or PLM ERP Integration) in City. Unfortunately, you may come across the following problems:
5 MAIN REASONS TO BUYThere are five main reasons to consider CADTALK
Standard, highly reliable integrations for the most popular CAD/CAM/PDM/PLM/ERP system. Integrations are synchronized with latest version, so it doesn’t break when you upgrade
Plugin based architecture
Allows a single code base for each integration. Features and bug fixes incorporated into the same version.
Version Adaptable Integrations
Automatically detects and works with your current version of CAD/CAM/PDM/ERP system (even mixing newer and older versions).
Software Update Methods
Includes automatic updates via a downloadable installer.
Can do bi-directional field level mapping from one system to another. Plus advanced features like…
Complex logic and transformations
Configure the integration to work how you work based on your company’s rules and processes.
Simple to learn expression language
No programmer needed to understand or maintain!
Events
Run expressions to do the work based on events that happen during the integration process (BOM Saved, CAD data imported, etc.). Plus, can trigger other complex logic or workflows in downstream systems.
Automatic Processing
Can process the integration completely unattended 24/7.
You can personlize the theme, turn fields on and off, and move components. Unlike alternatives, it can do more than just run within your CAD interface.
Workflow
Can either push data from the design engineer, or a manufacturing engineer can pull the design data. Plus, it can do everything in the background.
Runs inside CAD interface. You can run the tool from within your software, eliminating context switching from one application to another.
Runs as a standalone interface. Reads engineering software files directly, without having the software installed–reducing the need for additional users and extra licenses.
Runs as a service. Can also run the integration from a server as a background process for complete automation.
Runtime User Experience
Advanced User Configuration. You can personalize the look and feel of every component in the interface to optimize your work environment and save time.
Combined Routing and BOM Interface. See the complete BOM as it will be executed in manufacturing, providing a more intuitive representation of the manufacturing process.
Drag & Drop – Routings & BOMs. Easily move components and operations to decrease the time required for BOM and routing changes.
User-Defined Validation Rules. Personalize the validation logic to enforce company policies. Ensures data is entered correctly so mistakes don’t make it downstream
CADTALK can create and update items and bill of materials in your ERP directly from the engineering design. Plus, advanced capabilities to get the design ready for manufacturing.
Provides the deepest integration with ERP data
Allows you to automate more of the required areas of manufacturing.
Support for the manufacturing process
Support for routings, manufacturing instructions, vendor cross references, and other data.
Includes detailed documentation, email, phone, and web-meeting support. Plus. pre-support, including a more complete product that is more automated and much easier to scale. Implementation includes…
Industry Expert Led
CADTALK implementations are led by industry experts that understand both engineering and manufacturing.
Fixed Cost Implementation Models
Includes fixed cost implementation so you know what you are going to pay—no surprises.
Time Restricted Evaluation
Can include a “proof of value” program that allows you to test drive CADTALK with your systems.
PLUS, IT’S THE PRICE PERFORMANCE LEADER
CADTALK is the undisputed best value with a much lower overall cost, quicker and easier setup out of the box (vs custom development), doesn’t break when the base products update, and includes advanced time-saving features that others would charge thousands to match.
Lower Overall Cost
CADTALK typically has a higher list price, but MUCH less custom development cost, with quicker deployment–so it can be dramatically less expensive.
Setup vs Development
Setup with CADTALK includes integration and configuration versus custom development (which includes a project mgr and a developer). For alternatives, anything other than basic connections requires EXPENSIVE custom development since it is an underdeveloped product.
No Forever Development
Custom integration is hard to keep up with since it often breaks every time the base software gets updated. In contrast, CADTALK works out of the box, even with different versions of the base software.