CASE STUDY: SAVE TIME IN SYSPRO WITH CADTALK
Steven, a System Administrator at Pump and Abrasion Technologies, spent much of his days tackling the time-consuming process of manually handling Bills of Materials (BOMs).
CHALLENGE
AUTOMATING DATA ENTRY: Pump and Abrasion Technologies (PABT), respected globally as a manufacturer and supplier of heavy-duty pumping solutions, used outdated integration processes. They needed to find a way to:
- Reduce Integration Time
- Minimize Data Entry Errors
It's a common situation we see at CADTALK. PABT needed to integrate intelligently - but they needed to do so in a quick and cost-effective way.
It was a nightmare… It was like every step was manual. That one BOM took anywhere between 15 to 20 minutes.
STEVEN LOUW
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR, PUMP AND ABRASION TECHNOLOGIES
PAIN POINT
Remember Steven? Every time he needed to get a BOM from SOLIDWORKS to SYSPRO ERP, he had to:
- Manually export the BOM from SOLIDWORKS
- Copy it into and Excel template
- Split and reformat the data
- Carefully match all the columns
- Upload it piece by piece into SYSPRO ERP
Sound familiar?
Not only is a process with so many steps prone to errors, it’s also incredibly time-consuming. This process took 15-20 minutes for every single BOM. An incredibly conservative estimate suggests Steven spent 15 HOURS A MONTH manually inputting BOM data.
That is, of course, until Steven went “full Frank” and started using CADTALK to handle the data integration for him.
BE LIKE STEVEN, GO "FULL FRANK"
SOLUTION
Having previously used CADTALK at another manufacturing company, Steven knew exactly how to solve these time-consuming workflow problems. The decision to implement CADTALK at PABT was an easy one. Now, with over two years of successful use at PABT, the results speak for themselves.
"With CADTALK… it can take about two to three minutes. You literally just log in, load it, wait for it, and while you are waiting you can do anything else.”
STEVEN LOUW
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR, PUMP AND ABRASION TECHNOLOGIES
SO, WHAT IS CADTALK?
CADTALK ERP is a completely off-the-shelf, intelligent, bi-directional integration software that reads data from any CAD, PDM, or PLM application, transforming the engineering bill of materials (eBOM) into manufacturing bills of material (MBOM).
CADTALK integrates seamlessly with SYSPRO ERP and supports every aspect of the engineering-to-manufacturing hand-off.
WHAT'S NEXT FOR STEVEN?
For Pump and Abrasion Technologies, CADTALK is more than just a software solution - it's an investment in their future growth and efficiency. As their operations continue to expand across Australia, Canada, the US, and Africa, CADTALK's automation will allow them to scale without the need to add administrative staff for BOM processing.
Because of CADTALK’s adaptable nature, Steven and his team are well-positioned to manage increased workflow demands. The system is already saving them over 10 hours of manual work monthly, freeing up expensive SYSPRO licenses, and eliminating costly data entry errors. CADTALK's reliable performance ensures that as their pump manufacturing business grows, their CAD-to-SYSPRO ERP integration will continue to be seamless and efficient.
In the long run, it actually saves a lot of time for the person that's doing the uploading. It just brings in a little bit more multitasking for you
STEVEN LOUW
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR, PUMP AND ABRASION TECHNOLOGIES
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