openBoM for BoltVC #hardware #startup meetup
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The document discusses OpenBOM, a new tool designed to improve the management of Bills of Materials (BOMs) for hardware startups. It highlights features such as real-time collaboration, integration with CAD systems, and the ability to manage revisions and inventory. The author, Oleg Shilovitsky, emphasizes the inadequacies of traditional BOM management and presents OpenBOM as a superior alternative to spreadsheets.
openBoM for BoltVC #hardware #startup meetup
- 1. New kind of BOM tool #hardware #startup meetup @ BoltVC
- 2. Oleg Shilovitsky ● Worked at SmarTeam, Dassault Systemes, Inforbix (acquired by Autodesk), Autodesk ● Writing daily blog - Beyond PLM (beyondplm.com) for the last 7 years. ● PhD in Integration of graphic and data management in complex CAD Systems from Moscow Civil Engineering Institute @olegshilovitsky @openbom oleg@openbom.com Newman Cloud Inc. © 2016
- 3. It is hard to build a product without BOM... BOM is a centerpiece for “manufacturability” or product and success of hardware startup Newman Cloud Inc. © 2016
- 4. BoMs are either a tabular form in a drawing or a “miracle” inside PLM or ERP systems. Newman Cloud Inc. © 2016
- 5. BoMs usually end up as very ugly... Start from a simple BOM template You need Chief Excel Officer to manage it…. http://beyondplm.com/2016/04/15/hardware-companies-seek-access-better-tools/ Newman Cloud Inc. © 2016
- 6. ● Dashboard to organize your BOMs ● Real time collaboration (BOM access and edit) ● Integrate with CAD systems of your choice ● Import BOM from Excel ● Really simple (but we don’t use Google Spreadsheets :)) ● Very flexible, but structured (where used, multi-level BOMs...) ● Manage revisions and history ● Create change reports ● Create and manage inventory tables ● More to come… openBoM is better than spreadsheets Newman Cloud Inc. © 2016
- 7. Demo... Newman Cloud Inc. © 2016
- 9. For photos... For software code... For Bills of Materials... How does openBoM fit your digital habits? Newman Cloud Inc. © 2016
- 10. openBoM connects everyone in manufacturing network Newman Cloud Inc. © 2016