OpenPDM Features Integration for E-CAD From WSCAD

PROSTEP, together with WSCAD, has created an interface between WSCAD's electrical CAD solution and the OpenPDM integration platform. It enables bidirectional synchronization of electrical component data, attribute information, documents and product structures with product lifecycle management (PLM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems such as Teamcenter from Siemens, SAP PLM/ERP, PTC Windchill and Enovia V6 from Dassault Systèmes.

The WSCAD SUITE is a modular and scalable solution for various engineering capacities.

"In our view, PLM systems are the central hub where all engineering data should converge," says Dr. Axel Zein, CEO of WSCAD electronic GmbH.

Integration in OpenPDM has the advantage that WSCAD does not have to develop and maintain multiple interfaces to PLM and ERP systems. On the WSCAD SUITE side, all that is required to establish the connection to OpenPDM is the add-on PLMERPsync, according to the companies. Thanks to bidirectional synchronization, changes made to the part data in the WSCAD application are immediately visible in the ERP and PLM systems.

"The integration of E-CAD applications like WSCAD is an important step on the way to mapping the entire digital product model in PLM," says Bernd Döbel, a senior manager at PROSTEP AG. "Without digital masters, there will be no end-to-end digitalization of business processes in the context of Industry 4.0."

For more details, visit WSCAD's website and PROSTEP's website.

Sources: Press materials received from the company.