5 advantages of using Upchain in your daily PLM | MicroCAD

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Companies need to have processes and innovation platforms that can be easily changed and adjusted to fit today’s business requirements. Above all, companies need to ensure that their PLM solution addresses their real enterprise PLM requirements in a manner that is easy to implement and intuitive to use for all enterprise users, forming an effective and innovative work environment. This is how we present you Upchain.

Upchain is a sophisticated cloud-based Product Lifecycle Management software designed to help those who are seeking a new and easier way to do PLM. This powerful tool connects data, people, and processes across the entire organization and acts as the central repository of information, allowing users to visually track and manage the lifecycle of a project. The software enables reliable change management control as information is passed from suppliers to customers and vice versa in a closed-loop manufacturing environment. Below, we describe the main advantages of using Upchain in your daily PLM.

Keep data at the center

You can use the CAD systems that work for you without sacrificing functionality or leaving key suppliers out of the loop. With Upchain, you can bring your organized product data directly into the programs your designers are already using. Plus, it enables you to track every change automatically and secure your data without resorting to building and maintaining a hardware stack.

Cloud PLM for Modern Manufacturing

Upchain gives sales, marketing, suppliers, partners, and customers real-time access to 2D and 3D CAD data without licenses. You can also start quickly with built-in templates and configure phase gates, milestones, and tasks to meet your needs. Get full visibility into your process at a glance, since the software allows you to track, update, and share BOM data in real-time.

Upchain Core features include change management control, support for handling issues, RFQs, ECRs, and ECNs, with automated version controls that also log who made what change and at what particular time, for quick revert and reliable auditing.

Integration and collaboration

With Upchain, you can tailor workflows without custom coding. Start quickly by using standard templates with configurability to meet your needs. This tool enables you to send or pull in data with simple and flexible API integration. Users can collaborate securely in real-time from anywhere. You can manage changes, view CAD files in 3D, and capture feedback and approvals from any stakeholder using a single platform.

In addition, Multi-CAD integration is joined by plugin-based support for Microsoft Office products such as Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word to enable all stakeholders to collaborate using familiar workflow applications.

Automate your work

Thanks to Upchain, automated workflows and processes can be designed, managed, and updated to streamline repetitive manual tasks, while tracking team member activities and using customizable dashboards to snapshot project health overviews. This minimizes mistakes, rework, and scrap costs which avoids project budget overruns.

Scalability

With rapid deployment and adoption, you can experience the benefits of Upchain immediately, there is no need to remove and replace PLM as your company scales or acquisitions are made, as all CAD data can be integrated into one CAD-agnostic platform.