Manufacturing Automation

Closing the BOM Gap

Why CAD-to-ERP synchronization changes everything in manufacturing automation

26 March 2026 · Risto Anton Päärni · Lifetime Oy

An engineer updates a part in SolidWorks. The change sits in CAD. Production planning runs in the ERP. Between them is a human with a spreadsheet, manually re-entering part numbers, quantities, and material specs. This is the BOM gap — and it is the most expensive data silo in manufacturing.

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