PDM Productivity Tools
MLC CAD Systems’ EQUIVAQ PDM apps are powerful add-ins designed to extend and enhance the capabilities of SOLIDWORKS PDM, transforming your data management workflows and boosting productivity. These solutions provide intelligent automation and real-time insights, ensuring your team operates efficiently and makes data-driven decisions.
EQUIVAQ PDM Apps Overview
MLC CAD Systems offers a suite of proprietary software solutions that seamlessly integrate with SOLIDWORKS PDM, improving data visibility and automating critical processes. Whether you’re looking to streamline assignments, track design changes, or gain real-time insights into your PDM data, these PDM apps provide the tools to supercharge your product development lifecycle.
What Challenges Do EQUIVAQ PDM Apps Solve?
EQUIVAQ PDM Apps address common pain points in product data management, including:
Tracking Who’s Working on What
Eliminates confusion and ensures clear accountability for tasks within PDM workflows.
Manual, Error-Prone Change Processes
Automates the linking of engineering change notices (ECNs) to affected files, reducing errors and improving compliance.
Siloed Data & Manual Reporting Bottlenecks
Provides instant visibility into PDM data through interactive dashboards, making critical insights accessible to everyone.
EQUIVAQ PDM Apps Use Cases
MLC’s PDM Apps are ideal for organizations looking to:
Unlock the full potential of your SOLIDWORKS PDM system from day one, or supercharge an existing PDM implementation for greater productivity and visibility.
Gain real-time insights into engineering tasks, pending approvals, and workload distribution.
Automate the process of tracking affected files and ensuring accurate documentation during engineering changes.
Access interactive dashboards that present PDM data in an easily digestible format for informed decision-making.
Reduce manual work, errors, and bottlenecks in your PDM workflows.
Effectively handle large volumes of data and complex project structures, ensuring performance and scalability.
Implement robust security protocols, maintain detailed audit trails of all data access and modifications, and ensure compliance.
EQUIVAQ PDM Apps Key Features & Benefits
MLC’s PDM Apps are designed to enhance specific aspects of your SOLIDWORKS PDM environment. Each solution offers unique features and benefits to address distinct challenges:
Streamline engineering change processes and eliminate tedious reference management in SOLIDWORKS PDM. The Equivaq Binder add-in automates file references, ECN affected items, and XML updates—improving efficiency, accuracy, and workflow control.
Gain greater visibility into SOLIDWORKS PDM activity with detailed user reports, timestamped file actions, and local cache monitoring. Equivaq PDM Auditor Pro helps administrators improve accountability, support compliance, and maintain control over PDM data and storage.
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Simplify SOLIDWORKS PDM user and group management with a live, visual group matrix. Equivaq Hub gives administrators greater visibility and control over permissions, making it easier to manage access, identify group memberships, and keep PDM environments organized.
Simplify SOLIDWORKS PDM file renaming with automated serial number workflows. Compare Dispatch with the Equivaq Serial Number Rename Tool to streamline naming, reduce manual steps, and improve consistency across your PDM environment.
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Automate SOLIDWORKS PDM workflow transitions based on time and schedule. Equivaq Transition Time eliminates manual status changes by moving files through workflows automatically, helping teams keep processes consistent, reduce delays, and improve control.
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Gain real-time visibility into your SOLIDWORKS PDM data without the complexity of a full PLM system. Equivaq Atlas delivers customizable, interactive dashboards that make it easier to track KPIs, monitor workflows, and uncover bottlenecks—all through your web browser.
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The Assign with Notification add-in automates the process of traceably assigning files to personnel to work on, reducing miscommunication and improving accountability.
- Native PDM Dynamic Notification Integration: Automatically updates the “Assigned To” field in a PDM data card when users select a recipient for a transition notification.
- Clear Accountability: Managers can instantly see who is assigned to work on each file, even if the file is not checked out.
- Seamless Integration: Works with ATLAS Server to allow real-time visibility into team workloads.
Compatibility: Supported by SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional.
EQUIVAQ Solutions
EQUIVAQ PDM apps are ready to deploy and fully supported by MLC CAD Systems. Most PDM apps are licensed per environment, meaning all users in your PDM environment can benefit from a single license purchase.
For instance, ATLAS Server is a solution that is server based and can be accessed by anyone in the organization, even if they DON’T have a PDM license.
MLC CAD Systems offers tailored data management implementations built around how your team works, including building custom change and approval workflows. EQUIVAQ PDM add-in solutions will complement your PDM implementation with smart automation and real-time insights to make PDM work for you.
EQUIVAQ PDM Apps FAQs
What is EQUIVAQ?
EQUIVAQ is a proprietary software suite from MLC CAD Systems designed to enhance your SOLIDWORKS PDM by improving data visibility and automating processes.
How do EQUIVAQ solutions improve SOLIDWORKS PDM?
They automate functions, improve visibility, streamline engineering change process documentation, and enable data-driven decision-making.
What are the key differences between EQUIVAQ solutions and standard SOLIDWORKS PDM features?
EQUIVAQ enhances PDM by providing automation, real-time insights through dashboards, and easy file assignment with traceability, essentially allowing better management of engineering and design teams.
What does ATLAS Server do?
ATLAS Server provides real-time dashboards for tracking PDM data, balancing workloads, and making data-driven decisions. It can also display data from other sources like SQL databases or CSV files.
Can ATLAS Server be used with SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard?
Yes, ATLAS Server is compatible with SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard and Professional as it queries the SQL database that PDM Standard runs on.
What is Design Binder, and how does it improve efficiency?
Design Binder automatically documents files affected by engineering changes, improving traceability and regulatory compliance. It automates the process of linking ECNs to affected files and updating data cards, saving significant time and reducing manual errors.
How does the Assign with Notification add-in work?
It automatically updates the “Assigned To” field in a PDM data card when users select a recipient for a transition notification, eliminating manual tracking and ensuring clarity on file ownership.
Are EQUIVAQ products compatible with all versions of SOLIDWORKS PDM?
ATLAS Server is compatible with SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard and Professional. Design Binder and Assign with Notifications are PDM Add-ins, and therefore are only supported by SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional.
What kind of support and updates are included with a purchase?
Support includes updates and troubleshooting for technical issues, similar to the support model for SOLIDWORKS products, you can contact us for more information.
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