Case Study: Nexa3D accelerates product development and streamlines BOM management with OpenBOM

Nexa3D Accelerates Product Development and Integrates BOM Management Process with Solidworks and Altium CAD using OpenBOM

Nexa3D, a designer and manufacturer of industrial 3D printers, faced challenges managing complex product bills of materials (BOMs) that spanned mechanical and electrical engineering domains. Their reliance on spreadsheets was fragile, time-consuming, and unable to provide reliable data traceability or manage sub-assemblies effectively, which hindered their lean and agile development process.

By implementing OpenBOM, Nexa3D integrated its BOM management process with its SolidWorks and Altium CAD tools. The solution provided robust multi-level BOM management, automated part numbering, and streamlined change management. OpenBOM eliminated the need for a dedicated BOM administrator saving 20 hours per week, reduced errors with visual BOMs, and provided the tools necessary for tracking compliance, accelerating their product development.

Nexa3D

Kenyon Whetsell

Director of Mechanical Engineering