MatStream is a modular software group for the product information management of used products in your production process.
MatStream consist of two modules:
Product Information
Center (PIC)
For the management of all product information and documentation.
Bill Of Materials (BOM)
For the creation of bill of materials and printing bills of materials,
documentation coversheets, documentation to create a user or maintenance
manual.
The product data is saved in the database of PIC and can be used
for the creation of bills of materials in BOM. All the data of the bills of
materials is saved in a separate database of BOM. Normally he items in a bill of
materials will be linked to the product group in PIC. By this the item in this
bill of materials will inherit the product data and documentation from the
program group.
Because the data is saved in a database, some of this data will be reused for
other projects.
What is the idea of MatStream?
Create a product group in Product Information Center (PIC). Add product
data, supplier data to the group and link electronic documentation like
certificates, manuals, AutoCadŽ drawings etc. to it.
Link the product group to an item in your bill of materials of
MatStream Bill Of Materials (BOM). The data and documentation from Product
Information Center (PIC) is now available for the item in your bill of
materials. The link between the type number in the bill of materials and the
product group will be saved and indexed in the database. The next time this type
number is used in a bill of materials, MatStream will recognize it and links it
automatically to the proper product group. Because of this type number
recognition, MatStream will take more and more work from you. Within a few months
a large amount of type numbers will be recognized and you don't have to search
the documentation yourself anymore.
From within the bill of materials it is possible to automatically print or
export all the attached documentation. With this feature you can create in short
time as well the electronic as the printed manuals for your project. The
searching to and the copying of the product documentation is now history.
Advantages of MatStream Product Information Center
With MatStream Product Information product information can be found very fast.
Advanced search criteria will make it easier to make a product selection.
You can view the attached documentation on your pc.
Colleagues can view the same documentation at the same time.
Product data can be protected with permissions that can be set for user groups.
It will contribute to standardization of used products in your production processes.
Documents like AutoCadŽ drawings can be dragged to an opened drawing, and will be inserted.
Advantages of MatStream Bill Of Materials
Completes the data for items that are used before in an other bill of materials.
Links the product group to the item if the type number is recognized from previous use.
Is self learning. The more bills of materials created, the more type numbers it will recognize.
Fully automatic possibility to print the attached documentation, to create manuals.
Unlimited number of columns can be added (not typical for database applications).
Data will be automatically added for columns that have a link to a data field in PIC.
Documents like AutoCadŽ drawings can be dragged to an opened drawing, and will be inserted.