Top Features Every BOM Tool Should Have

Building complex industrial machines is hard enough and managing the information behind them should not make it harder.

Most Industrial Automation and Machine Building OEMs are running on modern equipment, experienced engineers, and years of domain knowledge. But somewhere between the design desk and the shop floor, things keep going wrong. And every time someone tries to find out why - the trail leads back to the same place - the BOM (Bill of Material).


None of these are people problems. They are tool problems. And the right BOM tool is built to eliminate every single one of them.

Here is what it must have:

1. 3D CAD Integration - BOM builds directly from your 3D CAD environment. No re-entry, no errors, no second version created the moment data leaves the design tool.

2. Single Source of Truth - One live BOM that every department, engineering, procurement, shop floor, sees and trusts at all times.

3. Role-Based Access - Each team accesses only what is relevant to their work. No clutter, no unauthorised changes, full control.

4. Version Control - Every change tracked with a complete history. Nothing updates silently and nothing is ever lost.

5. Long Lead Item Flagging - Critical components like servo motors and specialised actuators flagged automatically so procurement acts weeks before it becomes an emergency.

6. ERP Connectivity - What is designed flows directly into what is ordered and what is built. No manual handoff, no gap between systems.


When all of these work together in one system, something shifts. Your engineers stop doing data clerk work. Your procurement team stops getting blamed for problems that started upstream. Your shop floor stops waiting. And your entire operation starts running on one version of the truth. 


BOM Creator by Servtronica is built for - a complete, connected BOM system designed specifically for the pace and complexity of Industrial Automation and Machine Building OEMs in India.


Want to see it in action? Talk to Servtronica.

0120-4265864 | 91-9953432516 | +91-8595668427 

Servtronica Technologies Private Limited, Suite #818, Tower B, Plot No. A-40, Block A, Industrial Area, Sector 62, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301 








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