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BOM

How a configurator turns a buyer's configuration into a bill of materials and a production-ready order, and what breaks when the two are not connected.

Capability · BOM configurator

BOM configurator: every configuration becomes its bill of materials

Most configure-to-order sales produce a BOM that has never existed before, so nobody can write it in advance. We model the rules that derive it, and the configurator writes the bill of materials for every order.

AI on the Shop Floor: What Actually Works in Production Operations Today

Past the demos, three production use cases carry real evidence: maintenance, quality, and scheduling. What the data supports, what is still marketing, and why high-mix custom manufacturers need a digital production backbone before any of it.

SBFS Team · July 20, 2026 · 6 min read

One System or Seven: What a Unified Platform Looks Like for Custom-Product Manufacturers

The typical custom manufacturer runs a website builder, a configurator SaaS, a quoting tool, spreadsheets for production, and accounting software, glued together by re-typing. Here is the capability map of a unified platform, and the integration tax it eliminates.

SBFS Team · July 20, 2026 · 6 min read