Agni Link

Retyping part data from a design tool into an ERP system by hand is the chore Agni Link, a CadTalk product, is built to remove.

From engineering bills of material to manufacturing-ready formats

The software converts engineering bills of material into the shape that ERP systems used in manufacturing expect. It sits inside CAD, PDM and PLM applications as an add-in. CadTalk says its configuration engine does not just copy data but transforms it, because CAD and ERP systems speak different languages.

Rules for the common cases

Users can set automated rules for routine engineering scenarios. CadTalk gives the example of a manufacturer with more than 1,000 unique parts configuring rules for about 90 percent of its common cases, which cuts the amount of manual intervention.

A traffic-light review of changes

Red, yellow and green indicators show the status of each transformation, so users can spot new, modified and unchanged items at a glance instead of comparing lines one by one.

Three ways to work, and Oracle and SAP

There is a standalone mode for manufacturing teams, a CAD-integrated mode for design engineers and a fully automated mode. Agni Link is built to give deep, standardized integration with Oracle and SAP, complementing the wider range of ERP platforms CadTalk supports.