Product configuration, pricing, and quoting processes are fraught with risk for most manufacturers. Every handover of information is a potential point of failure; every person involved a possible delay; and every keystroke a potential mistake.   Product configuration software (aka configurator software or CPQ software) removes this risk by connecting your customer’s needs, wants, and desires […]

Slow proposals kill deals and push customers towards competitors. But for manufacturers selling complex configurable products, creating proposals is a slow, arduous process. It’s rife with opportunities for delays, which means long sales cycles, lower win rates, and reduced deal revenue. Fortunately, there is a solution.  Automated proposals let manufacturers create persuasive, accurate proposals in […]

What is a product configurator? It’s a tool for configuring complex products. Manufacturers that use product configurators typically experience a 30% increase in sales volume, 34% increase in efficiency, and, most crucially, a 20% increase in profit.  But a product configurator is more than simply a sales tool. It’s the spearhead to an end-to-end manufacturing […]

Product configuration gives buyers and sellers the ability to configure products to their exact specifications. It’s a win-win: buyers get more choice and ownership over the products they buy, while sellers can charge more and improve customer experience.   But the benefits of product configuration are far more profound, and this article sheds light on every […]

Equipment-as-a-Service is set to skyrocket in popularity over the coming decade as technologies like the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) make it scalable. Estimated to be worth $22 billion in 2019, the Equipment-as-a-Service market is forecast to reach $131 billion by 2025. And we’re only just getting started. The popularity of Equipment-as-a-Service comes as no […]

Configurator Software: The Key to Connecting Product, Customer, and Factory Manufacturers of complex products are facing a two-front war. The first is on the sales side, where there’s growing demand from customers for product configuration. The second is on the production side, where product configuration is causing mistakes, delays, back and forth, and ultimately higher […]

If there’s one way customer expectations have changed in the 21st century, it’s the need for speed. Customers want customized products and they want them fast. It may be unreasonable to expect manufacturers to move at lightning speed, but CAD automation in manufacturing can help teams shorten timelines – and hit higher levels of accuracy and […]