GUIDES
MBOM guides
Manufacturing bills of materials for configured products: what they are, how FactorySpec generates them, and whether it suits what you make.
MBOM basics
What is an MBOM?
What a manufacturing bill of materials contains, how it differs from an engineering BOM, and why configured products need one for every unit.
MBOM BASICSEBOM vs MBOM
How an engineering BOM and a manufacturing BOM differ, who usually owns each, and where a rules-based MBOM for configured products fits.
MBOM BASICSBOMs for configure-to-order products
How to produce the right BOM for every configured order: approved inputs, conditions and calculations instead of a parts list for each variant.
How FactorySpec works
How FactorySpec works
From a modelled product family and worked examples to an approved release, an evaluated unit and its engineering pack.
HOW FACTORYSPEC WORKSBOM rule examples
Example product rules in plain English, and what each does to a unit’s bill of materials: include a part, allow an option or block a combination.
HOW FACTORYSPEC WORKSCut lengths from finished sizes
Calculate cut lengths and panel sizes from ordered and finished dimensions, with each deduction applied once and every value traced.
HOW FACTORYSPEC WORKSEngineering data, AI and review
How FactorySpec uses AI only to propose rule conditions, keeps unit evaluation free of AI calls, and protects your engineering model and results.
Who it is for
For made-to-measure manufacturers
For manufacturers of made-to-measure products such as frames, blinds, panels and enclosures: every unit’s parts, cut lengths and panel sizes from approved rules.
WHO IT IS FORFrom BOM spreadsheets to a reviewed model
Keep the engineering knowledge in your BOM spreadsheets, but move it into a model with worked examples, independent review and exact results.
EARLY ACCESS
Tell us how each unit’s parts are worked out today.
Describe what you make and where the rules live. We review the fit and agree a first product family with you.
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THE SMARTFACT SUITE
One suite for the factory floor.
FactorySpec is part of SmartFACT, a set of focused services and free tools for manufacturers. People sign in through SmartFACT Accounts, with two-factor checks for the roles that approve and accept.
Other SmartFACT services check kits, guide work steps and print labels with the same approach: describe the rule in plain English, test and approve it, then let approved rules handle the routine work.
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