Guide Technologies and QBuild Partnership

QBuild is an industry leader in connecting engineering tools—CAD, PDM, PLM, and nesting software—with ERP to streamline updates, manage engineering changes, and maintain accurate information across departments. With decades of experience, support for 50+ engineering systems, and service to 2,000+ manufacturers, QBuild helps improve data quality, workflow efficiency, and engineering‑to‑manufacturing collaboration.

QBuild is a long‑standing Infor Solution Partner, and CADLink is offered on the Infor Marketplace for multiple Infor ERPs (CSI/SyteLine, LN, XA, VISUAL, and more).

CADLink

CADLink is a turnkey, real‑time, bi‑directional integration that runs from your CAD/PDM/PLM system and synchronizes Items, multi‑level BOMs, and (optionally) Routings directly with your ERP—in one interface. Engineers can create, view, modify, and update ERP engineering data without leaving their design environment.

Key capabilities

• Real‑time, two‑way link between CAD/PDM/PLM and ERP; draw live comparisons and update both systems together.
• Color‑coded discrepancy checks highlight new parts, field‑level differences, removals, and critical errors before saving.
• Eliminate duplicate entry with a single‑step process; generate one‑click change summaries (Excel/PDF).
• Routing interface, live ERP searches (to insert non‑CAD items/raw materials), and a small footprint client install.
• Extensible via Extended Field Mapping, Custom Logic (C#) rules, and file attachment
• Faster engineering‑to‑manufacturing handoff, fewer clerical errors, and higher BOM accuracy—improving production speed and on‑time shipments while reducing scrap and rework.