PLM System Integration Services
Connect PLM to the Systems Around It
Product information never stays in one system. We design and build the integrations that carry it between PLM and your ERP, MES, CAD and ALM — so each system gets what it needs, when it needs it, and nothing moves without a record.
- PLM · ERP · MES · CAD · ALM
- Data and process integration
- APIs, events, files, middleware
- Monitored and governed
- Engineering → PLM
- PLM → ERP
- PLM → Manufacturing
The Integration Challenge
Connecting Systems Is Easy.Keeping the Process Connected Is Hard.
Every system on the path has its own data model, its own owners, its own release cycle and its own way of being integrated. An interface can pass every technical test and still leave you with duplicate parts, a change stuck between teams, and nobody sure which system is right.
- Different data
- PLMA new part revision and EBOM
- ERPAn updated material master and MBOM
- MESRevised routings and work instructions
- Different owners
- PLMEngineering
- ERPPlanning and procurement
- MESProduction
- Different timing
- PLMThe moment it is released
- ERPOn its effective date
- MESAt the next work order
- Different rules
- PLMThe approval workflow
- ERPCosting, stock and supplier rules
- MESLine, tooling and quality checks
Connected systems don’t guarantee a connected process.
Our Approach
Start With the Process.Then Design the Integration.
We don’t start by asking which interface to build. We start by finding out what has to move, who owns it, when it should move, and what should happen when it changes halfway through.
01 · Process
Understand
What has to move, and who owns it?
- Business process
- Systems involved
- Data ownership
02 · Architecture
Design
How, and when, should it move?
- Integration architecture
- Data mapping
- Events and triggers
- Interfaces
03 · Integration
Implement
Which mechanism fits each flow?
- APIs
- Events
- Files
- Middleware
- Transformations
04 · Operation
Validate & Operate
Does it hold up in production?
- Testing
- Monitoring
- Error handling
- Governance
Integration Landscape
Connect PLM With the Systems That Run the Business
From the CAD tools where products are designed to the ERP and shop-floor systems that plan and build them, we connect the systems the product lifecycle depends on — without losing control of the data or the process.
PLM platforms
- Aras Innovator
- 3DEXPERIENCE / ENOVIA
- Teamcenter
- Windchill
Engineering
CAD
CATIA, NX, Creo, SOLIDWORKS, Altium, EPLAN
Development
ALM
Jira, Azure DevOps, Polarion
Enterprise
ERP
SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Epicor, IFS, Odoo
Manufacturing
MES
Manufacturing execution and shop-floor systems
Enterprise & cloud
Applications
Supplier portals, cloud services, legacy applications
These are systems we have already connected. Running something else? The list shows what’s been done, not the limit.
Integration Patterns
The Right Integration Pattern Depends on the Work
Not every integration needs the same architecture. We choose by how much data moves, how fast it has to arrive, what each system can support, your security constraints and the process being connected — and most landscapes end up using more than one.
- Business event
- Integration pattern
- Transformation
- Target system
The pattern is chosen per flow, not per project.
API / service
Fits when: A system needs an answer now.
In a PLM landscape · ERP checks a part’s release status in PLM before raising a purchase order.
Event-driven
Fits when: A change in one system should start work in another.
In a PLM landscape · Releasing an engineering change in PLM triggers the matching update in ERP.
File / batch
Fits when: Volume matters more than speed, or a system only takes files.
In a PLM landscape · A scheduled load of thousands of parts, or a nightly exchange with a legacy system.
Middleware / orchestration
Fits when: One change has to reach several systems, in order.
In a PLM landscape · A released change updates ERP, then MES, then the supplier portal — and stops if a step fails.
Common Integration Scenarios
Connect the Flows That Matter Most
An integration earns its keep when it removes a real handoff: a spreadsheet, a re-keyed BOM, an email asking whether the change is live yet.
Engineering → PLM
CAD data and product structures brought under PLM control, without re-keying.
PLM → ERP
Released parts, BOMs and changes passed on, so planning and purchasing work from what engineering approved.
PLM → MES
The structures, revisions and documents manufacturing needs, delivered to the systems running the work.
ALM ↔ PLM
Requirements and development work linked to the product they belong to, across software and hardware teams.
Enterprise data exchange
Supplier portals, service and reporting systems fed from the same product record.
Beyond the Interface
An Integration Is Only Useful If You Can Operate It
A working interface is the start, not the finish. We build every integration so your team can see what is moving, catch what fails, trace what happened and change it safely when the systems around it change.
Monitoring
See what is running, what is queued and where it is stuck.
Error handling
Failed transactions caught, held and retried — not silently dropped.
Traceability
Follow one record through every system it touched, and see what happened to it.
Change management
Adjust mappings and flows as systems, processes and data models evolve, without starting again.
Delivery Experience
Integration Backed by PLM and Engineering Experience
An integration sits between systems, but the difficulty sits in the product data: revisions, effectivity, configurations, change. We have delivered PLM since 2009, so we design integrations around what that data means, not just where it goes.
What SteepGraph delivers
System Integration Services
Business process
What the integration has to achieve, and for whom.
PLM & engineering knowledge
Product data · Change · Configuration · Requirements · Manufacturing
Integration architecture
Interfaces · Events · Data flows · Transformation
Implementation
Development · Testing · Deployment
Operations
Monitoring · Support · Continuous improvement
What we built to deliver it better
Accelerated by our Integration Framework
Every project starts from the same reusable connectors, mappings, monitoring and retry handling, so the effort goes into your process instead of rebuilding plumbing.
- Configured, not coded
- Runs in your environment or hosted by us
In Production
Integrations Already Running
- Europe · Automotive OEMCATIA V5 → Aras InnovatorCAD assembly metadata lands in Aras straight from the CATIA interface, with the manual re-keying designed out.Read the story
- Oil & GasSmarTeam + SOLIDWORKS ePDM → one searchA custom ONEPART connector across two PDM systems, extraction aware of each system’s access control.Read the story
- USA · ElectronicsPLM · MES · Quotation · HRMSFour business systems carried inside one Aras estate, supported since 2010.Read the story
- Denmark · EPCSupplier portal → ArasTwo thousand suppliers inside the workflow, with an MVP live in a month.Read the story
Start the Conversation
Have Systems That Need to Work Together?
Tell us what you run. We will map the systems, processes and data flows involved and recommend the integration approach that fits.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
On the PLM side: Aras Innovator, 3DEXPERIENCE / ENOVIA, Teamcenter and Windchill. Around them, ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Epicor, IFS and Odoo; CAD tools including CATIA, NX, Creo, SOLIDWORKS, Altium and EPLAN; ALM tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps and Polarion; and MES, supplier portals, cloud services and legacy applications. If yours isn’t listed, ask — the list is what we have done, not the limit.
Yes. PLM to ERP is the flow we build most often: parts, BOMs, documents, materials and engineering changes, kept in step in both directions. CAD, MES and ALM integrations follow the same approach, starting from the process each one supports.
From the work, not a preference. Data volume, how quickly information has to arrive, what each system’s interfaces support, your security rules and the process itself decide between API, event-driven, file-based and orchestrated flows. Most landscapes use more than one.
Yes. If you already run middleware or an integration platform, we can design and build your integrations on it. Where the choice is open, we recommend our own Integration Framework: it gives every flow the same connectors, mapping, monitoring and retry handling, and it is what we know best. We will tell you which route fits, and why.
Monitoring and error handling are designed in from the start. Failed transactions are flagged, held and retried rather than lost, and an execution history shows what moved, when, and what failed. On our Integration Framework this comes built in, with alerts, retries, audit logs and reports.
In most cases, yes. Mapping and transformation happen in the integration layer, so each system keeps its own model. Where a target genuinely lacks something the process needs, we raise it during design, before anything is built.
Yes. We can monitor and maintain your integrations after go-live through our Application Maintenance & Support service, or hand them over to your team with training. Flows on our framework are configured rather than coded, so your administrators can change them.