IHS CAPS+4D Connect

Streamline the decision-making process

Want to ensure compliance across BOMs? Want to avoid obsolescence with no alternatives?

CAPS+4D Connect is a powerful, desktop-based bill of materials (BOMs) cleansing and management tool. Combine parts research and BOM management with an ability to cross reference data, ensuring a correct choice every time. Automatically cleanse Bills of Materials (BOMs) and Approved Vendor Lists (AVLs). Using CAPSConnect+4D ensures you can:

Access and organize in one location
Simplify parts procurement
Consolidate work across the enterprise
Assure customers of quality products
Maintain production schedules
Eliminate complex IT integration
Benefit from automatic EOL and PCN alerts

What’s Included

Capabilities

Comprehensive BOM management
BOM cleansing
Lifecycle analysis
Risk assessment
Custom reports

Component Search

Part number and manufacturer name
BOM-level loading and matching
Document search
Manufacturer
Keyword
Parametric
Query-by-example parametric
Picture-to-parametric (connectors and electro-mechanical only)

Cross Referencing

Direct, upgrade, downgrade, similar and manufacturer-suggested replacements (semiconductors)
Direct replacements (passives, connectors and electro-mechanical)
Similar replacements (passives, connectors and electro-mechanical)
Mating connectors (connectors and electro-mechanical)

Component and Supplier Risk Mitigation

BOM Watch

Monitor cleansed parts in one or more BOM files or ODBC Databases for changes and alerts such as manufacturer status, lifecycle risk, lifecycle status, PCN, EOL, RoHS, last order dates, last ship dates, etc.

Custom Reporting

Query views
Status definitions
Web and specification views
Row filtering
Match confidence percentage
Sorting
PDFs and URLs from the CAPS+4D Connect interface
Save and export
Part number trimming algorithms to find closest matches

Industry Success Stories

ADTRAN, Inc. Makes Successful Transition to RoHS Compliant Products for European Market

This worldwide provider of networking/communications equipment achieved a 90%+ success rate for validating compliance with European environmental regulations while remaining on schedule for all deliveries and establishing infrastructure to ensure compliance in the other international markets it serves.

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Sanmina-SCI Corporation Enjoys Immediate Access to Standards 6,600 Times a Year

Many premier electronics brands rely on this global manufacturer -- with its 37,000 employees and 60+ plants across 4 continents -- to ensure that their products meet applicable quality standards and customer expectations. Its employees access standards data from their desktops 6,600 times per year, saving time and boosting efficiency.

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Trimble Ensures Regulatory Compliance and Adequate Supplies for Tens of Thousands of Components

This provider of location-based technologies ensures compliance with complex EHS regulations as well as avoiding disruptions to its supply chain. Managers instantly find data on thousands of parts each quarter versus manually looking up each one, reducing delivery time of RoHS and REACH documentation from weeks to under 2 days – an 86% increase in efficiency.

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Leonardo S.p.A. achieves competitive advantage with access to leading aerospace and defense experts, analytics and information

Leonardo S.p.A. is a global high technology company and a key player in the aerospace, defense and security industry. Leonardo Head of Research, Carlo Musso, explains why he trusts Jane’s by IHS Markit to provide accurate and up-to-date information, and what Jane’s means to his business.

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