Complete Item and Part Management
Nora IPLM’s item management allows you efficiently track and control items and parts throughout the product lifecycle. Manage revisions, attributes, and relationships in one place.
Simplify item complexity with centralized management
Nora IPLM’s Item Management gives you full control over every part, component, and assembly in your product ecosystem. With intelligent structuring, version control, and deep connections to documents, tasks, and changes, it helps you manage product data with clarity, accuracy, and collaboration. Ensure compliance, traceability, and scalability from concept to production.
Attribute-Based Flexible Grouping and Visualization
Group and visualize items based on defined attributes to streamline management and enhance data analysis.
Item Revision and Iteration Management
Manage revisions and iterations of items to track changes and ensure up-to-date versions are used.
Advanced Item Specifications Management
Manage every item with precision, from ideation to end-of-life. Nora IPLM’s Item Management module helps you create, control, and connect product items across your innovation lifecycle.
Item Lifecycle Monitoring
Track every item through creation, release, revision, obsolescence, and retirement. Stay in control with full traceability and time-stamped updates.
Manage Multiple Item Types
Manage mechanical, electrical, software, and other item types in a single environment. Define custom attributes, forms, and tables for each type, and track their lifecycles, relationships, and revisions with full visibility.
2D & 3D Item Visualization
Visualize items using a viewer for a more intuitive and interactive understanding of their structure and components.
Auto-generated Component Numbers
Use customizable rules to automatically assign part numbers and identifiers. Maintain consistency and eliminate manual entry errors.
Built for how modern hardware teams manage BOMs
Connect product structure, revisions, suppliers, and changes in one unified system that keeps every team aligned from design to production.
Compare, connect, automate, and visualize item data.
Move between item comparisons, relationship management, custom event triggers, and real-time visualization in one focused view. Select a capability to explore how Nora IPLM keeps item data clear, connected, and actionable.
Advanced Item Comparisons
Compare items based on various attributes and criteria to identify similarities, differences, and make informed decisions.
Item Relationships Management
Define and manage characteristics and attributes of item data for improved organization and data integrity.
Custom Event Triggers
Define custom business rules that automate actions, such as sending alerts for discontinued items or flagging changes in linked documents.
Data Visualization
Gain clarity with real-time dashboards. Filter items by type, status, risk, or project. Drill into usage metrics, activity history, or ownership.
Item Management Features and Capabilities
Track the full product lifecycle, manage all the connections, visualize essential data, and generate component numbers automatically-all with the goal of simplifying your process and increasing productivity.
Comprehensive Item Management
Nora IPLM helps you manage every aspect of your product items, from creation and classification to maturity and end-of-life. We focus on structured data, smart part numbering, and complete lifecycle visibility to reduce complexities and improve traceability.
Sourcing Intelligence
Nora IPLM empowers smarter sourcing with real-time inventory updates, approved vendor lists (AVL/AML), and up-to-date supplier insights, helping you make informed decisions, reduce delays, and optimize procurement strategies.
Start 30-Day Free TrialIntelligent System Control
Nora IPLM gives you advanced control over your product environment with dynamic data integrations, customizable lifecycle triggers, seamless system connectivity, and secure, role-based access-ensuring every action is timely, accurate, and aligned with your process.
Start 30-Day Free TrialAnalysis, Sustainability & Documentation
Nora IPLM equips teams with powerful tools to analyze change impact, evaluate cost and profitability, and track sustainability metrics across the product lifecycle. Combined with unified document and file management, it ensures every decision is informed, every file is organized, and every product move is aligned with business goals and environmental standards.
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Streamline Engineering Change Management
Connect engineering updates, document revisions, and approvals in one place to keep every change controlled, traceable, and aligned across the product lifecycle.
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Product Lifecycle Management
Efficiently manage, collaborate, and innovate across every stage of your product lifecycle.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of items can be managed in Nora IPLM?
Nora IPLM supports the management of:
- Parts and components
- Assemblies and sub-assemblies
- CAD files and related documents
- Standard and custom items
- Revisions and variants
All items are maintained with structured metadata and version control.
How does Nora IPLM help with item version control?
Nora IPLM automatically tracks item revisions and versions, ensuring teams always work with the latest approved data while maintaining full traceability of changes across the product lifecycle.
Can Item Management integrate with CAD systems?
Yes. Nora IPLM integrates with leading CAD tools such as SolidWorks, CATIA, and Creo, allowing item data and structures to sync directly from CAD into the PLM system without manual re-entry.
How does Item Management improve collaboration across teams?
By centralizing item data in a single source of truth, Nora IPLM enables engineering, manufacturing, and product teams to collaborate seamlessly, reduce data silos, and avoid errors caused by outdated or duplicate information.
Can existing item data be imported into Nora IPLM?
Yes. Existing item data can be imported from spreadsheets or legacy systems, helping teams transition smoothly without disrupting ongoing projects.