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# 4G:PLM Reviews
**Vendor:** SolidPartners  
**Category:** [Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/product-lifecycle-management-plm)
## About 4G:PLM
4G:PLM is a Simple, Powerful, and Affordable Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution specifically developed for small to medium-sized (SMB) manufacturing companies. It is a Master Data Management tool which manages Product Structure (BOM), Approved Vendor and Manufacturer Lists (AVL/AML) and the change process (ECO/ECN). 4G:PLM manages product data through the entire product process at a fraction of the software, implementation and on-going support costs of other systems.






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## 4G:PLM Features
**New Product Introduction**
- Ideation
- Time-to-market
- Cost estimating
- Product approval

**CAD**
- CAD Models
- CAD Options
- Conversion

**Collaboration**
- Supplier alignment
- Communication
- Development
- Document Management

**Product Data Management**
- Product Metadata
- Data Quality
- Version Control
- Approval Process Control

**Bill of Materials**
- BOM management
- Multi-level BOM
- BOM Types
- BOM visualization
- Data Visualization

**Engineering Change Management**
- ECR Workflows
- Change Management
- ECO Management
- Lifecycle Management
- Audit Management
- Product Data Management
- Task Management
- Item Management
- Production Management
- Quality Management
- Project Management
- Workflow Management
- Compliance Management
- File Management
- Portfolio Management
- Calendar Management
- Design Management
- Requirements Management
- Supplier Management

**Simulation**
- Virtual Testing
- Analysis
- Optimization

**Analytics**
- Reporting
- Costing
- Product Intelligence

**Quality management**
- Quality planning
- Traceability
- Compliance

**Integration**
- ERP
- MES
- PIM
- Maintenance

**Generative AI**
- AI Text Summarization
- AI Image-to-Text
- Generative AI

**Additional Functionality**
- Bills of Material
- Third-Party Integrations
- Activity Dashboard
- API
- Document Storage
- Role-Based Permissions
- Data Import/Export
- Status Tracking
- Alerts/Notifications
- AI Copilot
- Prioritization
- Progress Tracking
- Milestone Tracking
- Collaboration Tools
- Customizable Fields
- Audit Trail
- Reporting & Statistics
- Drag & Drop
- Cost Tracking
- Commenting/Notes

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