Today, somewhere in the world...
A customer begins configuring.
And 15 minutes later...
Our factory is ready to build it.
CPQ+M
Configure to Manufacture
Jonathan Schroeder
Chief Technology & Strategy Officer
Ethan Kinney
Software Engineering Manager
PBC Linear
PBC Linear
Precision Linear Motion — Engineered & Manufactured in the USA
30+
Years in Business
3
Manufacturing Facilities
6,500+
Unique SKUs
- Linear Bearings & Pillow Blocks
- Linear Actuators
- Linear Slides & Rail Systems
- Cam Followers & Track Rollers
Digital Quoting
The illusion of progress
Digital Manufacturing
The actual shift
1-5 days to quote
10-20 days to job packet
10+ employees involved
15 minutes — same output, zero human touches
15
minutes
order to job packet
0
employees
interaction required
8+
man-hours
saved per order
10-20
days
eliminated
Let's Find Out
The biggest obstacle wasn't technical.
It was cultural.
Automation fails because of lack of trust.
So we earned it.
1
Chose one product family as a pilot.
2
Ran 30 days in shadow mode.
3
Automation predicted, humans verified.
4
Then the room gave us buy-in to scale.
The Architecture Shift
Every piece connects. Nothing stands alone.
Configuration
CAD Model
BOM
1-10 levels
Routing
Inspection
Ecommerce
SyteLine
ERP
Procurement
Factory Floor
Power BI
Reports
Observe... the Automated Order in Its Natural Habitat.
Impact at Scale
0
Unique SKUs
0
Annual Savings
0
FTE Engineering Equivalent
0
FTE Other Departments
0
+ 4 Hours Saved per Release
If your CPQ still requires manual validation...
...you've digitized inefficiency.
If CPQ can't release a job...
...is it really configured?
CPQ is not a quoting tool.
It's a manufacturing strategy.
Are you willing to let it?
