Daan, There are only three serious, independent content aggregators of such databases. They are Partminer (www.partminer.com, who by the way bought CAPS/CAPSXpert from IHS a few years ago), I2 (www.i2.com), and Siliconexpert (www.siliconexpert.com). All have searchable content, pdf datasheets, parametric data, and all are integrateable, or should be, with internal systems. Each also have their strengths and weaknesses. Some distributors also have content but it's either a repackaging of data from one of these three vendors or or self-managed and limited to their linecards - again, strengths and weaknesses abound. For conversion of customer BOMs, you probably also want to look in to cleansing and part matching software/capabilities as well. Some of these vendors (and others) have that, or their partners do. Best Regards, Mike Kirschner > Can anyone point me in the direction of some commercially available > component-database applications ? We want to have a database with all > sorts of components information, like manufacturer partnumbers, shapes, > values, packaging, PDF-datasheets (or links to them) and much more. The > idea is that designers, test-enigineers, production engineers, > purchasing and logistics all have acces to the same source of > information, so that several processes can be streamlined. One of the > main issues is the quick and error-free conversion of a customer's bill > of material to a partslist with our own partnumbers and vendors. > The software that I'm looking for should have possibilities to > interface with MFG-PRO (our MRP-system). > --- Design Chain Associates LLC - Building Competitive Advantage With Design Chain Knowledge www.DesignChainAssociates.com --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 -----------------------------------------------------