FAQ: Including Consumables in a BOM

Objective: For Duronauts to learn how to include consumables in a BOM.

Difficulty: Easy

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How do I include consumables (packing tape, boxes, shipping materials etc) in my BOM?

How do I include consumables (packing tape, boxes, shipping materials etc) in my BOM?

Consumables (e.g. tape, adhesives, packaging, etc.) are commonly used within all types of hardware products. Anything that can be "consumed" in an effort to create or build a product can be included within your Bill of Material (BOM) in Duro. While it's not common to model consumables in a design tool, it is typical for a company to incorporate the consumable items into the BOM within a PLM system, often after syncing part and assembly data from a design tool. Duro allows users to add consumables manually into their BOMs quickly and easily wherever necessary. Consumables can be added manually or through a spreadsheet import using the appropriate Duro category for each item. Here are the component categories for common “consumables" that Duro provides out-of-the-box: 

Prefix	Category Label	Spec
454	Consumable	MATERIAL: ,
470	Tape	RESIN/FIBER: , FAW: , RC/FV: , WIDTH: , MATERIAL: ,
410	Adhesive	TYPE: , THICKNESS: , COLOR: , USAGE: , MATERIAL: ,
436	Packaging	MATERIAL: , WIDTH: , LENGTH: , HEIGHT: , CONSTRUCTION: ,
464	Paint	MATERIAL: ,
241	Wire	LENGTH: , GAUGE: , STRANDS: , COLOR: , CURRENT: , VOLTAGE: , INSULATION: , FOOTPRINT PATH: , PACKAGE LABEL: , SYMBOL PATH: , SYMBOL LABEL: ,

 

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