Paperless Parts Announces General Availability of BOM Builder to Accelerate Quoting Complex Assemblies

AI-Extraction of BOM tables from prints reduces setup time by up to 90%.

April 15, 2025

Boston, MA — Paperless Parts, the leading quoting and collaboration platform for custom part manufacturers, today announced the general availability of its new BOM Builder—the most powerful feature release in company history. The BOM Builder transforms the process of building out the bills of materials (BOMs) for complex assemblies, making it fast, intuitive, and secure—even when RFQ packages only include 2D drawings.

With the new AI-powered BOM Builder, estimators can automatically create, organize, and update multi-level assemblies using a flexible, spreadsheet-style interface—saving hours, if not days, of manual effort.

Lead Estimator at Reata Engineering & Machine Works, Tawny Bush, participated in the BOM Builder beta program: “Before the BOM Builder, quoting a complex assembly could take an entire day or even weeks. I remember spending 2-3 weeks building a 1,000-part assembly in the system, which didn’t even include adding times or outside processes,” she recalls. “Now, I can build a 32-part assembly in five minutes, and I’m confident I could knock out that 1,000-part job in less than a day. The time I’m saving means we can quote more work, faster.” See Tawny’s 10-minute demonstration of the BOM Builder here.

Assembly-heavy shops stand to benefit significantly from the BOM Builder, but even for manufacturers who only quote assemblies occasionally, the time savings quickly add up. For many job shops, the difficulty of quoting complex assemblies has been a barrier to entry for this type of work.

“We’ve seen the amount of assembly work grow consistently across our customer base over the last three years, and anticipate that trend to continue,” shares Jason Ray, CEO and co-founder of Paperless Parts. “We hear from a lot of shops that they will no-quote assembly-heavy jobs because the time investment to quote them relative to the winning percentage is so low. The BOM Builder changes that. It will help more manufacturers quote complex work faster and with less risk, opening the door to new business.”

Paperless Parts’ Chief Technology Officer, Jason Luce, highlighted the types of manufacturers who could benefit most from the BOM Builder: “Whether it’s a sheet metal shop quoting multi-part assemblies or a precision machine shop handling complex medical or aerospace & defense builds, the BOM Builder can release a huge bottleneck; even a small percentage of assembly work can consume a disproportionate amount of quoting time.” Paperless Parts’ BOM Builder is also the only AI-driven BOM extraction tool built inside a FedRAMP Moderate and CMMC-compliant boundary, making it safe to use for sensitive DoD and aerospace work.

“We were riding a bicycle, and Paperless Parts just built us a car,” Nathan Bennett, Estimator at Morton Enclosures, upon using the BOM Builder for the first time.

Key Features of the BOM Builder

  • AI-powered BOM table extraction from prints or spreadsheets
  • A spreadsheet-style interface where users can quickly enter, paste, and organize BOM data
  • Flexible BOM structure that allows the BOM to be built in any order—by part number, assembly group, or customer documentation structure.
  • Easy drag-and-drop when attaching files to parts, moving components between subassemblies, and visually managing the BOM structure.
  • Smart purchased part mapping makes it easy for users to indicate which parts are purchased in bulk and quickly associate any hardware with purchased component records.
  • Mistake-proof editing tools (undo, autosave, and easy rearrangement) that eliminate rework and reduce training time.
  • A “Split PDF” action that allows users to break up large drawing packages and assists in assigning them to the right parts in the BOM.
  • ERP integration: users can push the finalized BOM directly to their ERP when the job is won, avoiding duplicate effort.

Current customers can contact their Customer Success Manager for more information on the BOM Builder. They’re encouraged to attend Paperless Parts’ annual user conference, POWER 2025, in Boston from April 30th to May 1st, where they can receive hands-on training with the BOM Builder.

To see a live demonstration, visit www.paperlessparts.com/demo.

About Paperless Parts
Paperless Parts is the #1 quoting and collaboration software in manufacturing. The company’s patented technology helps sheet metal fabricators and complex assembly houses streamline the complexity of quoting by managing every step of the quoting process in a single, centralized environment. Our automated costing and pricing logic is customized to your shop, making generating consistent quotes across your estimating team faster and easier. Built to meet rigorous FedRAMP and CMMC requirements, Paperless Parts’ robust tools level up how shops communicate with buyers and empower them to deliver an unparalleled customer experience. Ultimately, Paperless Parts users gain valuable time back in their days, increase profitability, generate more revenue, and improve customer satisfaction. For more information about Paperless Parts, visit www.paperlessparts.com.

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