The Solution
After searching for a solution that would help them maintain regulatory compliance and manage drawings, Amtrol-Alfa first turned to a solution from Cyco Software called TeamWork. However, they soon found that Meridian was a more flexible, feature-rich, and powerful EDMS. Additionally, Meridian integrated more seamlessly with their main drawing tool, AutoCAD, which had shifted into SolidWorks. As a result, they decided to migrate into Meridian in 2005 and integrate it with SolidWorks.
For the past 19 years, they have been a loyal customer, using Meridian to:
- Access previous revisions of critical documents
- Search facilities
- Use pre-defined searches
- Present reliable information, and more.
Of Meridian’s capabilities, Susana Lopes, Product Engineering Manager, explains, “I [also] recommended using this software because of the possibility of integrating it with other software, and the reliability and consistency of the information [in Meridian].”
Advanced Document Control and Compliance
Meridian has fully met the organisation’s needs when it comes to document control and compliance. Today, Meridian not only manages drawings but plays an integral role in the company’s operations. More specifically, Amtrol-Alfa stores all its core documentation in Meridian, including:
- Regulatory compliance documentation
- Commercial and procurement documentation
- Engineering documentation
And they have had great results. As Lopes explains, “With this solution in place, searching, controlling document/drawing versions, and centralising documents has become faster and more efficient [...]. In the context of auditing, the tool has proved particularly useful in researching and highlighting the questions posed by the auditor. [Overall], we [have been] able to maintain procedures that helped us demonstrate compliance with legal and regulatory auditing compliance.”
Additionally, the ability to centralise documentation has significantly improved performance, allowing the team to quickly access current and previous versions of important documentation.
Amtrol-Alfa is now planning to expand the use of Meridian into other departments.
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