CPQ applications,
fully integrated rather than isolated
Lino Hub connects standard CPQ systems with CAD, PDM, ERP, and CRM via standardized, bidirectional interfaces – without replacing your existing CPQ system.
In Focus
Isolated Configuration in the Order Process
A CPQ system that generates quotes but doesn’t automatically pass configuration results on to CAD, PDM, and ERP remains an island — with manual, error-prone data transfer at every interface. Lino Hub connects standard CPQ systems seamlessly with the rest of the system landscape — standardized, bidirectional, and without replacing the existing CPQ system.
When the CPQ System Becomes an Island
A CPQ system generates valid quotes – but if the configuration results don’t flow automatically into CAD, PDM, and ERP, this interface creates exactly the risk that CPQ was meant to avoid: manual, error-prone data transfer.
Traditional departmental boundaries between sales, engineering, and manufacturing persist, because each side works with its own disconnected data. As the portfolio grows and configuration complexity increases, the problem only intensifies.
Middleware Instead of Isolated Operation
The answer is a central integration layer that connects the CPQ system with the rest of the system landscape, rather than manually re-transferring data at every interface.
Three core benefits:
- Automatic data flow instead of manual transfer — configuration results flow automatically into quoting and ordering processes.
- Automatic validation without coordination loops — technical data is checked without departments having to manually align.
- Modular architecture with a universal data model — grows with product portfolio, configuration complexity, and system landscape.
What Matters Daily to the CPQ Product Owner
Staying Vendor-Agnostic
Standard CPQ systems can be connected instead of being tied to a single provider.
Eliminating Manual Transfer
Configuration results flow automatically into quoting and ordering processes.
Breaking Down Departmental Silos
Sales, engineering, and manufacturing work on the same data basis instead of in silos
Scaling with Variant Diversity
The architecture grows with the product portfolio, configuration complexity, and system landscape.
Keeping Data Flows Auditable
Automated processes guarantee traceable rather than opaque data flows.
Choosing a Flexible Licensing Model
Operation runs either on-premise or as cloud hosting.
Software for the CPQ Product Manager
Our software and solutions address the challenges that arise when industrial processes reach their limits: product variety, manual handoffs, and a lack of integration between sales, engineering, manufacturing and IT.
Lino® Hub
Seamlessly connects sales, engineering, and manufacturing for end-to-end digital processes.
Seamlessly integrates CPQ, CAD, ERP, and PDM for error-free, automated data flows without media breaks.
Lino® Automate
Transforms routine CAD tasks into fully automated workflows using intelligent action lists and seamlessly integrates them with PDM, PLM, or ERP systems—for maximum time savings.
Lino® Hub 3D Web
Lino® Hub CAD Automation
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Frequently Asked Questions
Knowledge base on system integration, data flow, and scalability.
Answers for CPQ product managers who want to connect their configuration system seamlessly with CAD, PDM, and ERP. Find out whether the existing CPQ system needs to be replaced, how configuration data flows through automatically, and how the architecture scales as variant diversity grows.
How specifically does the Lino AI Agent support customer configuration?
Customers and partners configure conversationally based on the maintained product model — as a complement to guided configuration, not a replacement.
What qualifications does my team need to maintain the product model independently in the long run?
Maintenance is handled through rules and master-data processes, not classic programming. After appropriate training, the team takes over model maintenance independently.
How is it ensured that model changes don’t accidentally cause errors in CAD or ERP?
Changes go through a versioned rule set with defined validation rules before being automatically applied to CAD data, drawings, and bills of materials.
What happens to our existing CPQ system — does it need to be replaced?
No. Lino Hub connects the existing configuration system — typically Tacton — with CAD, ERP, and PDM/PLM, rather than replacing it.
How much preparatory work does our team need to do to build duplicate-free master data?
Onboarding starts with a clearly scoped proof-of-concept in one specific product area, keeping the effort predictable and allowing the approach to be transferred to other areas afterward.
See for yourself, using your specific use case, how complex processes are simplified, systems are integrated and automation delivers measurable results.
- Practical demo with realistic use cases
- The next step for your digital transformation project
- Measurable benefits and ROI in record time
