PLM for SMB manufacturers
PLM with the depth of automation, without the complexity.
Most PLM makes you choose: powerful enough to automate the process, or simple enough that anybody can change it. Launchglass is product lifecycle management for small & mid-size manufacturers that’s both — deep enough to run launches & changes autonomously, and simple enough that whoever owns the process can set it up & change it themselves.
The problem
Powerful enough, or simple enough. Rarely both.
Enterprise PLM is built for enterprises.
Months of implementation, pricing built for companies ten times your size, and every change to the process becomes a ticket.
ERP add-ons need a specialist.
An ERP with a PLM module can automate almost anything — as long as somebody’s full-time job is setting it up and keeping it running.
Project tools don’t run anything.
They give you somewhere to record the process. Somebody still pushes every step by hand, and paid automation tiers stop at your team’s boundary.
The solution
Everything the process needs to run itself, set up in an afternoon.
Set up in the browser
Boards, custom & calculated fields, tabs and card layouts — all with no code. Any board saves as a template.
Automations in plain sentences
When something happens — and only if the conditions you set are met — ask people for information, send an email, or copy a card to another board. Or run on a schedule, or relative to any date.
My Work, across every board
One queue per person, of everything they owe across the whole workspace.
Get answers
Ask in plain English where things stand, which launches are late, or what a project is waiting on.
Permissions down to the field
Control who can see, edit or contribute to each board, down to a single field.
CSV in & out
Bring your spreadsheet in with a column-to-field mapping & a preview, and take your data out whenever you like.
Questions
Common questions.
What is PLM software?
Product lifecycle management (PLM) software manages a product from concept through design, launch & change. For a small or mid-size manufacturer, most of the value is in the process — launches, engineering changes & approvals across departments — and that’s the part Launchglass runs, autonomously.
Is Launchglass a lightweight PLM?
Light to set up, not light on capability. It leaves CAD & ERP to the tools you already have, and goes deep on the part most PLM leaves to people: the cross-department work of launches & changes, with automation strong enough to take over the chasing somebody does by hand today.
Do we need to replace our ERP or CAD tools?
No. Launchglass sits alongside them. Files attach to cards, data moves in & out by CSV, and requests reach people in email, Slack & Microsoft Teams.
Who is it built for?
Small & mid-size manufacturers whose launches and changes cross engineering, operations, quality & sales. IT can be as involved as you like, but nothing waits on them: whoever owns the process can set it up & change it.
How much does it cost?
Nothing to start: there’s a Free plan, and it needs no credit card. Paid plans add more boards, automations & AI as the work grows, and a 15-minute demo will help you choose the right one.
Get started
Get started free, or let us show you.
Start on the Free plan, no credit card required, and run your first process on it. Rather see it first? Book a 15-minute demo on a process like yours.