Assemblies

An assembly is a collection of parts, mainly combined with a set of instructions on how the parts fit together, but it can also be a collection of loose parts.

Assemblies are used to define products that consist of multiple parts and are managed through 'bill of materials'. See the bill of materials as the ingredient list of a recipe, the instructions form the full recipe and the meal would be the end-result; an assembly.

An assembly can also be part of a large assembly, those are called sub-assemblies and in Verso that is called multi-level assemblies. So you can build your product on how you want to manage it.

Within Verso you are also able to manage the production steps that are required for the assembly besides the BOM. You can add them step per step or add documents (PDF).

Example:

You buy a part from a supplier to your specifications and another supplier spray paints that part to your specifications as well. That part is now an assembly, as simple as painted only, but it is an assembly.

And maybe that part is a spare part for a bigger part as well, an maybe it has some nuts and bolts included as well. To manage that full package, is where assemblies and multi-level assemblies come in to play.

Need help?

If you have any doubt in your set-up or where to draw the line between part and assemblies and when to use sub-assemblies, reach out to us and we will help you set-up with the best practices from the market.