Design, CAD & BOMs

What is a panel system manager?

A panel system manager defines the approved materials for a project system — sheet, extrusions, fasteners. Spectr uses those guardrails so unapproved substitutions do not reach the shop floor or the purchase order.

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Key facts

Most “wrong material” stories start as a helpful substitution.
Fire-rated cores, finishes, and brands are specification items, not suggestions.
Guardrails belong before the PO, not in a QC argument after the truck leaves.
This is a project-system list, not a company-wide item catalog you freeze forever.

How shops handle this

Define the system when the job is awarded
What skins, cores, and extrusions are allowed on this building.
Let purchasing only buy from that list
If it is not approved, it should not be easy to order.
Let the floor only allocate from that list
A rack full of leftover sheet is not a specification.
Change the system when the architect does
A substitution request is a controlled change, not a whisper to the buyer.

Common questions

Can we have different systems on one project?

Yes — that is why it is per project system, not one global approved list.

Does this slow the shop down?

It slows the wrong PO. It speeds the argument you used to have on Thursday.

Experience how Spectr could fit in your shop

From the jobs you're quoting now to the installs you're managing next month — we'll walk through your actual work, not a canned tour.

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