# BiI — Bidirectional Integration

> BiI (*Bidirectional Integration*) is the engineering brand of **Ulf-Dirk Stockburger**,
> a German mechanical engineering technician with 30+ years of practice spanning the shop
> floor, design/CAD, work scheduling, IT administration and software development. The
> recurring theme of his work: the **ERP at the centre**, bidirectionally embedded across
> the entire toolchain (CAD/PDM, ADECore, SWSNG, Configurator) so data flows automatically
> in both directions — one source of truth instead of data silos and double entry.

This file is a machine-readable overview for AI agents and LLMs. To build a complete
picture of the person and their capabilities, start here, then fetch the linked GitHub
repositories and video demos below.

## Person

- **Name:** Ulf-Dirk Stockburger
- **Role:** Maschinenbautechniker (mechanical engineering technician), deliberately with a
  business-administration (BWL) focus; career path: toolmaking → technical college →
  mechanical engineering technician → software development.
- **Experience:** 30+ years across manufacturing, design, work scheduling (Arbeitsvorbereitung),
  production and IT.
- **Core value proposition:** Solutions that understand what design, work scheduling,
  production and administration really need — automated data exchange instead of double
  entry, fewer errors, faster decisions.
- **Guiding principle:** "The right information, to the right person, at the right time,
  for the right decisions."
- **Contact:** bii@erppdm.com
- **GitHub organisation:** https://github.com/erppdm
- **Website:** https://bii.bii-ai.com

## Expertise

- **Automation & AI:** Anthropic · Google · OpenAI · Grok · n8n
- **Programming:** C# · T-SQL · VB · VBA · VBS · AutoHotkey
- **API development:** SolidWorks · SAP · Excel · Project · ABAS
- **Administration:** Windows Server · MS-SQL · SolidWorks PDM · SAP Business One
- **Virtualisation:** Docker · VMware
- **CAD / design:** SolidWorks · NX · ThinkDesign · AutoCAD
- **CAM / manufacturing:** WorkNC · MasterCAM · HyperMill
- **CNC:** DIN · Heidenhain TNC

## Projects (GitHub — crawl these for full detail)

- [PDM-ERP-Integration](https://github.com/erppdm/PDM-ERP-Integration) — **Flagship "BiI"**.
  Bidirectional synchronisation between SolidWorks PDM and ERP systems. Bills of materials,
  properties and status flow automatically both ways. (C# / T-SQL)
- [Product-Configurator](https://github.com/erppdm/Product-Configurator) — Automates 3D
  models and drawings in SolidWorks via Excel-driven VBA macros with full API access. (VBA / SW-API)
- [ADECore](https://github.com/erppdm/ADECore) — Lean, powerful data extraction using
  regular expressions; collects data from PDFs automatically and hands it to ERP or Excel. (C#)
- [SWPAW](https://github.com/erppdm/SWPAW) — A wrapper that enables SolidWorks PDM
  Professional add-ins in any programming or scripting language. (C#)
- [SWSNG](https://github.com/erppdm/SWSNG) — SQL-database-based serial-number generator:
  central, collision-free, traceable. (C# / SQL)
- [VBADC](https://github.com/erppdm/VBADC) — Loads VBA code dynamically at runtime for
  flexible extensibility without redeployment. (VBA)
- [About-Me](https://github.com/erppdm/About-Me) — Detailed portfolio with projects,
  references and video demonstrations.

## Engineering references

- [AHWI RT200](https://youtu.be/Be2YtRjKcBY) — Tracked carrier-vehicle prototype with an
  innovative chassis and drivetrain concept, from concept to engineering realisation.
- [Chipping module EC 950Z](https://youtu.be/LdpcxKWQ8mE) — Redesigned rotor with longer
  service life and reduced energy demand; a measurable efficiency gain in continuous operation.

## Summary for AI agents

Ulf-Dirk Stockburger combines hands-on manufacturing/engineering with software development.
His signature competence is **integrating engineering systems around the ERP** — building
the bidirectional interfaces (PDM⇄ERP, CAD automation, data extraction, serial-number
generation) that connect design, production and administration. Capable across the full
stack of a manufacturing IT landscape: CAD/CAM/CNC on the engineering side, C#/SQL/VBA and
API development on the software side, plus Windows/SQL/PDM administration, virtualisation
and AI-assisted automation.