05-Manufacturers

# 5. Manufacturers

**URL:** `http(s)://url/manufacturers`

![Manufacturers Page](../images/manufacturers.png)

The Manufacturers page is where you manage all **filament manufacturers** whose products you want to track in the system. Each manufacturer can have multiple associated filaments.

## Table Columns

| Column | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| **NAME** | Name of the manufacturer |
| **URL** | Manufacturer's website (clickable link) |
| **FILAMENTS** | Number of filament types registered for this manufacturer |
| **SPOOLS** | Number of spools from this manufacturer currently in stock |
| **MATERIALS** | Materials used (e.g. PLA, PETG, ABS) |
| **ACTIONS** | Edit / Delete buttons |

## Features

### Search
Use the **search bar** at the top left to filter manufacturers by name.

### Filter by Material
The **"All Materials"** dropdown filters the manufacturer list by a specific filament material (e.g. show only PLA manufacturers).

### Add a Manufacturer
Click **"Add Manufacturer"** in the top right. A dialog will open with two creation modes:

#### Create from FilaManDB (recommended)

> **Prerequisite:** The FilamentDB plugin must be enabled under [Admin → System](/Docs/En/11-Admin). If the plugin is not active, only the manual mode is shown.

1. Select the **"Create from FilaManDB"** mode (radio button at the top of the dialog)
2. Type at least 2 characters in the search field – a dropdown appears with matches from the [FilaManDB community database](/Docs/En/18-Filamandb)
3. Click on the desired manufacturer
4. **Name** and **website** are automatically pre-filled
5. The **manufacturer logo** is also automatically downloaded if available in the FilaManDB

#### Manual entry

1. Select the **"Manual entry"** mode
2. Fill in the fields:
   - **Name** – Required: manufacturer name (e.g. "Prusament")
   - **URL** – Optional website address of the manufacturer

### Edit a Manufacturer
Click the **pencil icon** in the **ACTIONS** column next to a manufacturer.

When the FilamentDB plugin is enabled, the **"Load from FilaManDB"** button is available in the edit dialog. Use it to update the manufacturer data (name, website, logo) with the latest data from the community database.

### Delete a Manufacturer
Click the **trash icon** in the **ACTIONS** column. A manufacturer can only be deleted if no filaments are assigned to it.

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