CAD File Management and PDM

A recent LinkedIn comment from Scott Morris captured something many manufacturing companies are quietly struggling with but rarely say out...

When experienced configuration management practitioners repeatedly say “CAD is not a part,” it is usually a signal that the industry...

Every once in a while, something shifts in the way engineering teams collaborate. Sometimes it’s a new tool, a new...

Manufacturing teams across industries face a consistent and very familiar operational bottleneck: the moment a design leaves the CAD system,...

I continue my 30 days blogging journey. Yesterday, I outlined how customers can start using OpenBOM and today we do...

Welcome back to Day 10 of the 30-Day OpenBOM Learning Journey! In Week 1, we covered the “why” behind OpenBOM...

This article is the next chapter in the OpenBOM Data Model 2025 Update series. If you’re new to the series,...

For decades, PDM meant file vaults, check-in/check-out, and revision control. But today’s products span mechanical, electronic, and software domains, with...

Product data management is no longer just about locking files in a vault. Modern engineering teams work across disciplines such...

If you work in manufacturing or procurement, you already know the struggle. You need STEP files for CNC programming, PDF...

At OpenBOM, we talk to manufacturing companies of all sizes – startups, mid-sized innovators, and established enterprises, and most of...

Meet Sarah. She’s a mechanical engineer at a growing robotics company, juggling CAD models, spreadsheets, supplier lists, and emails from...