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After returning from 3DEXPERIENCE World 2026, I found myself having many variations of the same conversation I had with engineers...

Engineering work begins with design and… still with CAD files. Designs are created in CAD systems, simulations are performed in...

Getting started with engineering software should feel like starting work, not like starting a procurement process. Yet many teams still...

Most product teams collaborate all the time. Engineers work in CAD systems and exchange files. BOMs are exported to Excel...

When people talk about inventory management or purchase orders, the conversation usually starts in accounting or ERP systems. That is...

This is the first article in a new series called “OpenBOM: Getting Started 2026.”  The idea behind this series is...

One of the things that has always bothered me about PLM and PDM software is how hard it is to...

Across the manufacturing industry, digital transformation initiatives often begin with ambitious investments in digital technologies. Sensors are installed, dashboards are...

Managing a bill of materials for a SolidWorks sheet metal design is very different from managing a standard mechanical part....

Bill of materials cost analysis is a foundational practice in modern manufacturing operations. Without a structured approach to BOM cost...

In a recent article, Why ECOs Need a Workspace: Rethinking the ECO for Agentic Change, I focused on a fundamental...

When customers succeed, their products grow. When products grow, product data grows with them. What often breaks along the way...