PLM and BOM Management

17 February, 2026

A few weeks ago, I participated in a webcast about the future of BOM management with Michael Finocchiaro, Patrick Hillberg...

13 February, 2026

A few weeks ago, Martin Eigner published a thoughtful post discussing a deceptively simple question: Is a CAD model the...

21 January, 2026

Understanding how hierarchical structure and product structure work across engineering and manufacturing represents one of the most critical capabilities for...

8 January, 2026

Engineering change is quietly outgrowing the systems we built to control it. On paper, ECO and ECN processes still look...

11 December, 2025

Engineering and manufacturing organizations rely on product information that is accurate, accessible, and shared across teams. This is easy to...

10 December, 2025

The article I published earlier this week – Why PDM Alone Is Not Enough to Manage Engineering Data – explored...

14 November, 2025

OpenBOM has recently introduced several updates to strengthen Part Number management and improve the consistency of data across catalogs and...

13 November, 2025

PLM is undergoing a generational architectural shift. The industry is moving beyond single-tenant and hosted systems toward true multi-tenant SaaS,...

10 November, 2025

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is evolving from a single-system approach to a network of connected services. The era of monolithic,...

22 October, 2025

Welcome to Day 9 of my 30-day OpenBOM journey. So far, we’ve explored the foundation of OpenBOM’s architecture, collaboration, and...

1 October, 2025

If you walk into a typical manufacturing company of 50 or 200 people, you’re likely to find a scene that...

14 August, 2025

Let’s be honest, most conversations about innovation and manufacturing gravitate toward sleek CAD models, breakthrough technology, or ambitious product roadmaps....

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