PLM for Electrical Engineering: Connecting PCB Design, Component Data, and Manufacturing
Before a PCB can move from design to production, electrical engineers are typically tasked with a slew of work: select and qualify components, manage alternates, release an accurate electronic bill of materials (eBOM), prepare fabrication and assembly files, document revisions, and communicate changes to everyone from mechanical engineering to procurement and manufacturing. The design of […]
10 Best Product Data Management Software in 2026
Engineering teams waste an average of 23% of their time on non-value-added work, including searching for scattered product files, chasing down design feedback, and navigating disjointed approval loops. For mechanical and electrical engineers alike, that means time lost tracking down CAD and ECAD files, checking revisions, and making sure the right data reaches production. Product […]
API-First PLM: How Circuitly Connected AI-Powered PCB Design to Duro in a Day
Key takeaways Circuitly built a working Duro integration in roughly 18 hours, including component publishing, library mapping, design-file attachments, and change order creation. The important result was not speed alone. The integration let an AI-driven design workflow move quickly while Duro preserved review, approval, revision control, and traceability. Duro’s API-first architecture gives customers and partners […]
How to Migrate to an Agile PLM
If your company is considering switching or replacing your current Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platform, you’re not alone. Whether a business has grown too large and complicated for “free” solutions such as Excel and open-source software, or find their current PLM either lacking in or sunsetting features, migrations happen. Migrating to a new PLM can […]
11+ Best Bill of Materials Software and How to Choose the Right One
Product development teams are under growing pressure to digitize how they manage product data. About 75% of product development executives say further digitization is a key priority. Each product revision can affect components, drawings, suppliers, costs, and production requirements. When teams manage these changes across disconnected files, they risk working from different versions of the […]
Modern PLM vs. Legacy PLM: What Hardware Teams Need in 2026
Hardware is having a moment and moving faster than ever. Modern teams are designing around ever-shifting component availability, shorter product cycles, and supply chain uncertainty. The way hardware gets built has changed, but many of the systems used to manage hardware development have not. That was the central point in a recent talk by Duro […]
Why We Rebuilt Our PLM to Be API-First
Key takeaways Legacy PLM systems weren’t built for today’s connected, real-time workflows Duro was rebuilt from the ground up with an API-first architecture The API is fully open and powers the product itself; not a limited add-on A modern GraphQL foundation enables deeper integrations, automation, and AI workflows API-first PLM is critical for speed, flexibility, […]
10 Ways Hardware Companies Can Ship Products Faster
Hardware teams are under more pressure than ever to move fast, iterating and shipping more like software. Customers expect frequent innovation. Competitors are launching faster. Supply chains are harder to predict. And for many startups and growth-stage hardware companies, every delayed launch has a direct impact on revenue, runway, and market position. But hardware doesn’t […]
Excel vs Dedicated PLM
Excel vs. PLM Software: Which is Better? If you walk into almost any manufacturing company, you’ll find Excel somewhere in the product development process. Maybe it’s managing a bill of materials (BOM). Maybe it’s tracking approved vendors. Maybe it’s being used to coordinate engineering changes or manufacturing releases. In many cases, it’s all of the […]
How To Accelerate Your Product Development Process
Most engineering teams move through a series of well-defined stages in their product development process: concept ideation, requirements definition, detailed design, prototyping, validation, manufacturing preparation, and finally launch. Each stage can be capital-intensive, compliance-heavy, and often irreversible once in production; which is why getting it right from the start counts. To manage risk, teams rely […]