Data & Process


  • Concurrent Design Without Chaos: How Autodesk Vault Keeps Teams in Sync

    Learn how Autodesk Vault supports concurrent design with secure version control, centralized data, and real‑time engineering collaboration. Product development rarely happens in isolation. Mechanical designers, electrical engineers, manufacturing teams, and external partners often need to work on the same product at the same time. While this concurrency accelerates innovation, it also introduces risk, such as,…


  • What is Statistical Process Control (SPC) in Manufacturing?

    Explore statistical process control, its importance in reducing process variability, and the tools used for real-time monitoring. Learn how Autodesk Vault enhances SPC implementation by providing centralized data management, collaboration features, and integration with design tools. What is statistical process control (SPC) in manufacturing? Statistical process control (SPC) is a quality management method that uses…


  • Cost of Poor Quality Categories: How Supplier Defects Drive Hidden Manufacturing Costs

    Explore cost of poor quality categories and how supplier defects increase COPQ through scrap, rework, and warranty costs, and how to reduce the impact. Supplier defects are one of the most persistent and expensivie contributors to the cost of poor quality (COPQ) in manufacturing. While defects may first appear as isolated quality issues, their true…


  • What’s New in Autodesk Vault 2027: More insight. More efficiency. More impact.

    Every Autodesk Vault release is about helping engineering teams do their best work, but Vault 2027 takes a meaningful step forward.  This release focuses on one clear goal: removing friction from everyday engineering data management while keeping Vault as the trusted system of record. The result is a product that feels more intelligent, more connected, and more enterprise-ready without asking teams…


  • Meet Autodesk Assistant Tech Preview in Vault 2027

    Intelligent help, faster answers, and task automation—right where you work. Vault 2027 introduces Autodesk Assistant Tech Preview, an AI-powered assistant that helps you find information faster, learn features in context, and complete everyday data management tasks using natural language. For many teams, Vault product data management (PDM) is the system of record for design and…


  • How Autodesk Vault Improves BOM Accuracy and Reduces Costly Production Mistakes

    Learn how Autodesk Vault improves BOM accuracy, strengthens revision control, and helps manufacturers reduce costly production mistakes and rework. In manufacturing, few things are as disruptive, or as expensive, as a bill of materials that’s wrong. A missing fastener, an outdated revision, or a mismatched part number can ripple through procurement, production, and assembly, leading…


  • Engineering Change Management Chaos: How Vault Reduces ECO Cycle Times and Speeds Time to Market

    Discover how Autodesk Vault eliminates engineering change management chaos, streamlines ECO workflows, and accelerates time to market. Updating complex assemblies while preserving accurate bills of materials (BOMs) is no easy feat. And when change management relies on spreadsheets or manual email notifications, things only get harder. Without a genuine connection between the design environment and…


  • Eliminating System Silos to Enable Global Scale: ATL Technology’s Transformation with Fusion Manage

    Discover how ATL Technology unified global design and manufacturing operations with Autodesk Fusion Manage, transforming fragmented systems into a centralized, scalable PLM platform. Operating across multiple continents, ATL Technology struggled with inconsistent systems, disconnected data, and uneven process maturity – creating serious roadblocks as the company grew. By adopting Autodesk Fusion Manage, the global medical…


  • Version Control in Manufacturing: Stop Designing on Outdated Data Before It Costs You Profit

    Poor version control in manufacturing causes rework and missed deadlines. Discover how Autodesk Vault stops outdated data from draining profit. Engineering teams never intend to design from outdated data. Yet in shops that still rely on shared drives, email threads, and tribal file‑management habits, it happens every single day. What looks like a small annoyance…


  • Accelerate Time-to-Market and Reduce Risk: The Six Phases of NPI Explained

    Learn how structured NPI processes cut time-to-market by up to 50%, improve quality, and enable cross-functional collaboration for manufacturing leaders. Why NPI matters New Product Introduction (NPI) is the structured process that transforms ideas into market-ready products. Companies that implement formal NPI frameworks achieve 30–50% faster time-to-market and 40% fewer post-launch quality issues compared to…


  • Unlocking Manufacturing Agility: How the Autodesk Product Design & Manufacturing Collection Drives Results

    Discover how the Autodesk Product Design and Manufacturing Collection helps manufacturers overcome today’s challenges with integrated design-to-manufacturing workflows. Manufacturing today: Complex and demanding Manufacturing leaders face unprecedented complexity. Global supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and sustainability mandates are reshaping the industry. At the same time, customers expect faster delivery of customized products without sacrificing quality.…


  • Unlocking the Full Potential of PDMC: Why Adding Fusion to Your Manufacturing Workflow Is a Game-Changer

    Boost efficiency, cut costs, and accelerate production by adding Autodesk Fusion to PDMC workflows for a fully connected design-to-manufacturing process. If you’re already using Autodesk’s Product Design and Manufacturing Collection (PDMC), you know the value of having a comprehensive suite of tools for design and engineering. But what if you could take that workflow even…