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Solving the Design Data Dilemma: Inside Propel Design Hub

19%

of engineers' time goes to non-value data tasks, nearly a full workday lost each week

79%

of companies say multi-CAD data translation issues cause product development delays

2 to 8

releases a year, the modern pace that breaks manual CAD-to-PLM part numbering

Quick Overview

Get a close look at Propel Design Hub in this Propel webinar packed with data and demos. The session addresses the three-decade failure of CAD-PLM integration with a governed, multi-CAD clearinghouse built to work alongside existing MCAD, ECAD, and PDM tools. Tech-Clarity research cited in the session shows engineers lose 19% of their time, nearly a full workday weekly, to non-value-added data tasks, and 79% of companies report delays from multi-CAD data translation issues. Panelists from Propel, Bild, Razorleaf, and Accelerated Designs show how Design Hub automates part numbering, BOM sync, and change order release across SolidWorks, Altium, and OrCAD.

Key Takeaways

Traditional CAD-PLM integrations fail because vendors optimize for their ecosystem, not yours.
Despite three decades of attempts, CAD-PLM integration keeps breaking because legacy PLM systems were architected around a single CAD vendor's ecosystem. Design Hub takes a vendor-neutral approach, applying software development best practices to make the connection fault-tolerant in the real world.
Engineers lose 19% of their time each week to non-value-added data management tasks.
Tech-Clarity research presented in the session shows engineers spend 19% of their time, the equivalent of one workday weekly, hunting for files, fixing outdated revisions, and manually re-entering CAD data into PLM instead of designing new products.
Multi-CAD data translation errors cause product development delays at 79% of companies.
When mechanical, electrical, and software CAD data must be translated into different formats to reach PLM, 79% of companies report resulting delays. Those small translation lags compound into missed product launch dates and shrinking margins.
Scaling from two product releases a year to eight breaks manual CAD-to-PLM data entry processes.
One Propel customer's lead engineer spent two full days per release manually requesting part numbers and loading BOM data into PLM. As the company accelerated from two releases a year to eight, that manual process became unsustainable.
Collaboration breakdowns affect over half of companies working across multiple CAD systems.
Over half of multi-CAD organizations cite difficulty collaborating across mechanical, electrical, and software domains as a top barrier, on top of licensing costs and the overhead of learning multiple tools.
Effective design data management drives better collaboration for 69% of companies.
Companies with effective design data management report 69% better collaboration, more accurate data, and more timely releases, proving that design data management is a business performance lever, not just an engineering convenience.
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