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Thoughts on AI-native engineering, hardware development, and the future of building physical products.

August 2, 2026·9 min read

The Manufacturability Blind Spot: Why CAD Still Can't See the Factory Floor

Modern CAD can model an aircraft assembly. It still can't tell you the part is a nightmare to machine. That blind spot costs manufacturers billions a year — in rework, late feedback, and engineering time spent on coordination instead of engineering.

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June 19, 2026·7 min read

PDM vs Real-Time Collaboration: Why Shared Storage Is Killing Your CAD Workflow

Hardware teams don't lose time to bad engineering — they lose it to the gap between where the file is and where the context lives. Here's why traditional PDM and shared storage aren't collaboration, and what cloud CAD finally makes possible.

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