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MCP Server or Native Connector? Choosing the Right AI Integration Path

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Uncategorized / May 18, 2026

As AI becomes more practical inside engineering and business workflows, companies are facing a new…



Flatter Files: The Smartest Way to Distribute Engineering Documents Without Giving Everyone CAD or PDM Access

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Uncategorized / May 11, 2026

For engineering teams, creating great designs is only part of the job. The real challenge…



Closing the BOM-to-ERP Loop: Solving Manufacturing Gaps with OpenBOM

Closing the BOM-to-ERP Loop: Solving Manufacturing Gaps with OpenBOM


Uncategorized / May 4, 2026

For many engineering teams, the challenge is not creating a bill of materials. It is…



Is Your CAD Environment Ready for Q3?

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Uncategorized / April 29, 2026

Q3 is when design cycles accelerate — and when a poorly maintained CAD environment stops…



Moog Music Gains CAD Productivity in the Cloud

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Uncategorized / January 20, 2021

In keeping with its storied history and reputation for innovation, Moog Music (rhymes with “vogue”) recently…



What Customers Are Saying About Our EpiGrid Solution for SOLIDWORKS Cloud

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Uncategorized / May 20, 2020

  Here at Converge, we’ve been focused on enabling remote access for CAD teams for…



DDB Unlimited Customer Spotlight

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Uncategorized / September 7, 2018

  DDB knew they had a great product. Since 1996 they’ve been making NEMA enclosures (made for protecting…



How CAD in the Cloud Helped Rocket Mavericks To Soar Above the Clouds

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Uncategorized / July 5, 2018

It takes just one conversation with Thomas Atchison to be infected with his passion for…



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