Articles
Longer-form writing on PLM, RAMS, and digital engineering.
Practical, depth-first articles drawn from real engineering programs. New articles are added as topics are researched and written — there is no publication schedule.
PHM and the product record — closing the loop
How in-service sensor data, reliability models, and the PLM record can stay connected — and why most architectures break this connection by accident.
RCM in 500 words (and what they don't teach in 500)
A short introduction to Reliability Centered Maintenance — and the practical traps that turn an RCM exercise into shelfware.
The digital thread: three integration contracts that usually break first
Most digital thread initiatives fail at the same three handoffs — PLM ↔ ERP, PLM ↔ MES, and PLM ↔ quality. What they are and how to specify them up front.
How to prepare for a PLM migration project
A pre-migration checklist: source profiling, mapping rules, dry runs, reconciliation, and the cutover habits that prevent week-one regret.
Effectivity in plain language
Date effectivity, serial-number effectivity, lot effectivity — what they are, when each is the right choice, and how Windchill represents them.
FMEA without the spreadsheet fatigue
A short guide to running Failure Modes and Effects Analysis that engineers actually engage with — and what to do about the 'this is just bureaucracy' reflex.
EBOM, MBOM, SBOM — in one sitting
Why engineering, manufacturing, and service BOMs exist as distinct structures, what transforms between them, and where teams typically lose synchronization.
Part numbering: meaningful, meaningless, or hybrid?
The three approaches, what each one costs in year three, and how to choose without re-litigating the decision every quarter.
What is PLM, and why do people misunderstand it?
A grounded definition of Product Lifecycle Management, its boundary with ERP and MES, and the five misunderstandings that show up in almost every conversation about it.