While the pressures of strict quality standards and expected innovation are not new for the aerospace and defense industry, they are becoming harder to manage with disconnected legacy tools, manual processes, and siloed product data. For these organizations, digital...
Engineering Operations
From Hype to Roadmap: Your AI Maturity in 90 days
AI shouldn’t be a moonshot—it should be an operating model. In this practical session, SPK experts reveal how to turn scattered pilots into a funded, responsible plan in just 90 days. We’ll walk through AI Launchpad, our assessment and roadmap that benchmarks your...
How Product Data Is Becoming the Most Valuable Asset in Modern Engineering
Traditional engineers often view data as a byproduct of the design process. They store data in static PDF reports or miscellaneous CAD files. However, as we enter the era of digital engineering, that perspective is shifting. Today, product data is no longer just a...
Revealing the Benefits of the Agentic Engineering Shift at GitLab
The software development space is currently undergoing a significant transformation. At SPK and Associates, we have spent over 20 years helping engineering organizations navigate the complexities of ALM, DevOps, and regulated product development. We have seen the...
Establishing an AI Governance Board: A Checklist for Engineering Organizations
Modern business tools are rapidly adopting AI, creating a major shift in how organizations work, collaborate, and innovate. Unlike traditional software, AI systems can learn, generate content, and make recommendations in ways that are not always fully predictable. For...
Zero-Trust Engineering Environments: Why SPK vCAD Fits the Model
Engineering teams are becoming more distributed due to designers, analysts, contractors, suppliers, and product teams working across locations. Despite their distance, these teams must access the same data. This includes CAD files, simulation results, product...
Meet the Experts: Ginna Kang
Ginna Khang is an Applications Engineer focused on research and development (R&D). She started at SPK and Associates in 2022 as an intern while she attended UC Santa Cruz. After graduating in 2024, she was brought on full-time. Here is more about Ginna in her...
Choosing the Right Platform for the Next Generation of Engineering: Windchill vs. 3DX
Hello, and welcome back to another SPK and Associates vlog. In this vlog, we're going to talk about how engineering organizations are evolving to support more complex multidisciplinary products. And with that, choosing the right platform that you're going to do all...
The Future of Automotive Engineering: AI and SaaS in the Connected Lifecycle
As an automotive engineer, it is hard to ignore the rise of software-defined vehicles and electrification. When combined with strict compliance expectations and growing pressure to innovate faster, traditional engineering systems just aren’t cutting it. On-premise...
The AI Maturity Playbook for Product and Engineering Teams
Knowing how to integrate AI into your workflows can be the difference between risky, inefficient implementation and successful performance that brings lower costs and a faster time-to-market. This eBook explores how your teams can effectively utilize AI.What You Will...
Create a Digital Thread Without Changing Your Tools
Many organizations struggle to achieve true traceability and compliance because critical data is scattered across disconnected tools used by engineering, quality, product management, and operations teams. While the concept of a digital thread promises end-to-end...
How and Why to Standardize Onto One CAD Platform
Many engineering teams rely on multiple CAD systems across teams. The issue withusing multiple CAD tools is that it can lead to delays and innefficiencies. This white paper explores the benefits of consolidating onto one CAD platform.What You Will Learn In this white...












