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Traditional quote workflows for custom products rely on sales teams using extensive spreadsheets containing thousands of product variables. Mistakes are easy to make, and upsell opportunities are difficult to identify. Quoting errors lead to dissatisfied customers and lost sales. Manufacturers are replacing manual quotes with CPQ to make it easier for sales teams to produce accurate quotes for custom products, apply accurate pricing calculations, and automatically generate custom quotes.

Marelli, based in Brazil, specialize in the custom furniture market, providing meeting tables, workstations, fixed and swivel chairs, floor-to-ceiling partitions, sofa enclosures, and armchairs. They use DriveWorks to improve efficiency, save time, and most importantly, improve their overall customer experience.

Used by manufacturers around the world, DriveWorks design automation, 3D product configurator, and CPQ solutions support businesses in a wide range of industries. From HVAC and architectural & building components to machinery and materials handling, DriveWorks enables manufacturers to manage complexity, reduce engineering effort, accelerate quoting, and deliver manufacturable custom products efficiently and at scale.

MyDriveWorks is our user portal, bringing together DriveWorks users from around the world. It’s where DriveWorks customers, resellers, and partners can connect, learn, and find useful DriveWorks resources. In MyDriveWorks, you’ll find helpful technical content, learning resources and opportunities to connect with other DriveWorks users. It’s designed to enable you to get the very best out of DriveWorks technology.

Britespan designs and manufactures custom buildings. They chose DriveWorks as their CPQ solution to streamline quoting and order processes. They now use DriveWorks technology to support users in their dealer network, enabling them to initiate an unlimited number of custom quotes to meet current demand and support future sales growth.

This year, we are celebrating 25 years of DriveWorks. Our technology has evolved significantly over the last 25 years, but our goal of empowering manufacturing through technology has remained constant. It’s the reason we continually develop our software to enable manufacturers to meet their evolving business needs. Learn more about some of the significant milestones in our journey so far and see how we’ve been celebrating.

The manufacturing outlook for 2026 includes several key challenges that will shape the manufacturing industry over the next twelve months. Manufacturers will increasingly turn to digital tools to help them overcome several challenges, including skilled labor shortages, the increasing demand for customization, and maintaining quality standards.

National Apprenticeship Week 2026 is a week-long celebration that brings together businesses and apprentices across the country to highlight the positive impact apprenticeships have on individuals, businesses, and the wider economy. While the popularity of apprenticeships has increased, some outdated perceptions remain. In this blog, we dispel some common myths about apprenticeships.

This year, 13 members of the DriveWorks team headed to Houston to attend 3DEXPERIENCE World 2026. As a silver sponsor of the event and a SOLIDWORKS Gold Partner, we were proud to exhibit, present, learn, and network. Over the course of the week, we shared the benefits of our design automation, 3D product configurator, and CPQ for Manufacturing technology with hundreds of visitors to our booth. Thank you to everyone who joined us.