Records worth a look
Where the useful history sits
Not every one is required. One well kept system can be enough to begin.
CAD and model files
How assemblies and parts get designed, toleranced and changed.
BOMs and calculations
How engineers size parts, pick materials and check margins.
Review records
What was debated, what was decided and why.
Inspection and test results
How the predicted numbers compared with what testing showed.
The reason
Why AI labs want it
Models built for engineering need the reasoning behind a design, not just the drawing: why a tolerance changed, what load case decided it, what testing found. Design reviews and calculation files record that in a way public sources never do.
The process
Your path from here
Answer four questions for an estimate. A License Your Data specialist phones within minutes to book a 15-minute call. If you go ahead, License Your Data prepares a de-identified copy, you approve a sample, and buyers license that copy.
What engineering firms ask
Does anyone get into our PDM system?
No. No one asks for passwords or logins, and your originals remain in your systems.
Could we exclude one product line?
Yes. Any project, product line, client or time period can be left out.
Are PDFs enough, or do you need native CAD?
It depends on what buyers want. Your formats and systems are covered on the 15-minute call.
Client designs covered by NDA
Much engineering work belongs to clients or sits under NDA. Whether any of it can be included depends on your contracts, so check with your own counsel. Client owned material can stay out.
Controlled data
Work for defense, aerospace and some other programs may be export controlled. It is flagged during scoping and can be left out completely.
The same rules apply
It all starts under NDA. Nothing goes out until you approve a sample, and there is no cost to you.