Christina Rebel

Christina Rebel is CEO of CAD ROOMS and Co-founder of Wikifactory. She has over a decade of experience in cloud engineering collaboration, digital manufacturing, CAD data management, and distributed product development. Her writing on modern engineering workflows has appeared in The Engineer, Design News, and DEVELOP3D.

Posts

Cloud PDM Without CAD Plugins: A Practical Guide for Multi-CAD Teams

Sep 11, 2026

How do CAD add-ins and Desktop App workflows differ in cloud PDM? Learn what multi-CAD engineering teams should evaluate around synchronization, checkout, version control, file relationships, and browser-based review.

Choosing Cloud PDM for SMEs: Five Platforms Compared

Sep 11, 2026

CAD ROOMS compares five cloud PDM platforms for small businesses and engineering teams, focusing on multi-CAD workflows, BOMs, change control, collaboration, security, and commercial fit.

Scalable Cloud PDM Storage for Growing Teams

Sep 7, 2026

How do cloud PDM platforms scale with your team? A look at storage solutions for growing companies.

CAD ROOMS in The Engineer: Why Engineering Collaboration Needs a Cloud-Native Reset

Aug 30, 2026

Moving engineering tools to the cloud is not enough. Discover why CAD collaboration must address dependencies, access, adoption and data residency.

CAD ROOMS in Veille de Presse: Christina Rebel on European Engineering Data Sovereignty

Aug 26, 2026

Veille de Presse profiles CAD ROOMS CEO Christina Rebel, tracing her journey from Wikifactory and her case for European engineering data sovereignty.

How to Share SOLIDWORKS Files with Suppliers

Aug 23, 2026

What is the safest way to share SOLIDWORKS files with suppliers while maintaining version control?

Setting Up Access Control: Who Should See What in Your PDM System

Aug 21, 2026

A practical guide to PDM access control—covering RBAC, least privilege, an access matrix by engineering role, supplier sharing via Guest access, quarterly access reviews, and what CAD ROOMS supports across Business and Enterprise plans.

CAD ROOMS in TNW: What the Industrial Accelerator Act Covers—and What It Leaves Out

Aug 20, 2026

TNW examines what the EU Industrial Accelerator Act currently covers, what it leaves out, and Christina Rebel’s argument for engineering data sovereignty.

What Is Engineering Data Management? A Guide for CAD Teams

Aug 20, 2026

Learn what engineering data management means, how it differs from PDM and PLM, and when CAD teams should move from shared storage to cloud PDM.

CAD ROOMS in Tech.eu: Why “Made in EU” Starts Before the Factory Floor

Aug 19, 2026

Tech․eu speaks with CAD ROOMS CEO Christina Rebel about European hardware, engineering data sovereignty, and why “Made in EU” may begin before manufacturing.

Aerospace Part Numbering: Hierarchical, Random, or Hybrid?

Aug 18, 2026

What is the best part numbering system for aerospace? Comparing hierarchical, random, and hybrid approaches.

Cloud-Based Supplier Collaboration: From CAD Review to Released Manufacturing Data

Aug 17, 2026

Build a controlled supplier collaboration workflow for sharing CAD data, collecting feedback, managing revisions, and releasing manufacturing packages.