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Bitbybit at Hannover Messe 2026: The Browser Is the New CAD

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Matas Ubarevičius
Matas Ubarevičius
Founder

Matas Ubarevičius at Hannover Messe 2026

Bitbybit is heading to Hannover Messe 2026. On April 24, founder Matas Ubarevičius will be giving a 30-minute presentation titled:

The Browser Is the New CAD: From Code to Configurable Products

Here is what the talk will cover and why it matters.

About Hannover Messe​

Hannover Messe is the world's leading trade fair for the manufacturing industry, running from April 20 to 24, 2026 in Hannover, Germany. The event brings together technology leaders, industrial manufacturers, and innovators around topics like industrial AI, automation, energy infrastructure, and digital manufacturing. This year's motto is "Think Tech Forward."

What This Talk Is About​

"CAD for everyone" can sound like an oversimplification - especially in a room full of experts. This talk does not propose replacing professional desktop tools. It proposes extending them: translating complex parametric logic into accessible, browser-based configurators.

The expertise stays with you. The interface becomes approachable for your customers. End users do not need to understand the underlying complexity - they interact with intuitive tools built on the rules and systems you define.

AI can support both sides of this process, helping experts work more efficiently and guiding users through configuration.

Where Configurators Live​

These configurators are not standalone tools. They are embedded directly into e-commerce platforms, webshops, ERP systems, and service portals - where products are configured, ordered, and managed.

Combined with modern 3D game engines, they present complex models in a responsive, high-quality interactive environment that runs natively in the browser.

Client-Side and Server-Side, Together​

Under the hood, computation can run both in the browser and in the cloud:

  • Lightweight interactions and visualization happen client-side - fast, responsive, instant feedback.
  • Demanding geometry processing and parametric logic can be handled on the server - allowing for scalable, production-ready workflows.

This hybrid approach makes it possible to serve complex configurators to thousands of users simultaneously without compromising on performance or fidelity.

What Makes This Possible​

Advances in WebGPU, WebAssembly, and browser-based CAD kernels make it possible to run complex geometry directly in the browser, extending CAD beyond the desktop into connected, user-facing environments.

bitbybit.dev is built for developers and CAD professionals who want to bring advanced geometry and parametric workflows to the web. By combining open-source foundations with proprietary layers, it enables the creation of robust 3D configurators and browser-based CAD applications using visual tools, TypeScript, or no-code interfaces.

Real-World Examples​

The presentation will include real-world examples of configurable systems developed with clients, showing how parametric products can be exposed in a controlled way while preserving engineering intent.

The browser is not replacing CAD - it is extending its reach.

See you at Hannover Messe on April 24.

📍 Hannover Messe 2026 - Talk details & schedule

Have questions or want to arrange a meeting at the event? Get in touch.