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 PDF Enabling U.S. National Security Objectives Through an End-to-End Digital Sustainment Platform Key Takeaways The U.S. Defense Industrial Base (DIB) has been shrinking for decades and is now projected by September 2025 to have decreased by 58%. Small and Medium Manufacturers (SMMs) make up the majority of the DIB and those left are struggling to maintain profitable operations and meet continually increasing regulations. The DIB must support a globally deployed war fighter, this represents the largest and most complex sustainment problem, managing weapon systems, vehicles, aircraft, ships, and all materials fielded by the DoD with life spans approaching 100 years. RGBSI A&D’s Digital Sustainment Platform® is a fully integrated, cloud-based DoDI 5000.97 Digital Engineering compliant platform designed, developed, and delivered in partnership with the U.S. DoD to provide scalable digital engineering and model-based manufacturing capabilities globally to enable U.S. National Security objectives to modernize and secure the defense industrial base. CIMdata attended The Scalable Digital Manufacturing Forum

CPQ Finland, a leading provider of Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) and price management solutions, is proud to announce a new partnership with Syncron, a global leader in Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) solutions. Through this collaboration, CPQ Finland will become an official referral and Systems Integrator partner of Syncron’s SLM solutions, expanding its portfolio to better serve Finnish manufacturers and service organizations in optimizing their aftermarket strategies. The partnership marks a significant step forward for both companies, as CPQ Finland enhances its offering with world-class service lifecycle management capabilities, while Syncron strengthens its market presence in Finland. “Syncron’s SLM solutions perfectly complement our existing portfolio, helping our customers optimize after-sales service operations and drive efficiency,” said Veli-Matti Myllymäki, CEO of CPQ Finland. “With this partnership, we can offer manufacturers and service organizations a seamless connection between product configuration, pricing, and service lifecycle management—empowering them to maximize profitability and customer satisfaction.”  With Syncron’s advanced AI-powered SLM platform bringing together

ENGYS is excited to announce the appointment of CFD Solutions B.V. as official resellers of the open-source CFD software HELYX in the Benelux countries. Based in Warmond, Netherlands, CFD Solutions offers high-quality CFD consultancy and HPC services across multiple industries. CFD Solutions also has extensive experience using HELYX in a wide range of CFD applications, including environmental studies, fire safety, HVAC, maritime, process industry, healthcare, product development and automotive design. This strategic partnership will enable ENGYS to enhance the quality of the services and support provided with HELYX and deliver their open-source CFD software solutions more effectively to local engineers and companies in the Benelux countries. Richard van de Nes and Shrey Joshi, Managing Partners of CFD Solutions, added: “After working with several renowned CFD software packages over the years, we discovered HELYX and were impressed by its flexibility and scalability. With comparable capabilities to other leading tools, we transitioned our CFD projects seamlessly and now benefit from its

IFS, a global leader in cloud enterprise software and Industrial AI applications, has announced the appointment of Rahul Misra as Senior Vice President and Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa (MEA). In his new role, Rahul will lead IFS’s growth strategy across key MEA markets, scale the company’s regional presence, strengthen strategic partnerships, and elevate the customer experience. A visionary business and technology leader, Rahul brings more than 25 years of experience in driving transformation, fostering high-performance teams, and leading enterprise growth across the Middle East and Africa. He joins IFS after an 18-year career at Oracle, where he held several strategic leadership positions, most recently heading the Cloud Applications business across the Gulf and South Africa. Under his leadership, the business achieved consistent double-digit growth and drove significant industry and regional transformation. Hannes Liebe, President for APJMEA at IFS, commented: “We are thrilled to welcome Rahul Misra to the IFS leadership team. The

Informatica, a leader in enterprise AI-powered cloud data management, announced a strategic partnership with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) School of Computer Science, one of the world's foremost institutions for computer science and artificial intelligence research. The collaboration brings together Informatica’s deep industry expertise and CMU’s academic leadership to advance the development and application of generative AI (GenAI) technologies for data management. By combining Informatica’s AI-driven innovations with CMU’s cutting-edge research, the partnership aims to accelerate breakthroughs in GenAI-powered data management, particularly within Informatica’s CLAIRE® AI suite. Key areas of focus will include: - AI-Driven Automation – Advancing the use of GenAI to automate and accelerate data management processes, reducing costs, complexity and time to value of data management. - Metadata-Driven Agentic AI – Developing AI-based automation for multi-source enterprise GenAI applications, enabling businesses to deploy advanced AI solutions that access data from diverse sources with ease. - Optimized AI Training & Inference – Innovating

Mastercam, the industry leader in CAD/CAM solutions, is pleased to announce a new leadership appointment that will advance Mastercam’s global vision to address the growing needs of the U.S. manufacturing industry. Mastercam has appointed a new Vice President of Marketing, Nina Swienton. Nina is a marketing executive with over 20 years of experience building brands, driving demand, and accelerating revenue for tech-enabled manufacturing brands spanning hardware, software, and manufacturing as a service product platforms. In this role, Nina will be responsible for advancing Mastercam’s global marketing vision, brand presence, and customer acquisition strategy. She brings extensive manufacturing industry experience from her previous position at Nexa3D and Protolabs in the USA, where she served as a Vice President of Marketing and as Chief Marketing Officer. “What excites me the most about my new role is the opportunity to join a company that has not only been on the forefront of software automation and manufacturing

Xometry, Inc., the global AI-powered marketplace digitizing manufacturing and driving greater supply chain resiliency, announced it will report its first quarter 2025 financial results before the market opens on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Xometry will host its conference call and webcast to discuss the results at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (5:30 a.m. Pacific Time) that day. In addition to its press release announcing its first quarter 2025 financial results, Xometry will release an earnings presentation, which will be available on its investor website at investors.xometry.com. Xometry, Inc. First Quarter 2025 Earnings Presentation and Conference Call Tuesday, May 6, 2025 8:30 a.m. Eastern / 5:30 a.m. Pacific To register please use the following link: https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI31df644cf2e649c6a8d687a2096aafbb You may also visit the Xometry Investor Relations Homepage at investors.xometry.com to listen to a live webcast of the call The earnings webcast presentation will be archived within the Investor Relations section of Xometry’s website. To view the original press release, please click here. Search for Xometry on CIMdata.com

Centric Software®, the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) market leader is pleased to announce that Cosmecca Korea Co Ltd., an Original Global Standard & Good Manufacturing (OGM) specialist has successfully gone live with Centric PLM™. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to plan, design, develop, source, buy, make, price, allocate, sell and replenish products such as fashion, outdoor, luxury, multi-category retail, grocery, food & beverage, cosmetics & personal care and consumer electronics to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals. Cosmecca Korea is a global Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) that collaborates with international clients to provide high-quality products, including cosmetics research and development (R&D) and manufacturing. As a company that prioritizes R&D investment, it allocates approximately 3% of its annual revenue to R&D, developing a wide range of products, including premium formulations and raw materials, under its “Total Service” model. In 2023, Cosmecca Korea selected Centric PLM to stay ahead of competitors

EON Reality, the world leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, announced a pivotal strategic initiative designed specifically to support Poland’s ambitious defense modernization program and its critical role on NATO’s Eastern Flank. This initiative launches the specialized “AI Academy for Defense – Polish Modernization Track,” supercharged by EON Reality’s revolutionary Spatial AI technology. EON Reality aims to build vital partnerships with the Polish Ministry of National Defence (MoND), the Polish Armed Forces training commands, key academic institutions like the Military University of Technology (WAT), and Poland’s defense industry leaders (such as PGZ Group) to deploy a transformative XR and AI training ecosystem. This program is engineered to rapidly empower Polish military personnel with the critical, AI-era skills required to effectively operate and maintain the advanced Western systems Poland is rapidly acquiring. The Why: Bridging the Advanced Skills Chasm for Poland’s Accelerated Defense Transformation Poland is undertaking one of Europe’s most significant and rapid

Simulations Plus, Inc. (“Simulations Plus”), a leading provider of cheminformatics, biosimulation, simulation-enabled performance and intelligence solutions, and medical communications to the biopharma industry, announced its support of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recently announced roadmap for reducing animal testing through the use of new approach methodologies (NAMs). Simulations Plus has long provided the industry-leading software and consulting service expertise to successfully implement the FDA roadmap. “We are excited to see that the FDA is elevating its continued commitment to reduce animal testing through innovative science, as outlined in the new Roadmap to Reducing Animal Testing in Preclinical Safety Studies ,” said Shawn O’Connor, Chief Executive Officer of Simulations Plus. “The science has evolved—today, modeling and simulation can offer human-relevant insights that not only complement but in many cases can begin to replace traditional animal studies. This allows our clients to get new treatments to patients faster and improve lives around the