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Emerson, an industrial technology leader delivering advanced automation solutions, announced the availability of AspenTech Subsurface Intelligence™ (ASI), an open, cloud-native agentic environment that incorporates AI to transform the user experience and accelerate subsurface-related decision making while leveraging existing investments in legacy applications. ASI’s AI-powered guidance capabilities and library of domain-specific agents operate with the industry-standard OSDU® Data Platform to automate workflows and develop insights that improve the speed from data to results and decisions. ASI fulfills a critical industry need to work in an agile, multi-disciplinary manner, optimize production and improve access to information trapped throughout various parts of the organization. “Silos between disciplines, software and geographies are impacting the upstream industry’s ability to make fast, effective decisions about how to maximize returns for subsurface projects,” said Dr. Vikas Dhole, senior vice president of modeling and optimization at Emerson’s Aspen Technology business. “ASI is transforming subsurface workflows by improving multi-disciplinary collaboration across the hydrocarbon extraction project

Jama Software, the industry-leading requirements management and traceability solution provider, announced that Jama Connect, and its add-ons, Jama Connect Interchange™, and Jama Connect Advisor™ are now available in AWS Marketplace, a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors that make it easy to find, test, buy, and deploy software that runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Designed for teams that value precision and collaboration, Jama Connect enables you to gather, manage, and validate requirements with unmatched efficiency. By fostering clear communication and providing real-time traceability across tools and teams, this software empowers businesses to reduce risks, improve quality, and accelerate time to market. AWS customers will now have access to Jama Software’s suite of requirements management and traceability tools directly within AWS Marketplace. AWS customers now have the ability to streamline the purchase and management of Jama Connect, Jama Connect Interchange, and Jama Connect Advisor within their AWS Marketplace account. “Jama Software’s partnership

MOCA Systems, Inc. (MSI), provider of Touchplan, the leading construction planning software platform, announced the upcoming release of Precision Time Planning, a new capability that gives contractors the flexibility to plan, sequence, and coordinate work with time intervals of weeks, days, hours, or minutes, and to organize shift work as needed. This new capability will be on display for the first time at the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Show taking place September 12–15 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Touchplan is exhibiting at Booth #1615. “The volatility, complexity, and urgency of today’s construction environment demands accurate and flexible digital workforce planning” said Brett Adamczyk, President of the Software Division at MSI “Touchplan’s Precision Time Planning delivers that capability by enabling teams to schedule work down to the minute, manage crews across shifts, and plan at the right level of detail, all while preserving the platform’s signature ease of use.” Empowering Crews and Trade Partners With Precision

OpenBOM, a leading provider of cloud-native PDM and PLM software, announced the private beta release of its AI BOM Agent with MCP (Model Context Protocol) support. This milestone advances OpenBOM’s mission to deliver intelligence, connectivity, and automation for engineers and manufacturers. OpenBOM AI Vision OpenBOM is building a new generation of intelligent, invisible engineering workflows. Instead of forcing engineers to change how they work, OpenBOM introduces AI agents that understand existing tools, files, and data formats. These agents connect to multiple data sources, structure information, automate routine tasks, and enable conversational access to product data. This vision is anchored in the concept of product memory—a persistent, connected knowledge model that spans design, engineering, manufacturing, and procurement. With MCP support, OpenBOM agents can ingest, structure, and link data into the digital thread, enabling reasoning, plain-language queries, and smarter decision-making. Looking ahead, OpenBOM sees AI agents playing a vital role in BOM quality and validation—helping companies

Trimble® announced the availability of the 2025i version of Tekla® PowerFab®, a comprehensive software suite for managing steel fabrication. The new version offers improved production planning and forecasting, as well as a new integration with Trimble ProjectSight® software to help optimize construction project management workflows. Tekla PowerFab now also offers an improved integration with Trimble Viewpoint® VistaTM construction financial management software for real-time and highly-accurate job cost tracking.  These updates support the Trimble Connect & Scale strategy by enabling an interconnected ecosystem of industry solutions. Enhanced Production Planning, Scheduling and Forecasting  The new production planner functionality in the 2025i version of Tekla PowerFab builds on the improvements introduced in March of 2025 and incorporates additional features. Users can now plan fabrication with a higher degree of accuracy thanks to the new capability to split the execution of work packages across multiple weeks and locations. Additionally, longer-term forecasting is now possible with the addition of future work packages. This allows

Essential Education to Navigate Complexity and Drive Digital Transformation with Measurable Business Impact Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 18 September 2025—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global strategic consulting and research firm focused on PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) and its digital transformation, announces the offering of its industry-standard PLM Certificate Program in Ann Arbor, MI, USA, from December 8-12, 2025. This unique program equips PLM professionals with the knowledge and skills to address common challenges in PLM strategy formulation and implementation. It is assessment-based and provides a personalized classroom experience, including individual and team exercises, as well as thorough achievement evaluations. CIMdata experts with decades of practical experience guide participants through the program collaboratively. Upon completing the program and assessments, participants will earn a Certificate of PLM Leadership. CIMdata’s Edge in PLM Education With over forty years of industry leadership, CIMdata has a proven record of guiding industrial companies in developing and executing top-tier PLM strategies and

 PDF Why PLM Matters More than Ever Takeaways PLM is a strategic enabler of the transportation industry’s decarbonization through electrification, circularity, sustainable materials, and emission compliance. It supports vehicle and powertrain innovation throughout the product lifecycle—from eco-design concepts and simulation, to supply chain transparency and digital product passport enablement. US governmental policy uncertainty underscores the need for resilient strategies. With the potential rollbacks of federal emission rules, incentives, and agency capabilities, the US market is facing regulatory volatility. PLM empowers OEMs to decouple innovation from policy shifts, maintaining momentum regardless of current political direction. Global momentum is driving decarbonization. The EU, China, and countries across Asia and Latin America are tightening emissions, sustainability, and electrification mandates. PLM enables multinational coordination, allowing OEMs to harmonize efforts across jurisdictions, allowing them to stay ahead of compliance demands. For automotive and heavy-duty trucking companies to thrive, they must view decarbonization as a competitive imperative. While regulatory shifts may slow

Altair, a global leader in computational intelligence, has named the winners of the 2025 Altair Enlighten Award. Presented in association with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), the award honors the greatest sustainability and lightweighting advancements that successfully reduce carbon footprint, mitigate water and energy consumption, and leverage material reuse and recycling efforts. “In a rapidly transforming automotive landscape, organizations must continuously push the boundaries of sustainability innovation. Throughout its 13-year history, the Enlighten Award remains the premier honor showcasing the automotive industry’s most groundbreaking achievements in sustainable technology,” said Sam Mahalingam, chief technology officer, Altair. “We are proud to once again celebrate the organizations driving a more sustainable future.” “The Altair Enlighten Award represents the type of leadership our industry needs—bold, practical solutions that move us closer to a sustainable future,” said Elizabeth Krear, president and CEO, Center for Automotive Research. “At CAR, we see this award as a natural extension of our mission to

The Digital Twin Consortium® (DTC) announced it added eight new testbeds to its Digital Twin Testbed Program, bringing the total to 16. Members can model, simulate, integrate, verify, deploy, and optimize digital twin solutions by providing unprecedented access to early-stage testbed development. “We’re excited to announce these innovative digital twin testbeds,” said Dan Isaacs, GM & CTO of the DTC. “We’re seeing strong interest from members worldwide in participating in our collaborative testbed program. Our members already utilize this program to develop and adopt AI-powered intelligent digital twins, generative AI digital twins, and other enabling technologies, advancing the core technologies that drive tomorrow’s digital transformation.” DTC’s eight new member-led testbeds include: TWINSENSE: AI-based Virtual Sensing for Enhanced Real-time Understanding and Learning Systems Enhancement – shows how digital twin technology can perform real-time virtual measurements of critical variables across diverse industrial assets. It addresses the challenge of measuring inaccessible or costly-to-monitor variables, leveraging digital twins for continuous

GeoDin, a global leader in geotechnical data management software, announces a strategic partnership with Symetri, who creates and provides technology solutions and services for companies in the architecture, engineering, construction, process and power, and manufacturing industries. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in GeoDin’s strategy to expand its service offerings across North America and strengthen its global footprint as the trusted platform for geotechnical data management. "We are excited to partner with Symetri to expand GeoDin's local presence in North America. This strategic collaboration will leverage Symetri's knowledge of the local AEC market needs to ensure we provide the highest value solutions to our joint regional clients, with delivery of tailored support and solutions including customizations and add-ins. This partnership represents our commitment to establishing a strong, sustainable presence in this key market with dedicated local support," said Devrez Karabacak, Head of Product, GeoDin. "Partnering with GeoDin brings world-class geotechnical data management to our clients