PROSTEP, a leading vendor-neutral consulting and software company specializing in Digital Thread solutions, will participate in the CIMdata PLM Road Map & PDT North America 2026 conference taking place May 6–7 in Chantilly, VA.
The CIMdata PLM Road Map & PDT conference brings together product lifecycle management (PLM) leaders to discuss strategies for advancing PLM and digital engineering across complex enterprise environments.
The 2026 event will focus on the theme “AI in PLM: A Disruptive Opportunity and Challenge,” exploring how organizations can turn emerging technologies into enterprise value through practical implementation strategies.
As part of its participation, PROSTEP will deliver a 10-minute vignette presentation titled: “The Digital Thread and Its Role in Preparing for AI-Based Engineering”.
PROSTEP will outline the foundational steps required to prepare engineering data for AI, including:
- Establishing a Digital Thread that connects data across the product lifecycle
- Enabling semantic data structures, such as knowledge graphs and ontologies
- Creating machine-interpretable product information that supports AI-driven use cases
This perspective reflects a growing industry need to move beyond system integration alone toward data readiness as a prerequisite for AI adoption.
“AI in PLM represents a fundamental shift in how organizations must think about their engineering data,” said Paul Downing, CEO of PROSTEP. “Establishing a robust Digital Thread is no longer optional, it’s the foundation required to enable scalable, AI-driven engineering. Our participation in CIMdata reflects our commitment to helping organizations build the data architectures necessary to support this transformation.”
PROSTEP’s integration platform and consulting services enable organizations to:
- Establish a Digital Thread across engineering domains, connecting product data across domains and eliminating information silos
- Integrate PLM systems with enterprise applications ensuring consistent, reliable data flow across engineering and business systems
- Enable cross-domain traceability across requirements, design, and validation providing you with improved decision-making, product quality, and compliance
- Modernize legacy PLM environments and support digital transformation initiatives, reducing the complexity of systems and scaling your digital engineering strategy with confidence.
- With more than 30 years of experience supporting complex engineering environments, PROSTEP works with global companies to design and implement scalable PLM integration architectures that support long-term digital engineering strategies.
Participants at the conference will explore industry best practices, case studies, and emerging trends in PLM, digital thread enablement, and enterprise data governance.
