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Centric Software® announced that it achieved the highest Technology Excellence position in the SPARK Matrix™: PLM for Process Manufacturing, Q3 2026. QKS Group, formerly known as Quadrant Knowledge Solutions, also named Centric Software a Leader and Emerging Innovator. Centric Software delivers innovative, integrated, end-to-end AI-powered enterprise solutions to take products…

CIMdata’s Peter Bilello published an article on Engineering.com examining the near-term expectations and challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). The article explores how AI can connect product development processes, improve collaboration across engineering and manufacturing, and support greater efficiency throughout the product lifecycle. It also highlights…

Netskope, a leader in modern security and networking for the cloud and AI era, announced the AgentSkope Marketplace, which gives security and network teams a single console to browse, deploy, and manage AgentSkope AI agents. The Marketplace replaces per-agent procurement with one catalog, one pool of capacity credits, and one…

ENCY 3.1.3 introduces Studio, a new theme with studio lighting, soft shadows and reflections. We believe it is the most realistic visualization of any CAD/CAM system. And it is not a presentation mode: every image below is a screenshot of ENCY at work, with machines, robots, toolpaths and simulation. Dark…

MasterKey by PolyWorks® is InnovMetric’s new customer success program designed to deliver continuous value, expertise, and innovation. Every new customer receives a complimentary year of access to the program’s benefits, including expert guidance, skill development opportunities and resources, and ongoing software enhancements.  InnovMetric is proud to unveil MasterKey by PolyWorks,…

Bamboo Rose, a leading end-to-end solution provider for product development and supply chain management, announced that premium global cycling apparel brand MAAP is adopting Bamboo Rose TotalPLM™ end-to-end to support its next phase of global growth. By bringing planning, design, product development, sourcing, and order management together on a single…

As a global leader in software solutions for the sheet metal, tube and structural steel industries, we will present Lantek v46: Further at EuroBLECH 2026. Visitors will be able to explore the latest developments at Hall 11, Booth 11-C08. Lantek v46 introduces significant advances across quotation, engineering, programming and manufacturing…

Accenture and Dell Technologies announced a major expansion of their 20+ year collaboration with the formation of the Accenture Dell Business Group, designed to help organizations scale AI within their own environment and modernize their infrastructure. Together, the companies can give enterprises greater control over their data, more predictable economics,…

Hexagon AB announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Rocscience, a leading provider of geotechnical and engineering analysis software, from TA Associates and Rocscience’s founders and management. Rocscience will become part of the Radar & Monitoring Division within Hexagon’s Infrastructure & Geospatial Business Area. Customers in mining and…

Amazon launched the Physical AI Toolchain on AWS, an open-source stack that helps manufacturers build machines that perceive, reason, and act in the real world. The next wave of AI is moving beyond the screen and into the physical world, onto factory floors, into warehouses, and on roads. Physical AI…