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This annual educational webinar will focus on the PLM market results for 2025.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA, 12 May 2026—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, is excited to announce an upcoming free educational webinar, “2026 PLM Market Update.” The webinar will take place on Thursday, 11 June 2026, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT). This hour-long session will provide an early look at 2025 PLM market performance and deliver CIMdata’s highly anticipated five-year forecast through 2030.

The PLM Economy, CIMdata’s term for the global ecosystem of software...

The event known as “DICE” is organized by the Idaho National Laboratory.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 11 May 2026—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that Alan Mendel, CIMdata’s Chief Strategy & Operations Officer, will be featured as a speaker at the upcoming DICE event. The event will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah, from May 12 to 13.

The presentation, AI in Industry: What Survey Data Reveals About AI Adoption Across Product Development and Engineering, will share exclusive data from CIMdata's global AI in PLM study. It will show how organizations are currently driving...

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How manufacturers can evolve beyond PDM using use-case-driven PLM capabilities

Takeaways

• PLM modernization must align with operational reality, not force disruptive transformation.
• A secure, connected system of record is foundational to digital continuity. Manufacturers require governed, accessible product data with strong security and controlled access across the lifecycle.
• PLM value is increasingly delivered through modular, use-case-driven capabilities. Web-based modules, such as Engineering Change Management, enable rapid deployment and faster time to value without requiring a full platform replacement.
• Hybrid architectures provide a practical bridge between legacy environments and modern PLM capabilities. They allow organizations to maintain...

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Lifecycle approach delivers improved design, efficient service

Takeaways

• Design for Service (DfS) requires industrial enterprises to integrate service considerations into the earliest lifecycle stages to ensure products are optimized for efficient, scalable, profitable service operations.
• The ability to deliver better service enables companies to create new service-based business models (e.g., usage-based or performance-based contracts, extended warranties) that can drive new business and increase profitability.
• Asset-centric, configuration-aware service supported by a PLM-managed digital product passport is foundational to modern Service as Designed business models.
• Service as Designed delivers better, more efficient service, reduces service and warranty costs,...

The premier global event series highlights AI integration, a record-breaking US$87.25 BN market size, and an industry-leading Digital Twin/Thread benchmark.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 23 April 2026— CIMdata, Inc., the leading global research, consulting, and education firm specializing in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and the Digital Transformation it enables, announces the successful completion of its 2026 PLM Market & Industry Forum series. This year’s forums, hosted across the USA, France, India, China, and Japan, provided the "PLM Economy" with its first look at the 2025 market results and the emerging trends defining the future of digital transformation.

The 2026 theme, "AI in...