Commentaries & Highlights

PIPE-FLO, a Revalize company, announced the launch of PIPE-FLO Connect. This browser-based fluid system engineering platform combines the trusted PIPE-FLO calculation engine with AI-assisted model creation, real-time collaboration, integrated equipment data, and 3D visualization. The platform was built to address the work that happens before the calculation. Fluid system engineers often start a project by rebuilding existing information into a usable model, entering pipe-by-pipe data before any analysis begins. With PIPE-FLO Connect, engineers upload an existing P&ID or PDF schematic, and AI-assisted image-to-model import creates a working starting model. Engineers can then change the model in plain language and ask diagnostic questions. The AI prepares and adjusts model inputs. It does not perform the calculation. Every result still comes from the same PIPE-FLO calculation engine engineers have trusted for decades, and engineers remain responsible for reviewing the model and validating the results. Customer data remains isolated and is never used to train shared

This free educational webinar will examine events in the 2026 PLM market and AI's strategic impact on the global PLM Economy. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA, November 12, 2025— CIMdata, Inc., the leading global research, consulting, and education firm specializing in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and the Digital Transformation it enables, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “2026 PLM Market in Review & A Brief Look Ahead.” This eagerly awaited annual webinar will take place on Thursday, December 10, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. (EST) and will last for one hour. The global PLM Economy, CIMdata’s term for the global ecosystem of software and service providers that help industrial companies achieve their PLM objectives, has grown strongly over the last few decades. In this webinar, CIMdata will cover key 2026 activities, insights from the past year, and what the next few years might look like, including the potential long-term impact of AI on PLM

On October 28, 2026, Hitachi announced Hitachi Digital, bringing GlobalLogic and Hitachi Digital Services together under a single global brand and operating organization, with plans to formally launch Hitachi Digital Inc. on April 1, 2027. Under the brand promise “Engineer What the World Depends On,” Hitachi Digital combines digital engineering and operations to deliver end-to-end transformation across cloud, data, and AI, with a particular focus on complex, mission-critical industries. Industry Context & Strategic Rationale Over the last decade, industrial product development and operational lifecycles have outgrown traditional software silos. High-tech, automotive, energy, and medical device manufacturers are under intense pressure to bridge the digital thread across physical hardware, embedded software, cloud infrastructure, and factory-floor execution. Hitachi’s acquisition of GlobalLogic in July 2021 was an assertive move into microservices, software-defined product design, and digital engineering. However, having GlobalLogic operating in parallel with Hitachi Digital Services created overlapping narratives when addressing complex enterprise accounts. By

CIMdata’s Sandeepak Natu Joins Keysight to Explore How AI-Driven Validation Slashed ENOVIA Upgrade Verification Cycles by More Than 80% ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA, November 12, 2026—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global research, consulting, and education firm specializing in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and the Digital Transformation it enables, announces its participation in an upcoming webinar titled “192 Hours to 30: How Keysight Validates Its Own ENOVIA Upgrades.” The webinar, sponsored by Keysight Technologies, will be held on Thursday, November 19, and will be broadcast in two time zones to promote global participation. The webinar will address one of the most persistent bottlenecks in enterprise engineering: the cost, risk, and friction associated with validating PLM software upgrades. Keysight will share verified benchmarks showing that automated validation reduced validation cycles in its internal digital thread environment from nearly five weeks (192 hours) to under one week (30 hours). Sandeepak Natu, Director of CIMdata’s Simulation-Driven Systems Development

Anguleris®, a global leader in construction technology, and AEC Daily, the premier provider of online continuing education for construction design professionals, announced a two-way partnership connecting AEC Daily's courses with manufacturers' BIM content on BIMsmith®, an Anguleris brand. Historically, architects, engineers, and other design professionals have researched building products in one place and earned their continuing education credits in another. A manufacturer might offer a course on its fire-rated wall assemblies through AEC Daily and Revit families for the same assemblies on BIMsmith, and the designer detailing that wall would rarely see the two side by side. With the new integration between BIMsmith and AEC Daily, there is now a connection that runs both ways. On BIMsmith Market, manufacturers that sponsor AEC Daily courses now show those courses in a panel under their company information, with a link to view all of them. Each course opens on AEC Daily. On AEC Daily, education

Eptura announced the appointment of Nuala Larkin as its first Chief AI Officer (CAIO). The creation of the dedicated C-suite position marks the latest milestone in Eptura’s long-term transformation to embed AI across its operations and the solutions it delivers to customers. As Chief AI Officer, Larkin will lead Eptura’s companywide AI strategy, focusing on simplifying work, increasing productivity, and improving employee and customer experiences. The appointment is a natural progression for Larkin, who has led the company’s AI Center of Excellence and its transformation toward a Frontier Firm operating model. She also brings extensive experience in global business operations and technology transformation, having previously held senior roles at Forcepoint spanning product, strategic program management, customer success operations, and technical support. “AI creates real value when it moves beyond isolated experiments and becomes part of how a company operates,” said Raj Batra, CEO of Eptura. “Creating the Chief AI Officer role reflects

HCLTech, a leading global technology company, launched a pre-configured semiconductor Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution built on the PTC Windchill® PLM platform to help organizations streamline product development, strengthen quality and compliance and reduce operational complexity. The solution incorporates best practices and accelerators across the semiconductor ecosystem. It establishes a unified digital thread by connecting people, processes and data across the semiconductor lifecycle, from IP management, new product introduction and supplier collaboration to quality and regulatory compliance. The solution integrates seamlessly with existing business, manufacturing and design systems for end-to-end visibility and traceability. “Our collaboration with HCLTech has continued to evolve as customers look for new ways to transform increasingly sophisticated product development environments,” said John Haller, General Manager of PLM, PTC. “By bringing PTC’s product lifecycle capabilities together with HCLTech’s deep industry and engineering expertise, we are enabling customers with a stronger foundation to modernize how products are developed and managed

HP Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Emma Walmsley as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 4, 2027. Ms. Walmsley most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of GSK and has been a member of Microsoft’s Board of Directors for seven years. She will succeed Bruce Broussard, who has served as Interim Chief Executive Officer since February 2026. Broussard will become Chair of the Board effective January 4, 2027, succeeding Chip Bergh. “HP has tremendous potential at an important inflection point in technology, and we need a leader who can build on our innovation heritage and strengths to boldly shape the company’s future. Emma is a proven CEO with a track record of leading organizations at scale and guiding them through significant change. She has the experience and skills to bring HP’s businesses, capabilities and people together to capture the opportunities ahead as AI moves to the edge,

iBase-t, a provider of AI-native digital manufacturing and sustainment software for aerospace and defense, announced that it has achieved Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2. The achievement strengthens the company’s security foundation as it supports manufacturers modernizing production, quality, and maintenance, repair, and overhaul operations. iBase-t’s manufacturing software solutions are used across, aerospace, defense and national security applications, making CMMC compliance increasingly essential to continued participation in U.S. defense programs. The certification enables the company to support programs requiring CUI exchange, participate in solicitations and contracts with CMMC requirements, and maintain compliant information workflows. iBase-t’s certification provides independent validation that its assessed environment meets the 110 security requirements of NIST SP 800-171 Revision 2 for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). An authorized CMMC Third-Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO) confirmed that iBase-t met all 110 requirements, with no findings deferred to a Plan of Action and Milestones. “Our customers are making long-term technology decisions

NAFEMS, the International Association for Engineering Modelling, Analysis and Simulation Community, introduced AIPhysics.org, an open, independent benchmarking initiative for AI methods in engineering simulation. The initiative will be initially launched in partnership with Rescale, the digital engineering platform for the AI era, with the aim of engaging in further partnerships with vendors and engineering teams throughout the simulation community. The announcement came at the NAFEMS “Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in CAE Applications” Conference in Munich, Germany. The initiative aims to bring together industry, academia, engineering practitioners and software providers to develop shared benchmarks and evaluation methods for AI-based simulation. As founding members, NAFEMS will ensure independent governance, neutral evaluation, and the development of the benchmarking methodology through an AIPhysics.org Steering Committee. Rescale, as a founding technical partner, will provide AI frameworks, inference and cloud infrastructure to support submissions, evaluations, data security and technical support. AI surrogate models for CFD, FEA and