Commentaries & Highlights

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Takeaways

• PTC’s Spark FY26 marked the company's first in-person global sales and partner kickoff event since COVID, gathering over 1,300 attendees from 30 countries to review FY25 accomplishments and set the stage for FY26.
• The event focused on the “Deserve to Win” theme, motivating attendees and highlighting PTC's strengths in lifecycle coverage, AI innovation, and its competitive edge across various industrial segments.
• PTC showcased its expanded solution portfolio, including Codebeamer and ServiceMax, which are helping the company attract new customers and accelerate digital transformation for clients.
• Industry-focused enablement and marketing efforts, led by key executives,...

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 23 October—The Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group (AD PAG) has released a critical new report published by its Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) project team. The report, MBSE Data Interoperability Specification Report: Evaluation of the SysML v2 Standard, is the culmination of a year-long investigation into the new SysML v2 standard as a potential solution for enabling better MBSE collaboration between Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers.

The report shares the results of that investigation, including:

• An overview of SysML v2, which highlights the significant changes since SysML v1.
• A benefit and gap analysis, which includes a verification matrix...

This webinar will launch the first global study on AI adoption across product development.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 22 October 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 webinar, “Benchmarking AI in PLM: Launching the First Global Study on AI Adoption across Product Development.” The webinar will take place on Thursday, 20 November 2025, at 11:00 a.m. (EST) and last for one hour.

Despite the dominance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in every industry...

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Enabling Transformative Outcomes Across Products, Operations, and Assets

Takeaways

• As part of the broader Hitachi group, Hitachi Digital Services (HDS) benefits from real-world industrial validation and global scale. HDS can deliver deep domain expertise and digital integration across ET–IT–OT and AI. This foundation ensures rapid, reliable deployment and measurable transformation at scale.
• HDS has identified more than 60 impactful use cases for AI and GenAI across the Digital Thread, with 20% already deployed in production. These applications embedded in PLM reduce cycle time, improve quality, and drive innovation across design, manufacturing, quality, and service...

The webinar will demonstrate how a modern, easy-to-learn, and easy-to-use Parasolid-based CAD solution enables collaborative 3D design for both traditional and non-traditional users.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA 14 October 2025—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, “The Tested Results of Democratizing CAD in Manufacturing.” The webinar, sponsored by Shapr3D, will take place on Wednesday, 19 November, at 11:00 AM EST.

The webinar will focus on how modern CAD solutions can...

Leading Solution Providers Set to Drive Key Industry Discussions at PLM Road Map & PDT Europe.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA & STOCKHOLM, Sweden – 10 October 2025—CIMdata, Inc. and Eurostep AB announce the sponsors for the upcoming PLM Road Map & PDT Europe 2025 event. Participating sponsors include the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group, CADMATIC, Capgemini, Configit, Dassault Systèmes, Mews Partners, Prostep, PTC, Revalize, Siemens, and TCS. The event is scheduled to take place at The Renaissance Hotel, La Défense, Paris, on November 5 and 6. Sponsorships for the event are sold out.

"The commitment of these key solution providers is...

The Third Module of the 2025 PLM MAR Report Series is now Available

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 9 October 2025—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of the CIMdata PLM Market and Solution Provider Analysis Report, the third of five modules of the CIMdata 2025 Market Analysis Report Series. The MAR Series provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the worldwide PLM market during 2024. It contains analyses of major trends and issues; revenues of leading PLM solution providers; and revenue analyses for geographical regions, industry sectors, and historical and projected data on...

The Cloud Advantage

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 8 October 2025—Today, CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, published a new eBook focused on the offerings and capabilities of GoEngineer. This leading Dassault Systèmes partner supports moving PLM workloads to the cloud.

Dassault Systèmes, a long-time leader in the PLM market, offers the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, the gateway to its expansive application portfolio. GoEngineer, their leading reseller for five consecutive years, has a long history of supporting industrial companies in better managing their product data and lifecycle processes. The two companies collaborated to develop new cloud-based offerings that leverage...

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA 1 October 2025—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, “Scaling Smart — How Modern PLM Bridges the Talent Gap.” The webinar, sponsored by Revalize, focuses on the PRO.FILE PLM solution, is set to take place on Thursday, 23 October, at 11:00 AM EDT.

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Takeaways

• 3D CAD is prevalent in product development, but replacing outdated technology and manual processes can significantly enhance and expand enterprise workflows across the lifecycle especially with non-traditional users.
• Workflows that are often out of scope for product engineering and 3D include early-stage design, concept development and ideation, design review, digital validation and prototyping, tooling design, process engineering, maintenance, and prototyping.
• Providing an accessible, high-value solution to capture product definition and non-product data across the enterprise expands cross-team collaboration, improves traceability, and enriches the digital thread, driving individual and organization productivity.
• Shapr3D, a modern, accessible...