The First Module of the 2025 PLM MAR Report Series is now Available
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 1 August 2025—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of the CIMdata 2025 Executive PLM Market Report. This report provides an executive-level view of CIMdata’s comprehensive analysis of the PLM market, with summary charts on the overall market and specific PLM solution segments (including the chart below). It also includes perspectives on current trends in the PLM industry and how they may affect current suppliers and investments.

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CAM Market Grew by 6.2% in 2024
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 28 July 2025—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of the 2025 CIMdata CAM Market Analysis Report (MAR), the 33rd annual study of the global Computer-Aided Machining (CAM) market. CIMdata estimates that, based on end-user payments, the worldwide CAM software and related services market grew by 6.2% in calendar year 2024. The estimated end-user payments grew from $2.7 billion in 2023 to $2.9 billion in 2024. CIMdata projects that the CAM market, along with the entire PLM Economy, will continue to grow...
This educational webinar will explain why executive support for a PLM initiative is not optional; it’s essential.
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 17 July 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, “Executive Support; Does it Really Matter to Drive a Successful PLM Program?” The webinar will take place on Thursday, 14 August 2025, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) and last for one hour.
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Today’s R&D organizations operate in a highly complex and rapidly evolving environment. Companies in the food, beverage, cosmetics, and other formulation-driven industries are under intense pressure to innovate faster, more sustainably, and with fewer resources. They must respond to...
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Essential Education to Navigate Complexity and Drive Digital Transformation with Measurable Business Impact.
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 24 June 2025—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global strategic consulting and research firm focused on PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) and its digital transformation, announces the offering of its industry-standard PLM Certificate Program in Ann Arbor, MI, USA, from September 22-26, 2025.
This unique program equips PLM professionals with the knowledge and skills to address common challenges in PLM strategy formulation and implementation. It is assessment-based and provides a personalized classroom experience, individual and team exercises, and thorough achievement evaluations. CIMdata experts with decades of practical experience...
The Guide is designed to help potential PLM users evaluate the applicability and payoffs of PLM in their enterprise, and to help existing users of PLM monitor the impact it is having on their product programs.
A CIMdata administered PLM advocacy group for the A&D industry
The PLM MAR Series provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the worldwide PLM market. It contains analyses of major trends and issues, leading PLM providers, revenue analyses for geographical regions and industry sectors, and historical and projected data on market growth.
These reports offer country-specific analyses of the PLM market. Their focus is on PLM investment and use in industrial markets. Reports cover Brazil, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Russia, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
This report presents CIMdata’s overview of the global simulation and analysis market, one of the fastest growing segments of the overall product lifecycle management market, including profiles of the leading S&A firms.
CIMdata's definitive guide to the worldwide CAM software and services market. This comprehensive report provides critical intelligence on market size, user expenditures, trends, and segmentation, alongside authoritative rankings of the top CAM solution providers and reseller revenues.