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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.

August 2025 WebinarANN 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.

Driving a successful PLM program, like any enterprise software...

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Takeaways

  • Aras Innovator SaaS demographics differ from competitors due to its configurability. Aras has a mix of large-, medium-, and small-sized SaaS customers, including some with extensive configurations as Aras supports 100% of its on-premises capabilities in the cloud.
  • On-premises and private cloud customers are migrating to Aras Innovator SaaS, and SaaS implementations makes up more than half of all new business.
  • Aras’ Gen 2 capabilities are attractive to companies that have highly customized legacy solutions and want to take full advantage of cloud-SaaS benefits.
  • The latest Aras Innovator SaaS release adds the...

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Key Takeaways

  • Dassault Systèmes recently formally announced their seventh generation offering, termed 3D UNIV+RSES, in which generative AI is a key enabling technology, among others.
  • The company has invested heavily in realizing their new vision, including in generative AI and sense computing. Intellectual property is the currency in the “Generative Economy” and the company is well positioned to support these “transactions.”
  • Their initial work on agentic AI is impressive and bodes well for their customers in all of their focused industries.
  • Dassault Systèmes continues to bring their over 40 years’ of experience in discrete manufacturing...

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Takeaways

  • AI-powered formulation enables science-based innovation to rapidly meet new market demands.
  • Centralized digital lab environments drive speed, agility, and collaboration in R&D.
  • Generative formulation and Virtual Twins improve sustainability, reduce costs, drive efficiency and speed, and enhance compliance.
  • Dassault Systèmes’ Perfect Formulation solution, delivered by the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, delivers comprehensive end-to-end transformation of the formulation lifecycle.

Introduction

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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Oracle Applications Summit Showcases AI-Powered SaaS, Data Intelligence, and Modernized User Experience

Key Takeaways

  • Oracle combines its role as a cloud hyperscaler and applications provider to deliver true AI-powered SaaS, including tools like AI Agent Studio for building virtual AI employees.
  • By showcasing a modern user experience through Redwood, Oracle is encouraging customers to transition from legacy systems like Oracle Agile to its Oracle Fusion Cloud PLM solutions.
  • Oracle Fusion Cloud PLM shows promise to help companies converge their PLM, ERP, and manufacturing systems into a single cloud enterprise solution set eliminating the need for...

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 firm will provide a range of geospatial services to support nautical charts, maritime navigation, coastal resource management, and the definition of territorial boundaries.

Woolpert has been selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide shoreline mapping services under a $250 million, multiple-award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract supporting the National Geodetic Survey and its Coastal Mapping Program.

Surveying approximately 95,000 miles of United States coastline, the Coastal Mapping Program's mission is to produce a seamless, digital database of accurate and consistent national shoreline data to be used for nautical charting, maritime navigation, coastal resource management, and defining territorial boundaries.

Under...

The All England Lawn Tennis Club and IBM today announced new and enhanced AI-powered digital experiences coming to The Championships, Wimbledon 2025. Making its debut is 'Match Chat', an interactive AI assistant that can answer fans' questions during live singles matches. The 'Likelihood to Win' tool is also being enhanced, offering fans a projected win percentage that can change throughout each game.

The solutions, which leverage match data and generative AI on watsonx, are the latest in the All England Club and IBM's mission to provide tennis fans with innovative and unique ways to engage across...

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, has announced the expansion of its capabilities in the rapidly evolving Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV) space. TCS sets up two new Automotive Delivery Centers in Germany – located in Munich and Villingen-Schwenningen as well as an engineering center in Romania. These new hubs mark a strategic move to help TCS’ global automotive clients accelerate their transition to next-gen mobility solutions.

The delivery centers in Germany will support automakers in developing and deploying TCS’ software-driven services that cater to autonomous driving, infotainment, safety systems,...

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