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Building on Your Competitive Edge with Hexagon’s Smart Machine Shop and Smart AI

Takeaways

• Hexagon’s solutions are a continuum of rich software heritage, contemporary best practice, and strategic incorporation of emerging technologies.
• Hexagon solutions reduce bottlenecks by automating processes leading up to NC code on the shop floor.
• ProPlanAI, which uses customers’ proprietary data for machine learning to automate programming tasks, is a potential game-changer.
• Hexagon offers AI that trains itself on proprietary practices and is shielded from external exploitation.
• Proprietary practices captured by Hexagon’s AI inform their CAM solutions, as well as the manufacturing company’s next-generation...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 3 February 2026—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global research, consulting, and education firm specializing in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and the Digital Transformation it enables, today announced the launch of its 8th annual PLM Status & Trends survey. This industry-standard research initiative gathers critical insights from PLM practitioners to map the evolving landscape of digital transformation and the Digital Thread.

This eagerly awaited survey is designed for PLM practitioners and leaders...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 29 January 2026—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global research, consulting, and education firm specializing in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and the Digital Transformation it enables, is pleased to announce the return of its highly acclaimed half-day Digital Transformation Master Class to be held in conjunction with Aras ACE 2026 at the Hilton Miami Downtown on April 13, 2026.

As industrial organizations move beyond AI experimentation toward enterprise-scale implementation, the need for a robust Digital Transformation strategy has never been more critical. This half-day Master...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 28 January 2026—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global research, consulting, and education firm specializing in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and the Digital Transformation it enables, announces that Accenture, Autodesk, Capgemini, SAP, and Siemens Digital Industries Software have joined as sponsors for its landmark research program, “AI in Product Development.”

The participation of these five industry leaders, along with many industrial companies, shows how important AI has become for digital transformation. As sponsors, these organizations will provide the support and industry perspective needed to examine how AI is used, how mature it is, and what ROI it delivers in...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA, January 26, 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 expansion of its industry-leading PLM Certificate Program. In response to the evolving needs of the global industrial sector, CIMdata’s assessment-based certificate programs are now available through a Virtual Live Classroom format, complementing its traditional In-Person classes.

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This webinar will reveal whether the new SysML v2 standard can successfully advance collaboration between OEMs and suppliers.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA 21 January 2026—The Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group (AD PAG) has announced it will sponsor a webinar on Tuesday, 24 February at 11:00 am EDT to present the findings of its recent research on the capabilities of the SysML v2 standard and its implications for OEMs and suppliers. Titled "Does SysML v2 Improve MBSE Collaboration?", the webinar will offer insight into how...

This CIMdata educational webinar identifies the causes of integration roadblocks and offers actionable strategies to create a single logical source of truth.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 15 January 2026—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, “Leveraging AI, Semantics, and Ontologies within your PLM Integration Strategy.” The webinar will take place on Thursday, 12 February 2026, at 11:00 a.m. (EST) and last for one hour.

As product definitions become increasingly shared...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 14 January 2026—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global research, consulting, and education firm specializing in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and the Digital Transformation it enables, today announced the launch of a new global research initiative, “AI in Product Development.” While Artificial Intelligence (AI) currently dominates industry conversations, industrial organizations are facing a critical data gap.

Industrial organizations, as well as PLM software and service providers, currently lack neutral, fact-based data to understand how AI is being applied across the global and rapidly...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 12 January 2026—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global research, consulting, and education firm specializing in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and the Digital Transformation it enables, is pleased to announce the promotion of James Roche to Vice President, Aerospace & Defense Practice.

Mr. Roche, who previously served as Director of the Aerospace & Defense Practice, has been instrumental in expanding CIMdata’s footprint within the global A&D community. In his new role, he will assume broader strategic responsibilities, overseeing the practice's growth and ensuring CIMdata continues to provide world-class insights into the complex requirements unique to the aerospace and defense...

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SSI enables digital shipbuilding design, planning, and production.

Key Takeaways

• Shipbuilders face challenges quite different from other manufacturing industries, requiring tools that capitalize on their unique experiences in both design and construction.
• AI concepts can be applied across all aspects of shipbuilding from design through maintenance and operations, but the challenge lies in building company-specific AI models that capture organizational knowledge and processes.
• SSI’s open architecture strategy recognizes that multiple AI models will exist within any shipbuilding organization. Rather than forcing a single model approach, SSI’s solutions can create and work with company-specific AI models...