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Integrating PLM with MES

How far have manufacturers come in connecting the product digital thread from design through manufacturing? How mature is the integration of data in the two primary systems supporting engineering and production? We interviewed over 200 large manufacturers to answer those questions and many more.  Please enjoy an overview of our findings, below. For the full…

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Jim Brown - May 28, 2026 - Filed Under: Published Research, eBooks, Survey Results - Tagged With: Quality, ECO, Time to Market, Governance, MES, DFX, MPM, Integration, Scrap, Challenges, Integration Maturity, Agility, PLM MES Integration, Efficiency, Integration Benefits, BOM, PLM, Transfer to Plant, BOP, Engineering Change, MBOM, Manufacturing Engineering

Athena Launches FabOrchestrator.AI Agentic Foundry

We recently spoke with Athena Technology Solutions and its partner, LLM at SCALE.AI, about the launch of a new offering: FabOrchestrator.AI, their agentic AI foundry for manufacturing. This multi-faceted platform streamlines everyday tasks across the plant. Why FabOrchestrator.AI? As the name suggests, this new offering is focused on orchestrating agents for a semiconductor fab or…

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Julie Fraser - May 26, 2026 - Filed Under: Insights, Insights & Activity - Tagged With: Engineering Change, Operator Support, Workflow, Electronics, Medical Devices, ECO, Semiconductor, Agentic AI, LLM, Industrial AI, Orchestrator, Foundry, Service Provider

The CAD Interoperability Survival Guide (webcast)

How can engineers be productive and innovate when suppliers, customers, other departments, and even different design teams use a variety of CAD tools? This webcast shares how CAD interoperability helps companies survive when multi-CAD is simply the reality they live with every day. The webinar shares customer stories and best practices from our recent eBook…

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Jim Brown - August 21, 2018 - Filed Under: Webinars, Presentations & Videos - Tagged With: Webcast, ECO, Multicad, Interoperability, Interoperable, Associativity, Non-Native CAD, Autodesk

PLM411 SāmPāg Collaboration Software Parody / ECO and PLM Interview

Tech-Clarity takes a jab at collaboration software with this funny infomercial on the fictitious SāmPāg solution. It highlights a real issue about how poorly companies collaborate about their products and product information. The ad is followed by a great discussion with Chad Jackson of Lifecycle Insights on Engineering Change Management and how PLM software can help….

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Jim Brown - December 3, 2014 - Filed Under: Presentations & Videos, Video, Tech-Clarity TV - Tagged With: Video, ECM, SMB, Infomercial, Product Development, Autodesk PLM360, Engineering Change, infotainment, Collaboration, Funny, Product Innovation, SamPag, Product Lifecycle Management, Same Page, Chad Jackson, Farce, Lifecycle Insights, Change Management, PLM, ECO

Having Fun with PLM411 (recapping first three videos)

Watch some funny videos about PLM and then stay for some insights and education on how PLM can help manufacturers accelerate and improve product development. Our first three videos make fun of the scourge of Change Management Paralysis, introduce the “innovative” Recipe Manager 2020, and rip on Big Software. All of these carry an important message about the…

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Jim Brown - November 4, 2014 - Filed Under: Presentations & Videos, Tech-Clarity TV, Video - Tagged With: Product Lifecycle Management, Parody, Manufacturer, NPI, Case Study, Oyo Sportstoys, New Product Introduction, Big Software, Change Management, Fun, PLM, ECO, Funny, Video, PLM360, New Product Development, Infomercial, NPD, infotainment, Autodesk, PLM411, Quality Management, Spoof

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