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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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…
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…
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….
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…


