
Future Trends


ChatGPT and Generative AI: A Potential Replay of CAD/PLM’s Data Locking Scenarios?
ChatGPT and similar tools have turned heads in several sectors, opening up new avenues of productivity, creativity, and accessibility. However, recent decisions by Apple and other companies to restrict their employees’ use of tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot are raising interesting questions about the technology’s future. The main reason…

PLM Trajectory From CAD Files to Product Data, Knowledge Graphs, and AI/GPT
As the manufacturing industry continues its digital transformation journey, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems are becoming more critical for industrial companies to support their digital initiatives, manage processes, and support customers. Companies need to leverage technology in order to accelerate product design, planning, and development processes, so there is a…

Exploring the Potential Impact of GPT-3 and AI on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

Data-Driven Business: A Playbook for PLM Vendors to Capitalize on Their Data – Part 1
In an ever-evolving digital landscape, data has become a powerful currency for driving businesses forward. Data is transforming today’s manufacturing world, and PLM vendors are in a unique position to capitalize on the insights it provides. With PLM systems that hold detailed product information such as bills of material (BOMs),…

PLM + ERP Crica 2023: Thoughts about integrated engineering and manufacturing systems
As the manufacturing landscape continues to evolve, two of the most influential tools – PLM and ERP – are becoming increasingly intertwined. Both technologies have their own distinct uses when it comes to product development and management, but their combination can offer game-changing benefits for manufacturers. Digital transformation continues to…

5 Steps to Break PLM Monolithic Architectures
Enterprise PLM architecture is a critical component of any manufacturing organization’s overall strategy, as it helps to align technology with business goals and objectives. However, all existing PLM platforms were created back in the days when “SQL database” was in the mainstream, and therefore all PLM implementations these days, except…

How to Escape Old Enterprise Platform Thinking and Switch to Cloud, Data, and SaaS?

PLM Trends 2022
Last week, I was recording a video podcast with Adam Keating, CEO of CoLab. We discussed modern tech trends, and PLM development and in general compared our notes about PLM, the development of CoLab and OpenBOM services, Systems of Engagement and Systems of Intelligence, and many other topics. I look…

Digital Gap – How To Move From File Portals To New Digital Roles in Digital Twin, Threads, and Bill of Information (BOI) Experience
I was catching up on some of the social media reading over the weekend. My attention was caught by Deloitte’s The Future of Work website providing some futuristic insight on how work will be changing in the manufacturing digital future. Here is an interesting passage, which speaks about leveraging digital…