
Future Trends


The Journey of PDM Evolution: The Shift from Traditional CAD File Management Tools to Data-Centric Services
Digital transformation is a strong trend in the development and evolution of CAD, PDM and PLM tools. I’ve been following Product Data Management (or PDM) or how it originally called back in 1990s, EDM (engineering data or document management) for many years. The last decade in PDM development demonstrated a…

From Dolls to the Atom Bomb: PLM Marketing and Education Insights from ‘Barbie vs. Oppenheimer’
When we talk about blockbuster films, we often envisage big budgets, superhero narratives, or epic sagas. But the cinematic landscape in July, which showcased two very different contenders, proved that success goes beyond mere content. ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ – two films, one surprisingly more successful than the other. The key…

ChatGPT Enterprise. Will we see PLM AI any time soon?
In the age of digital transformation, enterprises are constantly striving to harness the vast potential of emerging technologies to stay ahead in an ever-competitive marketplace. For many years, product lifecycle management and product data management have been among the leading technologies to help manufacturing companies manage product development processes, support…

PLM Tech Trends and Challenges 2023 – Beyond Buzzwords

Simplify PLM Software Complexity
I was invited by Domain Systems, a leading PLM service provider with decades of experience helping manufacturing companies implement PLM systems to share my thoughts about PLM simplification trends in the webinar. You can find the recording here. As the digital age advances, the intersection of manufacturing and software becomes…

Cloud-Native CAD Systems, Multi-Disciplinary Design, and Production Data
The manufacturing industry is transforming and digitalizing. Managing data is becoming extremely important in the modern digital world. In the old fashion pre-digital environment CAD systems were fully relying on files and managing data was totally dependent either on how to manage CAD files/ Excels or to deployment of PDM…

Evolution of PLM Revision Control System and Agile Product Development
Product development and manufacturing process has come a long way in the last few decades. There is one constant thing in the product development process – changes. The question of how to manage changes and perform revision control is one that most companies are looking after. It raises many questions…

Bill of Process (BOP) and MES Trends
Andrew Sparrow’s article Top 8 Trends Shaping the Future of MES caught my attention earlier this week. The article speaks about a broad spectrum of topics related to MES systems and technological transformation. I found it interesting. Read the article and draw your opinion. Cloud, IIoT, AI, Cybersecurity, Supply chain…

Old PLM vs ERP Dilemma and Modern SaaS Applications
In the fast-paced world of manufacturing business, staying ahead of the competition requires efficient management of product development, manufacturing, and supply chain processes. While it sounds like an obvious thing to do, for many manufacturing companies I meet and talk to, it represents a dilemma that sounds simple – where…