Global PLM Market Hits Record Growth in 2025, Reports CIMdata President Peter Bilello
Over a five-year horizon, the EDA tools—Electronic Design Automation—is expanding faster than any other sub-PLM domain.
Despite a turbulent macroeconomic climate, the global PLM market continues its upward trajectory. In a summary following their 2026 PLM Market & Industry Forum series, CIMdata reveals that the PLM market reached a total value of $87.25 billion in 2025. This represents an 8.7% growth rate—a resilient performance, albeit slightly under the analyst’s initial forecast of 9.3%.
Regardless, the figure remains strikingly robust against a backdrop of global macroeconomic turbulence. While 2025 saw the onset of President Donald Trump’s "tariff circus" and the erratic political volatility that followed, the year was generally defined by sluggish yet relatively stable global growth. To be sure, a cocktail of geopolitical tensions, significant trade barriers, and rapid technological shifts—most notably the dramatic evolution of AI—weighed on the world economy; yet, it still managed to post a growth rate of just over 3 percent in 2025. That the PLM economy, amidst such uncertain soil, managed to grow at nearly triple that rate is a testament to its strength. It serves as a definitive hallmark of the technological surge currently reshaping the global industrial landscape.
Commenting on the performance of the PLM market and the evolution of this industrially business-critical sector, CIMdata president Peter Bilello noted that the 2025 growth was, in fact, a milestone:
"Yes, the global PLM market reaching $87.5 billion was a significant milestone. While the overall PLM market growth of 8.7% landed slightly below our 9.3% forecast—likely reflecting ongoing global economic uncertainty—the underlying data suggests a market in the midst of a profound transformation," said Bilello, adding that he was particularly impressed by the performance of the Platform Technologies segment, which defied the broader trend by growing 8.9%, exceeding the 7.1% forecast.
"Absolutely," he said, adding: ”This indicates that while industrial leadership teams are seeking more concrete proof of ROI before fully committing to massive AI investments, they are doubling down on the core digital platforms required to enable these future capabilities.”
CIMdata defines "Platform Technologies" as a set of evolving functional domains, processes, and lifecycle stages orchestrated to enable next-generation PLM solutions. This encompasses associated components such as a system-of-systems approach, a central enabler of digital transformation, the ability to build digital threads, and several other factors.
Segmenting the figures by sub-domain, the EDA side is the fastest-growing segment over a five year period. Which other domains are experiencing fast growth, and what does the strategic shift mentioned by Bilello look like? Click on the link to read more on PLM&ERP News.
Despite a turbulent macroeconomic climate, the global PLM market continues its upward trajectory. In a summary following their 2026 PLM Market & Industry Forum series, CIMdata reveals that the PLM market reached a total value of $87.25 billion in 2025. This represents an 8.7% growth rate—a resilient performance, albeit slightly under the analyst’s initial forecast of 9.3%.
Regardless, the figure remains strikingly robust against a backdrop of global macroeconomic turbulence. While 2025 saw the onset of President Donald Trump’s "tariff circus" and the erratic political volatility that followed, the year was generally defined by sluggish yet relatively stable global growth. To be sure, a cocktail of geopolitical tensions, significant trade barriers, and rapid technological shifts—most notably the dramatic evolution of AI—weighed on the world economy; yet, it still managed to post a growth rate of just over 3 percent in 2025. That the PLM economy, amidst such uncertain soil, managed to grow at nearly triple that rate is a testament to its strength. It serves as a definitive hallmark of the technological surge currently reshaping the global industrial landscape.
Commenting on the performance of the PLM market and the evolution of this industrially business-critical sector, CIMdata president Peter Bilello noted that the 2025 growth was, in fact, a milestone:
"Yes, the global PLM market reaching $87.5 billion was a significant milestone. While the overall PLM market growth of 8.7% landed slightly below our 9.3% forecast—likely reflecting ongoing global economic uncertainty—the underlying data suggests a market in the midst of a profound transformation," said Bilello, adding that he was particularly impressed by the performance of the Platform Technologies segment, which defied the broader trend by growing 8.9%, exceeding the 7.1% forecast.
"Absolutely," he said, adding: ”This indicates that while industrial leadership teams are seeking more concrete proof of ROI before fully committing to massive AI investments, they are doubling down on the core digital platforms required to enable these future capabilities.”
CIMdata defines "Platform Technologies" as a set of evolving functional domains, processes, and lifecycle stages orchestrated to enable next-generation PLM solutions. This encompasses associated components such as a system-of-systems approach, a central enabler of digital transformation, the ability to build digital threads, and several other factors.
Segmenting the figures by sub-domain, the EDA side is the fastest-growing segment over a five year period. Which other domains are experiencing fast growth, and what does the strategic shift mentioned by Bilello look like? Click on the link to read more on PLM&ERP News.
Dassault’s 2025 Pivot: Prioritizing Industrial AI Development Over Short-Term Growth
PASCAL DALOZ Dassault Systemès Boss: "True AI transformation takes time; that is why we are focusing on AI implementation throughout 2025 and 2026."
For the world’s second-largest PLM provider (after Siemens PLM), 2025 served as a transitional year, characterized by sluggish sales and nearly flat revenue growth.
Total revenue for 2025 reached $7.44 billion, representing a marginal 4% increase year-over-year. Software revenue mirrored this trend, rising 4% to $6.6 billion. Behind these figures lies a complex mix of stagnant markets, a strategic shift in the business model, and heavy investments in artificial intelligence.
The transition to a SaaS and subscription-based model created short-term headwinds. Furthermore, key European markets—particularly the automotive sectors in Germany, France, Spain, and Italy—showed significant weakness. This was compounded by declining revenues in the Life Sciences division, where Medidata saw a 2% contraction, and a slowdown for the former growth engine, Centric PLM.
Despite the weak figures, Daloz remains steadfast in his commitment to AI. He views the technology as the cornerstone of the company’s future:
"2025 looks to be a demanding year for Dassault Systèmes, but our ambition remains clear: we will lead the industrial AI transformation through 3D UNIV+RSEs. This is a long-term commitment that redefines how industries innovate, operate, and compete. Our vision is built on decades of industrial and scientific expertise, and we are now building the capacity to turn that vision into reality. However, true transformation takes time, and leadership in industrial AI starts with strong foundations. That is why, throughout 2025 and 2026, we are focusing on disciplined AI implementation and aligning resources around our strategic priorities to deliver measurable, industry-defining impact," stated the Dassault CEO.
Highlighting progress, Pascal Daloz detailed the launch of three AI-native generative solutions: virtual companions, generative experiences, and virtual twins as a service. This, he said, combined with the NVIDIA collaboration, has solidified DS’s market leadership.With AI now central to its business and technology strategy, the next step is sustaining that investment. But among financial and stock market analysts there was a shaky reaction to DS's latest report. As growth slows and the "SaaS Apocalypse" trade gains momentum, Dassault Systèmes finds itself at a crossroads. Click on the headline to read the full story on PLM&ERP News.
For the world’s second-largest PLM provider (after Siemens PLM), 2025 served as a transitional year, characterized by sluggish sales and nearly flat revenue growth.
Total revenue for 2025 reached $7.44 billion, representing a marginal 4% increase year-over-year. Software revenue mirrored this trend, rising 4% to $6.6 billion. Behind these figures lies a complex mix of stagnant markets, a strategic shift in the business model, and heavy investments in artificial intelligence.
The transition to a SaaS and subscription-based model created short-term headwinds. Furthermore, key European markets—particularly the automotive sectors in Germany, France, Spain, and Italy—showed significant weakness. This was compounded by declining revenues in the Life Sciences division, where Medidata saw a 2% contraction, and a slowdown for the former growth engine, Centric PLM.
Despite the weak figures, Daloz remains steadfast in his commitment to AI. He views the technology as the cornerstone of the company’s future:
"2025 looks to be a demanding year for Dassault Systèmes, but our ambition remains clear: we will lead the industrial AI transformation through 3D UNIV+RSEs. This is a long-term commitment that redefines how industries innovate, operate, and compete. Our vision is built on decades of industrial and scientific expertise, and we are now building the capacity to turn that vision into reality. However, true transformation takes time, and leadership in industrial AI starts with strong foundations. That is why, throughout 2025 and 2026, we are focusing on disciplined AI implementation and aligning resources around our strategic priorities to deliver measurable, industry-defining impact," stated the Dassault CEO.
Highlighting progress, Pascal Daloz detailed the launch of three AI-native generative solutions: virtual companions, generative experiences, and virtual twins as a service. This, he said, combined with the NVIDIA collaboration, has solidified DS’s market leadership.
Charting the Industrial Metaverse: How Siemens and HD Hyundai Are Rewriting the Shipbuilding Script
South Korean industry is a world leader in areas such as automotive, consumer electronics, and shipbuilding. Within this landscape, Siemens PLM technology in the Xcelerator portfolio has played a significant role. In 2021, for example, the company secured a major order from the world's fifth-largest car manufacturer, Hyundai KIA Motors, when the automaker decided to phase out its Dassault Systemes (CATIA) environment in favor of Siemens NX CAD and Teamcenter PLM. It was a massive order, valued by PLM&ERP News at between $250 million and $300 million.
Simultaneously, it is clear that collaborations with South Korean industry offer highly compelling commercial advantages, given that these conglomerates are closely interlinked. This applies to both the vehicle manufacturer Hyundai KIA Motors and the giant shipbuilder HD Hyundai Group. Once they recognized the benefits of Siemens' solutions, they became interested in the design intelligence Siemens could demonstrate.
Just over six months later, in June 2022, it was announced that the HD Hyundai Group decided to partner with Siemens to develop a new CAD software tailored specifically to ship design, built on Siemens NX CAD, with the goal of accelerating the group's digital transformation. Here, too, the Teamcenter PLM/PDM platform plays a crucial role in this approach.
"Following our initial collaboration, we have continued to work with HD Hyundai on the development of next-generation digital design and production platforms," says Tony Hemmelgarn, President and CEO of Siemens Digital Industries Software. "With the Siemens Xcelerator platform and our comprehensive digital twin technologies, we support a unified digital thread that encompasses the entirety of design, engineering, and production."
However, changes of this magnitude—involving thousands of CAD users and tens of thousands of PLM/PDM users—cannot be implemented overnight. It is a step-by-step process that requires time. This week, Hemmelgarn and HD Hyundai Group VP Taejin Lee, Head of the Digital Innovation Office, announced that the group subsidiary HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has selected Siemens as its preferred partner. The goal is to establish an integrated platform to manage the entire shipbuilding process through a single data flow, ensuring consistency across its global shipyards.
This platform will serve as the foundation for HD Hyundai’s "Future of Shipyard" project, a visionary initiative targeted for completion by 2030. The project addresses existing data discontinuities in design and production to create a more structured, digitally enabled environment. Through this integrated platform, HD Hyundai aims to strengthen collaboration between engineering and manufacturing, ensuring the stable execution of increasingly complex maritime projects.
The scope of the new platform covers various vessel types, including commercial and specialized ships. Notably, HD Hyundai intends to leverage Siemens Digital Twin Composer software to build an industrial metaverse-based environment for decision-making, collaboration, and learning.
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Simultaneously, it is clear that collaborations with South Korean industry offer highly compelling commercial advantages, given that these conglomerates are closely interlinked. This applies to both the vehicle manufacturer Hyundai KIA Motors and the giant shipbuilder HD Hyundai Group. Once they recognized the benefits of Siemens' solutions, they became interested in the design intelligence Siemens could demonstrate.
Just over six months later, in June 2022, it was announced that the HD Hyundai Group decided to partner with Siemens to develop a new CAD software tailored specifically to ship design, built on Siemens NX CAD, with the goal of accelerating the group's digital transformation. Here, too, the Teamcenter PLM/PDM platform plays a crucial role in this approach.
"Following our initial collaboration, we have continued to work with HD Hyundai on the development of next-generation digital design and production platforms," says Tony Hemmelgarn, President and CEO of Siemens Digital Industries Software. "With the Siemens Xcelerator platform and our comprehensive digital twin technologies, we support a unified digital thread that encompasses the entirety of design, engineering, and production."
However, changes of this magnitude—involving thousands of CAD users and tens of thousands of PLM/PDM users—cannot be implemented overnight. It is a step-by-step process that requires time. This week, Hemmelgarn and HD Hyundai Group VP Taejin Lee, Head of the Digital Innovation Office, announced that the group subsidiary HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has selected Siemens as its preferred partner. The goal is to establish an integrated platform to manage the entire shipbuilding process through a single data flow, ensuring consistency across its global shipyards.
This platform will serve as the foundation for HD Hyundai’s "Future of Shipyard" project, a visionary initiative targeted for completion by 2030. The project addresses existing data discontinuities in design and production to create a more structured, digitally enabled environment. Through this integrated platform, HD Hyundai aims to strengthen collaboration between engineering and manufacturing, ensuring the stable execution of increasingly complex maritime projects.
The scope of the new platform covers various vessel types, including commercial and specialized ships. Notably, HD Hyundai intends to leverage Siemens Digital Twin Composer software to build an industrial metaverse-based environment for decision-making, collaboration, and learning.
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Global varvsjätte satsar på Siemens Xcelerator för att bygga sin integrerade digitala plattform
Sydkoreansk industri är världsledande på en rad områden som automotive, konsumentelektronik, varvs- och skeppsteknologi och annat. På flera ställen i detta har Siemens PLM-teknologi i Xcelerator-portföljen spelat betydande roller. 2021, t ex, säkrade bolaget en order från världens femte största biltillverkare, Hyundai KIA Motors, då denna fordonsutvecklare tog beslutet att fasa ut Dassault Systemes-miljön och CATIA CAD och gå över till Siemens NX CAD och Teamcenter PLM. Det var en gigantorder som PLM&ERP News värderade till mellan 250 till 300 miljoner dollar.
Samtidigt står det klart att affärer med sydkorenska spelare har kommersiellt superintressanta sidor, inte minst att för att mega-koncernerna här är tätt knutna till varandra. Som i fallet med fordonstillverkaren Hyundai KIA Motors och den stora sydkoreanska varvsjätten och skeppsbyggaren HD Hyundai-gruppen. När de senare fick pejl på fördelarna med Siemens lösningar blev de också intresserade av den konstruktions-intelligens Siemens kunde demonstrera.
Bara ett drygt halvår senare, i juni 2022, blev det klart: Tillsammans med Siemens bestämde sig HD Hyundai-koncernen för utveckla en ny specifikt fartygsdesign-anpassad CAD-mjukvara, byggd på Siemens NX CAD, med målet att hjälpa koncernvarven att påskynda sin digital transformation. Även här ingick PLM-plattformen Teamcenter med en viktig roll i upplägget.
"Efter detta har vi samarbetat med HD Hyundai på utvecklingen av nästa generations digitala design- och produktionsplattformar", säger chefen för Siemens PLM-division, Tony Hemmelgarn, CEO för Siemens Digital Industries Software. "Med Xcelerator-plattformen och våra omfattande digitala tvillingteknologier stöder vi en enhetlig digital tråd som innefattar helheten inom design, teknik och produktion.”
Men förändringar av den här magnituden, med tusentals CAD-användare och tiotusentals PLM-/PDM-användare involverade är inget man driver igenom över en natt. Det är en fråga om steg för steg processer som kan ta tid. Men i veckan kunde Hemmelgarn och HD Hyundai-koncernens VP, Taejin Lee, chef för Digital Innovation Office, i alla fall meddela att man nu hunnit fram till koncerndottern HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), som valt ut Siemens till föredragen partner för att etablera en integrerad plattform för att hantera hela skeppsbyggnads-processen i ett enda dataflöde för att säkerställa konsekvens över alla sina globala varvsanläggningar.
Han konstaterar att den planerade plattformen kommer att utgöra grunden för HD Hyundais projekt "Future of Shipyard", ett framtidsinriktat varv som siktar på att färdigställas senast 2030. Projektet är en del av HD Hyundais pågående arbete med att åtgärda datadiskontinuiteter som har funnits i fartygsdesign- och produktionsprocesser och att etablera en mer strukturerad, digitalt aktiverad varvsmiljö. Genom den integrerade plattformen strävar HD Hyundai efter att stärka samarbetet mellan teknik- och tillverkningsfunktioner och att stödja stabilt genomförande av alltmer komplexa varvsprojekt.
Omfattningen av den nya plattformen handlar en rad fartygstyper, inklusive kommersiella och specialiserade fartyg. Bland de intressanta nyheterna är att man tänker utnyttja Siemens programvara Digital Twin Composer för att bygga en industriell metaversbaserad miljö för beslutsfattande, samarbete och lärande.
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Samtidigt står det klart att affärer med sydkorenska spelare har kommersiellt superintressanta sidor, inte minst att för att mega-koncernerna här är tätt knutna till varandra. Som i fallet med fordonstillverkaren Hyundai KIA Motors och den stora sydkoreanska varvsjätten och skeppsbyggaren HD Hyundai-gruppen. När de senare fick pejl på fördelarna med Siemens lösningar blev de också intresserade av den konstruktions-intelligens Siemens kunde demonstrera.
Bara ett drygt halvår senare, i juni 2022, blev det klart: Tillsammans med Siemens bestämde sig HD Hyundai-koncernen för utveckla en ny specifikt fartygsdesign-anpassad CAD-mjukvara, byggd på Siemens NX CAD, med målet att hjälpa koncernvarven att påskynda sin digital transformation. Även här ingick PLM-plattformen Teamcenter med en viktig roll i upplägget.
"Efter detta har vi samarbetat med HD Hyundai på utvecklingen av nästa generations digitala design- och produktionsplattformar", säger chefen för Siemens PLM-division, Tony Hemmelgarn, CEO för Siemens Digital Industries Software. "Med Xcelerator-plattformen och våra omfattande digitala tvillingteknologier stöder vi en enhetlig digital tråd som innefattar helheten inom design, teknik och produktion.”
Men förändringar av den här magnituden, med tusentals CAD-användare och tiotusentals PLM-/PDM-användare involverade är inget man driver igenom över en natt. Det är en fråga om steg för steg processer som kan ta tid. Men i veckan kunde Hemmelgarn och HD Hyundai-koncernens VP, Taejin Lee, chef för Digital Innovation Office, i alla fall meddela att man nu hunnit fram till koncerndottern HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), som valt ut Siemens till föredragen partner för att etablera en integrerad plattform för att hantera hela skeppsbyggnads-processen i ett enda dataflöde för att säkerställa konsekvens över alla sina globala varvsanläggningar.
Han konstaterar att den planerade plattformen kommer att utgöra grunden för HD Hyundais projekt "Future of Shipyard", ett framtidsinriktat varv som siktar på att färdigställas senast 2030. Projektet är en del av HD Hyundais pågående arbete med att åtgärda datadiskontinuiteter som har funnits i fartygsdesign- och produktionsprocesser och att etablera en mer strukturerad, digitalt aktiverad varvsmiljö. Genom den integrerade plattformen strävar HD Hyundai efter att stärka samarbetet mellan teknik- och tillverkningsfunktioner och att stödja stabilt genomförande av alltmer komplexa varvsprojekt.
Omfattningen av den nya plattformen handlar en rad fartygstyper, inklusive kommersiella och specialiserade fartyg. Bland de intressanta nyheterna är att man tänker utnyttja Siemens programvara Digital Twin Composer för att bygga en industriell metaversbaserad miljö för beslutsfattande, samarbete och lärande.
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The AI Heat is On in PLM: NVIDIA’s Role in the Battle Between Siemens...
DS Boss, PASCAL DALOZ, Follows Siemens’ Lead – Anchoring Industrial AI in Deeper NVIDIA Collaboration...But There are Key Differences—What do They Entail?
The headline news at last week’s major PLM event, Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE World in Houston, centered more on an intensified partnership with NVIDIA than on incremental updates to the SOLIDWORKS CAD suite. Amidst the global AI boom, NVIDIA’s role in enabling real-time AI implementation dominated the conversation.
However, Dassault and NVIDIA are "old friends," with a collaborative history dating back to 2002. During the industry's shift from mainframes to PCs, the focus was on optimizing CATIA V5 for NVIDIA Quadro graphics. While that era was defined by the need for speed and handling large 3D files within Windows NT and in PC environments, today’s expanded alliance is a cornerstone for the next leap: advanced real-time AI.
NVIDIA remains the undisputed leader in high-performance computing capacity. Through last week’s announced "massive, long-term expansion," the partners aim to build industrial AI platforms and "science-validated industry world models," as stated by Dassault Boss, Pascal Daloz (right), in Houston.
Together with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang (left), Daloz is aiming for an AI development of a similar caliber to the partnership Huang announced a few weeks ago with Siemens AG and CEO Roland Busch.
This collaboration is a logical next step. NVIDIA solutions deliver core value to PLM leaders like Siemens and DS through high-performance computing, AI-powered simulation, and immersive visualization at the highest level. Particularly through NVIDIA Omniverse and GPU acceleration, traditional PLM workflows are transformed into real-time, AI-enabled experiences, with the aim of creating “Industrial AI” or “Industrial Metaverse”. In the case of DS, this involves combining their Virtual Twin technology with NVIDIA’s AI infrastructure, open models, and accelerated application libraries. The goal is to establish scientifically validated industrial world models and new ways of working through capable virtual, agentic companions on the 3DX platform.
“Exactly, we are entering an era where AI does not just predict or generate, but understands the real world. When AI is grounded in science, physics, and validated industrial knowledge, it becomes a force multiplier for human ingenuity,” says Daloz. Together with NVIDIA, they will now build the models that "unite virtual twins and accelerated computing to help industry design, simulate and operate complex systems in biology, materials science, engineering and manufacturing."
But there are dividing lines between the DS-NVIDIA effort and the Siemens-NVIDIA partnership—how? Click the headline to read more on PLM&ERP News.
The headline news at last week’s major PLM event, Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE World in Houston, centered more on an intensified partnership with NVIDIA than on incremental updates to the SOLIDWORKS CAD suite. Amidst the global AI boom, NVIDIA’s role in enabling real-time AI implementation dominated the conversation.
However, Dassault and NVIDIA are "old friends," with a collaborative history dating back to 2002. During the industry's shift from mainframes to PCs, the focus was on optimizing CATIA V5 for NVIDIA Quadro graphics. While that era was defined by the need for speed and handling large 3D files within Windows NT and in PC environments, today’s expanded alliance is a cornerstone for the next leap: advanced real-time AI.
NVIDIA remains the undisputed leader in high-performance computing capacity. Through last week’s announced "massive, long-term expansion," the partners aim to build industrial AI platforms and "science-validated industry world models," as stated by Dassault Boss, Pascal Daloz (right), in Houston.
Together with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang (left), Daloz is aiming for an AI development of a similar caliber to the partnership Huang announced a few weeks ago with Siemens AG and CEO Roland Busch.
This collaboration is a logical next step. NVIDIA solutions deliver core value to PLM leaders like Siemens and DS through high-performance computing, AI-powered simulation, and immersive visualization at the highest level. Particularly through NVIDIA Omniverse and GPU acceleration, traditional PLM workflows are transformed into real-time, AI-enabled experiences, with the aim of creating “Industrial AI” or “Industrial Metaverse”. In the case of DS, this involves combining their Virtual Twin technology with NVIDIA’s AI infrastructure, open models, and accelerated application libraries. The goal is to establish scientifically validated industrial world models and new ways of working through capable virtual, agentic companions on the 3DX platform.
“Exactly, we are entering an era where AI does not just predict or generate, but understands the real world. When AI is grounded in science, physics, and validated industrial knowledge, it becomes a force multiplier for human ingenuity,” says Daloz. Together with NVIDIA, they will now build the models that "unite virtual twins and accelerated computing to help industry design, simulate and operate complex systems in biology, materials science, engineering and manufacturing."
But there are dividing lines between the DS-NVIDIA effort and the Siemens-NVIDIA partnership—how? Click the headline to read more on PLM&ERP News.
DASSAULT-chefen Pascal Daloz gör som SIEMENS – TAR GREPP om industriell AI med fördjupat...
…men det finns skillnader - vilka då?
Huvudnyheten under förra veckans stora event i PLM-världen, Dassault Systemes’ 3DEXPERIENCE World i Houston, handlade mer om det fördjupade samarbetet med NVIDIA än om förbättringarna i SOLIDWORKS’ CAD-lösning. AI-boomen och NVIDIAs betydelse för att kunna effektuera AI på realtidsnivå tog mycket av uppmärksamheten.
Men så är Dassault och NVIDIA också ”gamla goda vänner” som började samarbeta redan 2002, under övergången från stordatorer till PCar. Fokus var att köra den 2002 tämligen nya CATIA V5-versionen (1998) på NVIDIA Quadro-grafik. Precis som dagens utökade samarbete är en av grundpelarna i den vidare resan mot avancerad AI i realtid, var också CATIA V5 och 1998-versionen på NVIDIA Quadro principiellt en fråga om speed och att kunna hantera stora 3D-modellfiler i Windows NT-operativet och i PC-miljön.
NVIDIA var både då och är nu ledande ifråga om lösningar för speed och hanteringskapacitet. De gör detta bättre än sina konkurrenter och med det som annonserades under förra veckans 3DEXPERIENCE World utökas nu partnerskapet substantiellt. NVIDIA och Dassault Systèmes ska i en gemensam ”massiv och långsiktig expansion bygga industriella AI-plattformar och industriella världsmodeller," konstaterade DS-basen, Pascal Daloz (t h), i Houston.
Tillsammans med NVIDIA-chefen, Jensen Huang (t v), siktar de på en AI-utveckling av liknande kaliber som för några veckor sedan annonserades av Huang, fast då med Siemens AG och CEO Roland Busch.
Det är nu inte så märkligt. NVIDIAs lösningar ger kärnvärde till PLM-ledare som Siemens och DS genom högpresterande databehandling, AI-driven simulering och immersiv visualisering på hög nivå. Särskilt genom NVIDIA Omniverse och GPU-acceleration, omvandlas traditionella PLM-flöden till realtids- och AI-aktiverade upplevelser, med syfte att skapa "Industriell AI" eller "Industriella Metaversum". I fallet med DS genom att kombinera deras Virtual Twin-teknik med NVIDIAs AI-infrastruktur, öppna modeller och accelererade programbibliotek. Siktet är inställt på att etablera vetenskapligt validerade industriella världsmodeller och nya arbetssätt genom kapabla virtuella, agentiska följeslagare på 3DX-plattformen. ”Precis, vi går in i en era där AI inte bara förutsäger eller genererar, utan förstår den verkliga världen. När AI är grundad i vetenskap, fysik och validerad industriell kunskap blir den en kraftmultiplikator för mänsklig uppfinningsrikedom," säger Daloz.
Tillsammans med NVIDIA ska man nu bygga modellerna som, "förenar virtuella tvillingar och accelererad databehandling för att hjälpa industrin att designa, simulera och driva komplexa system inom biologi, materialvetenskap, teknik och tillverkning.”
Bra så, men det finns skiljelinjer mellan DS NVIDIA-satsning och Siemens’ – hur då? Klicka på länken för att läsa mer på PLM&ERP News.
Bra så, men det finns skiljelinjer mellan DS NVIDIA-satsning och Siemens’ – hur då? Klicka på länken för att läsa mer på PLM&ERP News.
Huvudnyheten under förra veckans stora event i PLM-världen, Dassault Systemes’ 3DEXPERIENCE World i Houston, handlade mer om det fördjupade samarbetet med NVIDIA än om förbättringarna i SOLIDWORKS’ CAD-lösning. AI-boomen och NVIDIAs betydelse för att kunna effektuera AI på realtidsnivå tog mycket av uppmärksamheten.
Men så är Dassault och NVIDIA också ”gamla goda vänner” som började samarbeta redan 2002, under övergången från stordatorer till PCar. Fokus var att köra den 2002 tämligen nya CATIA V5-versionen (1998) på NVIDIA Quadro-grafik. Precis som dagens utökade samarbete är en av grundpelarna i den vidare resan mot avancerad AI i realtid, var också CATIA V5 och 1998-versionen på NVIDIA Quadro principiellt en fråga om speed och att kunna hantera stora 3D-modellfiler i Windows NT-operativet och i PC-miljön.
NVIDIA var både då och är nu ledande ifråga om lösningar för speed och hanteringskapacitet. De gör detta bättre än sina konkurrenter och med det som annonserades under förra veckans 3DEXPERIENCE World utökas nu partnerskapet substantiellt. NVIDIA och Dassault Systèmes ska i en gemensam ”massiv och långsiktig expansion bygga industriella AI-plattformar och industriella världsmodeller," konstaterade DS-basen, Pascal Daloz (t h), i Houston.
Tillsammans med NVIDIA-chefen, Jensen Huang (t v), siktar de på en AI-utveckling av liknande kaliber som för några veckor sedan annonserades av Huang, fast då med Siemens AG och CEO Roland Busch.
Det är nu inte så märkligt. NVIDIAs lösningar ger kärnvärde till PLM-ledare som Siemens och DS genom högpresterande databehandling, AI-driven simulering och immersiv visualisering på hög nivå. Särskilt genom NVIDIA Omniverse och GPU-acceleration, omvandlas traditionella PLM-flöden till realtids- och AI-aktiverade upplevelser, med syfte att skapa "Industriell AI" eller "Industriella Metaversum". I fallet med DS genom att kombinera deras Virtual Twin-teknik med NVIDIAs AI-infrastruktur, öppna modeller och accelererade programbibliotek. Siktet är inställt på att etablera vetenskapligt validerade industriella världsmodeller och nya arbetssätt genom kapabla virtuella, agentiska följeslagare på 3DX-plattformen. ”Precis, vi går in i en era där AI inte bara förutsäger eller genererar, utan förstår den verkliga världen. När AI är grundad i vetenskap, fysik och validerad industriell kunskap blir den en kraftmultiplikator för mänsklig uppfinningsrikedom," säger Daloz.
Tillsammans med NVIDIA ska man nu bygga modellerna som, "förenar virtuella tvillingar och accelererad databehandling för att hjälpa industrin att designa, simulera och driva komplexa system inom biologi, materialvetenskap, teknik och tillverkning.”
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Bra så, men det finns skiljelinjer mellan DS NVIDIA-satsning och Siemens’ – hur då? Klicka på länken för att läsa mer på PLM&ERP News.
Fullsatt när Chalmers anordnade AI och Extended Reality-event för tillverkningsindustrin
Det senaste AI-eventet på Chalmers, "Time to innovate", var en synnerlige välbesökt historia med en rad representanter från tunga företag som Volvo, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Accenture, och PLM-utvecklaren PTC, som även var medarrangör av evenemanget. Det tematiska ämnet för dagen var också angeläget med insikter om hur AI och XR - ”Extended Reality, ett paraplybegrepp som innefattar VR (Virtual Reality), AR (Augmented Reality) och MR (Mixed Reality) - kan omdefiniera hastighet, kreativitet och lärande inom tillverkning.
Johan Stahre, professor i produktionssystem vid Chalmers tekniska högskola, konstaterade också att han sett en märkbar ökning av intresset för AI och XR från tillverkningsindustrin:PTCs Torbjörn Petersson, Alliance Director Western Europe, poängterade att utvecklingen dessutom är hypersnabb och höll med Stahre om att allt fler företag på allvar har börjat att inse vikten av digital omställning för att kunna effektivisera innovation och time-to-market:
”Ja, de sista åren har utvecklingen mer eller mindre exploderat. Det i sig kan leda till en viss utmaning för många organisationer, just att de behöver lära sig förstå vad som är intressant och relevant för deras specifika verksamhet av alla de verktyg som lanseras och allt som händer. Allt fler företag börjar dock förstå att detta händer här och nu, vilket också får dem att inse vikten av att ställa om - att ignorera utvecklingen eller att välja att inte satsa på teknik som AI och XR är helt enkelt inget möjligt val längre. Här har PTC tillsammans med våra partners och Chalmers Universitet en oerhört viktig roll att på ett enkelt och anpassat sätt förklara just kundnyttan.”
När det gäller XR i praktiken fanns Volvo Group på plats. Bolaget är en pionjär inom VR och har sedan flera år tillbaka använt sig av VR-teknologi, framförallt inom avancerad utbildning av sin personal. Sedan oktober 2024 driver Volvo ett PAR-initiativ, Projected Augumented Reality, i Volvo Construction Equipments Hallsbergsanläggning gällande montering av a-stolpar, en extremt viktig del i bilens kaross som är avgörande för specifika funktioner i specialbyggda fordon. Projektet har lett till en 98-procentig minskning av tiden för onboarding, 85 procent färre fel och 37% reducerad drifttid, berättade Matthew Connors, XR Digital Product Area Owner inom Volvo Group. Många förbättringar alltså och nu kommer nästa steg med agentisk AI.
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Johan Stahre, professor i produktionssystem vid Chalmers tekniska högskola, konstaterade också att han sett en märkbar ökning av intresset för AI och XR från tillverkningsindustrin:
”Ja, de sista åren har utvecklingen mer eller mindre exploderat. Det i sig kan leda till en viss utmaning för många organisationer, just att de behöver lära sig förstå vad som är intressant och relevant för deras specifika verksamhet av alla de verktyg som lanseras och allt som händer. Allt fler företag börjar dock förstå att detta händer här och nu, vilket också får dem att inse vikten av att ställa om - att ignorera utvecklingen eller att välja att inte satsa på teknik som AI och XR är helt enkelt inget möjligt val längre. Här har PTC tillsammans med våra partners och Chalmers Universitet en oerhört viktig roll att på ett enkelt och anpassat sätt förklara just kundnyttan.”
När det gäller XR i praktiken fanns Volvo Group på plats. Bolaget är en pionjär inom VR och har sedan flera år tillbaka använt sig av VR-teknologi, framförallt inom avancerad utbildning av sin personal. Sedan oktober 2024 driver Volvo ett PAR-initiativ, Projected Augumented Reality, i Volvo Construction Equipments Hallsbergsanläggning gällande montering av a-stolpar, en extremt viktig del i bilens kaross som är avgörande för specifika funktioner i specialbyggda fordon. Projektet har lett till en 98-procentig minskning av tiden för onboarding, 85 procent färre fel och 37% reducerad drifttid, berättade Matthew Connors, XR Digital Product Area Owner inom Volvo Group. Många förbättringar alltså och nu kommer nästa steg med agentisk AI.
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Big PLM Industry Deal: New Main Owners Sets Sights on Global Expansion for World-Leading...
Bridgepoint and Polaris Form Partnership to Acquire Majority Stake in PDSVISION.
Leading PTC Value Added Reseller (VAR), PDSVISION, has secured new main owners. Finnish firm CapMan, the main owner since 2020, is exiting, with investors Bridgepoint and Polaris taking over. The two firms announced a partnership to acquire a majority stake in PDSVISION, though terms were not disclosed.
The investment highlights the strength of the PLM industry, which is critical to global manufacturing and product development. PDSVISION has experienced rapid growth, with founder and chairman Johan Klingvall overseeing a revenue increase from around $33.5 million to $190 million in five years. The company has established itself as an international leader in digital engineering, with a strong focus on the PTC portfolio, particularly the Windchill PLM suite and Creo CAD software. Today, PDSVISION operates in 15 countries, with over 500 employees, and spans Europe, North America, and Asia. Klingvall stated that following five years of rapid expansion, the company is now ready for the next phase of growth.
The announced bet from Bridgepoint and Polaris rests on a solid foundation: the PLM sector is a linchpin of global manufacturing. Within this space, PDSVISION has emerged as a standout performer developing solutions built on PTC’s powerful software portfolio to fuel its customer growth trajectory. In just five years, revenue has surged, propelling PDSVISION into the elite tier of global VARs alongside heavyweight VARs like TECHNIA in the Dassault Systèmes sphere and Symetri in the Autodesk sphere.
Today, it stands as an international powerhouse in digital engineering, and Johan Klingvall said that the company has completed another phase in its journey towards building a strong position in North America, Europe, and Asia.
It is time for the next step up, he said and added: “The partnership with Bridgepoint and Polaris unlocks a new chapter for PDSVISION. It enables our partners and us to continue building new capabilities, investing in new solution areas, and expanding into new markets. I am grateful for CapMan’s support and excited about what we can achieve with Bridgepoint and Polaris as our new partners.”
PDSVISION's CEO, Mats Oretorp, also points out the great potential that the PLM industry offers:
"In this, Bridgepoint and Polaris share our vision of the business opportunities ahead. Today's software and technology offer a huge opportunity to create value for industrial companies as they strive for shorter time-to-market, master market requirements, navigate complex system technology, and strive for more flexible and efficient manufacturing."
But who are the two new investors and main owners? Click on the title to read more on PLM&ERP news.
Leading PTC Value Added Reseller (VAR), PDSVISION, has secured new main owners. Finnish firm CapMan, the main owner since 2020, is exiting, with investors Bridgepoint and Polaris taking over. The two firms announced a partnership to acquire a majority stake in PDSVISION, though terms were not disclosed.
The investment highlights the strength of the PLM industry, which is critical to global manufacturing and product development. PDSVISION has experienced rapid growth, with founder and chairman Johan Klingvall overseeing a revenue increase from around $33.5 million to $190 million in five years. The company has established itself as an international leader in digital engineering, with a strong focus on the PTC portfolio, particularly the Windchill PLM suite and Creo CAD software. Today, PDSVISION operates in 15 countries, with over 500 employees, and spans Europe, North America, and Asia. Klingvall stated that following five years of rapid expansion, the company is now ready for the next phase of growth.
The announced bet from Bridgepoint and Polaris rests on a solid foundation: the PLM sector is a linchpin of global manufacturing. Within this space, PDSVISION has emerged as a standout performer developing solutions built on PTC’s powerful software portfolio to fuel its customer growth trajectory. In just five years, revenue has surged, propelling PDSVISION into the elite tier of global VARs alongside heavyweight VARs like TECHNIA in the Dassault Systèmes sphere and Symetri in the Autodesk sphere.
Today, it stands as an international powerhouse in digital engineering, and Johan Klingvall said that the company has completed another phase in its journey towards building a strong position in North America, Europe, and Asia.
It is time for the next step up, he said and added: “The partnership with Bridgepoint and Polaris unlocks a new chapter for PDSVISION. It enables our partners and us to continue building new capabilities, investing in new solution areas, and expanding into new markets. I am grateful for CapMan’s support and excited about what we can achieve with Bridgepoint and Polaris as our new partners.”
PDSVISION's CEO, Mats Oretorp, also points out the great potential that the PLM industry offers:
"In this, Bridgepoint and Polaris share our vision of the business opportunities ahead. Today's software and technology offer a huge opportunity to create value for industrial companies as they strive for shorter time-to-market, master market requirements, navigate complex system technology, and strive for more flexible and efficient manufacturing."
But who are the two new investors and main owners? Click on the title to read more on PLM&ERP news.
Slashing Redundancy at Scale: PTC Debuts Windchill AI
PTC's GM for Windchill, JOHN HALLER, on the New Parts Rationalization add-on: ”AI as a practical tool rather than just another buzzword.”
A central point in PTC’s new PLM vision—following former CEO Jim Heppelmann’s broad holistic goals—is formulated in the "Intelligent Product Lifecycle." Within this vision, AI is a key element. The idea is to unite product data with embedded AI to break down silos between engineering, manufacturing, and service. The aim is to create a coherent digital thread that makes data accessible and actionable throughout the product’s life cycle. This includes AI in workflows, a strong database foundation, an advanced digital thread, and collaboration across domains and silos. The vision also aims to connect mechanics, electronics, and software in an integrated environment (Integrated Product Engineering, IPE), which was recently showcased together alongside Lamborghini at CES 2026, demonstrating how to shorten development times and increase quality throughout the entire lifecycle.
Based on the vision of the intelligent product lifecycle and concepts such as integrated engineering (IPE), PTC CEO Neil Barua and his team envision reaping benefits such as:
* Faster time to market: Reduced development cycles from years to months.
* Sustainability: Integrated sustainability choices already in the design phase, where 80% of a product's environmental impact is determined.
* Reduced costs: Eliminated duplication of effort and optimized resource use.
The company now aims to deliver these gains with its latest innovation, launched this week: Windchill AI Parts Rationalization, a new AI capability built into its leading PLM platform, Windchill. This new capability brings AI directly into parts management workflows, helping manufacturers address long-standing challenges such as duplicate parts, slow or incorrect part lookups, and inconsistent part data—issues that contribute to higher costs and slower development cycles.
“Getting the right part data is fundamental to modern product development, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult to maintain as product lines grow, systems multiply, and organizational complexity increases,” said John Haller, GM of Windchill, PTC. “We designed the AI Parts Rationalization capability to help our customers reduce that complexity, so they can spend less time managing duplicate parts and cleaning up data, and more time focused on building better products.”
A fundamental idea in all of this is that AI is only as good as the data it has access to. By centralizing product data in a unified base (SaaS), companies can scale their AI transformation without having to rebuild their infrastructure.
Among Nordic companies that can take advantage of this are, for example, Volvo Group, which works with PTC solutions as its basic software arsenal in product development.
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A central point in PTC’s new PLM vision—following former CEO Jim Heppelmann’s broad holistic goals—is formulated in the "Intelligent Product Lifecycle." Within this vision, AI is a key element. The idea is to unite product data with embedded AI to break down silos between engineering, manufacturing, and service. The aim is to create a coherent digital thread that makes data accessible and actionable throughout the product’s life cycle. This includes AI in workflows, a strong database foundation, an advanced digital thread, and collaboration across domains and silos. The vision also aims to connect mechanics, electronics, and software in an integrated environment (Integrated Product Engineering, IPE), which was recently showcased together alongside Lamborghini at CES 2026, demonstrating how to shorten development times and increase quality throughout the entire lifecycle.
Based on the vision of the intelligent product lifecycle and concepts such as integrated engineering (IPE), PTC CEO Neil Barua and his team envision reaping benefits such as:
* Faster time to market: Reduced development cycles from years to months.
* Sustainability: Integrated sustainability choices already in the design phase, where 80% of a product's environmental impact is determined.
* Reduced costs: Eliminated duplication of effort and optimized resource use.
The company now aims to deliver these gains with its latest innovation, launched this week: Windchill AI Parts Rationalization, a new AI capability built into its leading PLM platform, Windchill. This new capability brings AI directly into parts management workflows, helping manufacturers address long-standing challenges such as duplicate parts, slow or incorrect part lookups, and inconsistent part data—issues that contribute to higher costs and slower development cycles.
“Getting the right part data is fundamental to modern product development, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult to maintain as product lines grow, systems multiply, and organizational complexity increases,” said John Haller, GM of Windchill, PTC. “We designed the AI Parts Rationalization capability to help our customers reduce that complexity, so they can spend less time managing duplicate parts and cleaning up data, and more time focused on building better products.”
A fundamental idea in all of this is that AI is only as good as the data it has access to. By centralizing product data in a unified base (SaaS), companies can scale their AI transformation without having to rebuild their infrastructure.
Among Nordic companies that can take advantage of this are, for example, Volvo Group, which works with PTC solutions as its basic software arsenal in product development.
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PLM&ERP News: A Year-End Thank You to Our Readers — Merry Christmas 2025 &...
The PLM&ERP News' editorial office will be closed for the holiday season from December 23, 2025, through January 7, 2026.
We would like to thank our readers for an incredible year. In our industry, 2025 was defined by major headlines, transformative shifts, and vital discussions regarding the future of our field. We hope you all enjoy a well-deserved period of rest and recovery before we begin 2026.
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