Aras Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for PLM Software in Discrete Manufacturing Industries
Aras, a leading provider of digital thread solutions for product lifecycle management (PLM) and engineering AI, today announced it has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for PLM Software in Discrete Manufacturing Industries1. Aras believes a fundamental shift is underway in the PLM market. Manufacturers are increasingly challenged to manage complex products, rapidly evolving requirements, and information distributed across multiple systems and disciplines. As a result, companies are looking beyond systems of record toward platforms that connect product information, enable lifecycle intelligence, and support the next generation of engineering AI.
OpenBOM Included in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for PLM Software in Discrete Manufacturing Industries
We are proud to share that OpenBOM has been included in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for PLM Software in Discrete Manufacturing Industries. For a company built on the idea that product data should be connected, open, and usable from the first day, this is a meaningful milestone. We believe it reflects something larger than any single vendor. The PLM market is changing, and the companies driving that change are no longer only the largest manufacturers running multi-year enterprise deployments.
PTC Introduces Onshape Labs to Accelerate AI Inside the Product Development Process
PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) today announced the Onshape Labs™ initiative, a new early-access program within its Onshape® cloud-native CAD and PDM platform that gives participating customers a first look at emerging functionalities, including new uses of AI, delivered directly inside the product development workflow. Broader availability is expected later this summer, when users will be able to opt in through the Onshape "Preferences" settings under "Onshape Labs."
Higharc Raises $95M Series C to Scale AI for Homebuilding
Higharc, the homebuilding AI company for the full design-to-construction lifecycle, today announced it has raised a $95 million Series C led by global software investor Insight Partners. The round brings Higharc's total funding to more than $170 million.
PTC Teams with NVIDIA to Unite Design and Robotics Simulation by Connecting Onshape to NVIDIA Isaac Sim
PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) today announced a new robotics design-to-simulation workflow that connects PTC's cloud-native Onshape® computer-aided design (CAD) and product data management (PDM) platform with NVIDIA Isaac Sim open simulation framework. The workflow is being introduced at NVIDIA GTC 2026 to demonstrate how teams can simulate robot designs while maintaining a single source of truth, enabling time savings, reduced errors, and accelerated development, while also supporting physical AI through downstream robotic training in NVIDIA Isaac Lab.
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AMC Bridge President and CEO Igor Tsinman and COO Vadym Synakh led a Top Management Summit in Wrocław, Poland focused on business transformation and the growing impact of AI across all aspects of the organizational business operations. The meeting brought together managers from Delivery, HR, PR, alongside technical leaders based in Europe.
Managing large and complex Bills of Materials remains one of the most time-consuming activities for engineering and manufacturing organizations. Engineers frequently switch between multiple interfaces to search, analyze, and update product structures, creating inefficiencies that slow product development and increase the risk of errors.
Many manufacturing organizations continue to face challenges in connecting engineering plans with what actually happens on the shop floor, during testing, or throughout product servicing and maintenance. As execution data becomes disconnected from product definitions, organizations often experience reduced traceability, increased compliance risks, and costly rework.
3D engineering data is no longer confined to engineering. It now supports manufacturing, service, supply chain collaboration, digital twins, and emerging AI-driven initiatives. Yet many organizations struggle with a critical question: Should they build custom solutions to unlock and leverage engineering data, buy commercial tools, or combine both approaches? Join industry experts as they explore the growing demand for 3D engineering data across the digital thread and reveal how leading manufacturers are approaching the build-versus-buy decision. The webinar will examine the technical and business challenges of making engineering data accessible across the enterprise, the surprising reality of hybrid build-and-buy strategies, and the factors driving organizations to rethink traditional software decisions.
