October 8
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Manufacturing Has a Data Bottleneck, So OpenBOM and AMC Bridge Are Helping Systems Work Together
As manufacturing becomes more distributed and product development more complex, companies are under more pressure than ever to connect data across design, engineering, and production. The idea of a “digital thread,” this continuous flow of product data across systems, is no longer just a long-term goal, but something many organizations are actively pushing to implement.
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AMC Bridge Demos AI‑Driven Similar Parts Search
AMC Bridge’s latest technology demonstration, Similar Parts Search, explores how combining artificial intelligence (AI) with advanced 3D geometric processing can address these challenges and improve the discovery, reuse, and evaluation of structurally similar parts across engineering workflows.
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AMC Bridge Demonstrates AI‑Driven Similar Parts Search Using Graph Neural Networks and 3D Geometry
Engineering and manufacturing organizations continue to face challenges when managing large repositories of 3D models, including manual shape comparison, inconsistent similarity assessments, and the time‑consuming navigation of extensive part libraries. Traditional CAD search and manual similarity methods rely heavily on metadata, naming conventions, or subjective human judgment—approaches that do not scale and often produce inconsistent results.
AMC Bridge’s latest technology demonstration, Similar Parts Search, explores how combining artificial intelligence (AI) with advanced 3D geometric processing can address these challenges and significantly improve the discovery, reuse, and evaluation of structurally similar parts across engineering workflows. By leveraging learned geometric representations of 3D models, the POC enables consistent, geometry‑aware similarity detection across large repositories, independent of how parts are named or categorized.
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What It Takes to Build Connected Engineering Systems at Scale
When the founders of AMC Bridge formed our company a quarter century ago, we wanted to help clients with digital transformation – but we realized that technical know-how alone wasn’t enough. We had to develop a deep understanding of our customers – their ambitions, their competition, their existential challenges. What we’ve learned from hundreds of clients while engineering their software ecosystems holds true across enterprises. To move decisively, modern organizations need a secure, open platform that connects data, automates high-value work, and gives stakeholders clear, current context for their next moves.
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Insights from the Siemens Digital Industries Software and AMC Bridge Webinar on Advancing 3D Engineering with Parasolid
As engineering software evolves toward increasingly complex, connected, and computation‑heavy workflows, development teams face a pressing challenge: how to build 3D solutions that remain robust, interoperable, and scalable today and in the future.
Addressing this challenge, Siemens Digital Industries Software and AMC Bridge co‑hosted the live webinar "Unlock Next Generation 3D Software: Getting Started with Parasolid," offering a deep look into how Parasolid empowers modern 3D applications and how AMC Bridge helps companies implement it successfully.
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OpenBOM and AMC Bridge Expand Integration Partnership
Work includes tested integrations, UI workflow updates, and ongoing support to reduce manual handoffs and improve traceability across distributed teams.
OpenBOM is continuing its partnership with AMC Bridge to support software integrations aimed at improving digital continuity across the product lifecycle. The companies are working to connect design, engineering, and supply chain data through integrations that reduce manual handoffs and support collaboration across distributed teams.
Breaking industry and client news
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Aug 05, 2026
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. -
Jul 31, 2026
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. -
Jul 29, 2026
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."
Latest webinar
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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.Unlocking 3D Engineering Data Across the Digital Thread: When to Build, When to Buy, and How AI Changes the Equation