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Demystifying Product Lifecycle Management
Expert analysis on the history, strategy, and future of PLM — featuring in-depth articles, infographics, and AI insights.
Written by Michael Finocchiaro, a PLM analyst and former IBM, HP, PTC, and Dassault Systèmes executive with 35+ years of industry experience.
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56 audio articles · 5 themed playlists · ~12 hours of PLM knowledge
📖Kernel Wars
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Chapter 1: Graphics Kernel Anatomy 101
Jun 12, 2025 · 4 min
Chapter 2 - The Cambridge Connection: Foundations of Modern CAD
Jun 12, 2025 · 2 min
Chapter 3 - Proprietary versus Licensed Kernels
Jun 12, 2025 · 9 min
Chapter 4 - Solid Edge versus SolidWorks: Two Different (but similar) Paths to Parasolid
Jun 12, 2025 · 5 min
Chapter 5 - Cautionary Tales in CAD: When Tech Isn’t Enough
Jun 12, 2025 · 5 min
🤖Agentic AI
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How Agentic AI and Model Context Protocol Are Uniting the Digital Enterprise
May 23, 2025 · 4 min
The Bill of Information: Beyond Bill of Materials in the Digital Thread Era
May 21, 2025 · 7 min
Transforming Engineering Workflows: Agentic AI and MCPs Address Daily PLM Challenges in 5 Use Cases
May 11, 2025 · 8 min
Future Horizons: Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Autonomous Systems in Manufacturing PLM
Mar 20, 2025 · 5 min
Bridging the Gap: Making Agentic AI Practical in Today's PLM Reality
Mar 18, 2025 · 9 min
🌍History of PLM
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Zen and the Art of PLM Customization: Aras Innovator in 2025
Oct 4, 2025 · 16 min
From Shenzhen and Seoul to Tel Aviv: CAD/PLM’s Other Epicenters
Sep 29, 2025 · 7 min
The European PLM Revolution: From Parisian Vision to Global Manufacturing Transformation
Jun 19, 2025 · 18 min
Silicon to Systems: The Wild West Coast's Transformation of PLM
May 8, 2025 · 18 min
Between the Coasts: The Untold Story: How America's Heartland Shaped CAD and PLM Evolution
Apr 29, 2025 · 13 min
🎤Conference Recaps
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Siemens PLM Components 2026 — Parasolid: One Ring to Rule Them All?
Apr 30, 2026 · 7 min
The $15.7 Billion Shadow Ecosystem That's Rewriting Engineering Software
Apr 20, 2026 · 9 min
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CDFAM Barcelona 2026 — Conference Report
Apr 14, 2026 · 6 min
ProveIt! 2026 — Key Learnings
Feb 21, 2026 · 4 min
Fino Post Index for SharePLMSummit 2025
May 29, 2025 · 3 min
⚙️PLM Technology
Show more →Digital Thread vs Digital Twin: One Is an Architecture, the Other Is an Instance
May 3, 2026 · 8 min
eBOM vs mBOM: What's the Difference, and Why MES Lives in the Gap
May 3, 2026 · 8 min
PLM vs PDM: What's the Difference, and Which One Do You Actually Need?
May 3, 2026 · 7 min
What is PLM? A Plain-English Definition for 2026
May 2, 2026 · 12 min
Zen and the Art of PLM Customization: Aras Innovator in 2025
Oct 4, 2025 · 16 min
📊Industry Analysis
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Siemens PLM Components 2026 — Parasolid: One Ring to Rule Them All?
Apr 30, 2026 · 7 min
The $15.7 Billion Shadow Ecosystem That's Rewriting Engineering Software
Apr 20, 2026 · 9 min
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CDFAM Barcelona 2026 — Conference Report
Apr 14, 2026 · 6 min
The New Generation: 30+ Startups Proving PLM Disruption Is Real
Dec 7, 2025 · 10 min
The PLM Challengers: Cloud Natives, Open Platforms, and the Ones That Got Away
Dec 7, 2025 · 8 min
📰 Latest
View all →Digital Thread vs Digital Twin: One Is an Architecture, the Other Is an Instance
May 3eBOM vs mBOM: What's the Difference, and Why MES Lives in the Gap
May 3PLM vs PDM: What's the Difference, and Which One Do You Actually Need?
May 3What is PLM? A Plain-English Definition for 2026
May 2Siemens PLM Components 2026 — Parasolid: One Ring to Rule Them All?
Apr 30The $15.7 Billion Shadow Ecosystem That's Rewriting Engineering Software
Apr 20CDFAM Barcelona 2026 — Conference Report
Apr 14ProveIt! 2026 — Key Learnings
Feb 21