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Two series on PLM, AI, and the future of engineering software — published as full, searchable transcripts with summaries and speaker labels so every passage can be found and cited.

AI Across The Product Lifecycle
Conversations with AI startups transforming engineering and manufacturing — from simulation and BOM management to shop-floor intelligence and digital thread.
28 episodes
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Future of PLM
Expert panel discussions on the strategic future of Product Lifecycle Management — where it is going, what is broken, and how the industry is responding.
13 episodes
→AI Across The Product Lifecycle Episodes

Engineering's Spatial AI Moment — Campfire & Gravity Sketch
Jay Wright (Campfire) & Oluwaseyi "Shay" Sosanya (Gravity Sketch)

Design Faster, Source Smarter — with Bananaz and Jiga
Or Israel (Bananaz) & Adar Hey (Jiga)

From CAD Chaos to Clarity — with Drafter and Trace.Space
Drafter & Trace.Space

Physics Has a ChatGPT Moment — Special Edition with Vinci
Vinci

AI-Powered Innovation in Engineering Design — with nTop and Neural Concept
nTop & Neural Concept

AI-Powered Engineering: From Medical Devices to Maritime — with Axial3D and Compute Maritime
Axial3D & Compute Maritime

The Infrastructure Layer: AI for Product Complexity — with Cosmon and Metafold
Cosmon & Metafold

ProveIt! 2026 Conference Recap — AI Startups Making Their Case
Michael Finocchiaro (host recap)

Next-Gen Manufacturing: AI on the Shop Floor — with Manukai and Productive Machines
Manukai & Productive Machines

Stop Running CAE Like It's 1995 — with Key Ward and EMMI AI
Key Ward & EMMI AI

Transforming Engineering Process Intelligence — with Acceleer and MontBlanc AI
Acceleer & MontBlanc AI

Removing Bottlenecks That Burn Budgets — with CognaSIM and CDS
CognaSIM & CDS

The Founders' Playbook: Operations and Systems Engineering — with Epsilon3 and SysGit
Epsilon3 & SysGit

Preserving Tribal Knowledge with AI — Engineering's Hidden Asset
Special discussion panel

The 80/20 Rule for AI in Manufacturing — with Dirac and LimitlessCNC
Dirac & LimitlessCNC

Null to Infinity: AI-Driven Engineering Workflows — with Nullspace and InfinitForm
Nullspace & InfinitForm

Operations Meets AI: Data Intelligence in Manufacturing — with OpsMate and TDEngine
OpsMate & TDEngine

Closing the Loop: AI in Manufacturing Workflows — with Lambda Function and up2parts
Lambda Function & up2parts

Real-Time 3D and AI Visualization — with DGG and Threedy
DGG & Threedy

Agentic PLM: The Next Frontier — with Propel Software
Ross Meyercord & Kishore Subramanian (Propel Software)

MBSE, Testing, and Agentic Data Integration — with Dalus and Quix
Dalus & Quix

AI-Driven Product Usage Analytics and 3D Intelligence — with inUse and SP3D
inUse & SP3D

Additive Manufacturing and Workflow Automation — with Authentise and Synera
Authentise & Synera

AI for Supply Chain and Design — with C-Infinity and Hestus
C-Infinity & Hestus

Intelligent Product Data — with Leo AI and OpenBOM
Leo AI & OpenBOM

AI-Powered BOM and Factory OS — with Duro and First Resonance
Duro Labs & First Resonance

Quantum Computing Meets CAE — with Quanscient
Juha Riippi & Valtteri Latinen (Quanscient)

AI in Engineering: From Expert Systems to LLMs — with Dr. Bob Engels, Capgemini
Dr. Bob Engels (Capgemini Engineering)
Future of PLM Episodes

Product Memory: The Missing Layer Between PLM, Digital Thread, and AI Agents
Future of PLM Panel

EBOM vs MBOM: Bridging Engineering and Manufacturing Bills of Materials
Brian Carroll, Ken Hartman, Jonathan Scott, Oleg Shilovitsky, Yoss Ben-Shachar & David Schultz (Markstackworks)

Configuration Management: The Unsung Hero of PLM
Future of PLM Panel

PLM vs BIM: Two Industries, One Problem — Managing Complex Product Information
Future of PLM Panel

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes: PLM's Unfinished Revolution
Future of PLM Panel

To BOM or Not to BOM — The Magic Episode
Future of PLM Panel

The 737 MAX, Digital Thread, and What PLM Could Have Prevented
Future of PLM Panel

Is PLM Dead? Part 2 — The Case for the Defense
Future of PLM Panel

Is PLM Dead? Part 1 — The Case for the Prosecution
Future of PLM Panel

Analyst Panel: Where Is PLM Headed?
Industry Analyst Panel

Share PLM: The Case for Open, Collaborative Product Data
Future of PLM Panel

ALM Meets PLM: Application Lifecycle Management in the Age of AI
Future of PLM Panel

The Digital Thread as a Service — Ideation and the Future of PLM
Liz Graham (AdaIQ) & Oleg Shilovitsky (OpenBOM)