Let’s talk about AI 

Let’s talk about AI 

Jun 4, 2025 | Hot Topics

Let’s talk about AI  I’m seeing two very different strategies as engineering/design/manufacturing/construction companies think about artificial intelligence: On the one hand, many bigger companies have teams (usually in IT) who stay on top of machine...
US government tells vendors to stop selling EDA in China

US government tells vendors to stop selling EDA in China

May 30, 2025 | Hot Topics

US government tells vendors to stop selling EDA in China During the Synopsys earnings call on Wednesday, an investor asked management if they knew about the Trump administration’s letter telling EDA vendors to stop selling in China. Synopsys said no, it...
FARO to be acquired for $920 million

FARO to be acquired for $920 million

May 6, 2025 | Hot Topics

FARO to be acquired for $920 million News came this morning that AMETEK, Inc. is going to acquire all outstanding shares of FARO Technologies’ common stock for $44 per share in cash, for a total of around $920 million — and that per share price is roughly...
Hannover Messe: Manufacturing’s big show

Hannover Messe: Manufacturing’s big show

Apr 23, 2025 | Hot Topics

Hannover Messe: Manufacturing’s big show Over the last few weeks, I’ve been briefed by a lot of PLMish companies about what they’d be showcasing at Hannover Messe, the giant trade fair in Germany that looks at all things smart manufacturing. Almost...
So, Tariffs. What does that mean for our PLMish universe?

So, Tariffs. What does that mean for our PLMish universe?

Apr 3, 2025 | Hot Topics

So, Tariffs. What does that mean for our PLMish universe? When I was a kid, the US imposed tariffs on Japanese cars. Why? Because high gas prices led consumers to want smaller, more efficient cars, and American automakers only produced gas-guzzlers. To make domestic...
FARO to be acquired for $920 million

PTC acquires IncQuery Group for ALM business

Apr 2, 2025 | Hot Topics

PTC acquires IncQuery Group for ALM business PTC also announced an acquisition today, one that appears more of a tuck-in than a new-industry-maker: It has acquired IncQuery Group, which offers application lifecycle management (ALM) and systems engineering products and...
FARO to be acquired for $920 million

Siemens makes $5 billion life sciences R&D acquisition

Apr 2, 2025 | Hot Topics

Siemens makes $5 billion life sciences R&D acquisition Never boring. The ink is barely dry on the paperwork that finally closed the Altair deal, and today, Siemens announced that it will acquire Dotmatics, a leader in life sciences R&D software, for $5.1...