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DemystifyingPLM — 56 episodes

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ProveIt! 2026 — Key Learnings

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From Suite-Centric to Thread-Centric PLM

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The New Generation: 30+ Startups Proving PLM Disruption Is Real

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The PLM Challengers: Cloud Natives, Open Platforms, and the Ones That Got Away

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From SmarTeam to 3DEXPERIENCE: How Dassault Systèmes Redefined PLM as a Business Platform

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From IMAN to Teamcenter: How Siemens Built the Industry's Most Comprehensive PLM Platform

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From PDM to PLM: How PTC Evolved Windchill into the Enterprise Backbone

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PLM History 101: PDM (Part 6) - Toward PLM and the Digital Thread

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History 101: PDM (Part 5) - Dassault Systèmes VPM V5, CATIA V5, and SmarTeam in the 2000s

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PLM History 101: PDM (Part 4) Mid-Market Solutions: SolidWorks PDM and Autodesk Vault (2000s)

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PLM History 101: PDM (Part 3) IBM’s ProductManager and Dassault’s VPM: The CATIA Journey

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PLM History 101: PDM (Part 2) Evolution of Assembly Modeling into PDM Systems - Unigraphics (1990s–2000s)

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PLM History 101: PDM (Part 1) - Evolution of Assembly Modeling into PDM Systems - PTC (1980s–1990s)

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From Polygons to Perfection: The Math and Engineering Power of SubD Modeling

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Zen and the Art of PLM Customization: Aras Innovator in 2025

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From Shenzhen and Seoul to Tel Aviv: CAD/PLM’s Other Epicenters

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The European PLM Revolution: From Parisian Vision to Global Manufacturing Transformation

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Chapter 15 - The Kernel Wars: A Modern Perspective

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Chapter 14 - Cross-Kernel Synergies: The Integration Imperative

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Chapter 13 - CAE Wars: Simulation Eating the Physical World

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Chapter 12 - CAM Wars: The Machinist's Digital Shadow

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Chapter 11 - CAD Wars

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Chapter 10 - How MCAD and Computer Graphics Drove Each Other: A Story of Mutual Acceleration

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Chapter 9 - The Evolution of Graphics APIs

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Chapter 8 - The Evolution of Surfacing Technologies — People, Companies, and the Creative Machines Behind the Magic

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Chapter 7 - The Computational Alchemy: How Graphics Mathematics Forged the AI Age

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Chapter 6 - From Parametric Roots to Direct Evolution: The Rise of Hybrid Modeling in CAD Kernels

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Chapter 5 - Cautionary Tales in CAD: When Tech Isn’t Enough

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Chapter 4 - Solid Edge versus SolidWorks: Two Different (but similar) Paths to Parasolid

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Chapter 3 - Proprietary versus Licensed Kernels

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Chapter 2 - The Cambridge Connection: Foundations of Modern CAD

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Chapter 1: Graphics Kernel Anatomy 101

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Kernel Wars: The Hidden Conflict Behind 3D CAD—and the Hardware That Made AI Possible

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Fino Post Index for SharePLMSummit 2025

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How Agentic AI and Model Context Protocol Are Uniting the Digital Enterprise

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The Bill of Information: Beyond Bill of Materials in the Digital Thread Era

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Transforming Engineering Workflows: Agentic AI and MCPs Address Daily PLM Challenges in 5 Use Cases

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Silicon to Systems: The Wild West Coast's Transformation of PLM

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Between the Coasts: The Untold Story: How America's Heartland Shaped CAD and PLM Evolution

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Boston's Hidden Legacy: How the 128 Tech Corridor Became a CAD/PLM Powerhouse

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Fino Post Index from Aras ACE 2025

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Index of My Summaries from Capgemini Engineering Horizons Conference 2025

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Future Horizons: Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Autonomous Systems in Manufacturing PLM

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Bridging the Gap: Making Agentic AI Practical in Today's PLM Reality

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The Agentic AI Revolution: Reimagining PLM as a Flexible Microservices Ecosystem

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Reviving My Programming Roots: A Full-Stack Adventure with Spring Boot, ImageJ, OpenCV, and AI

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Aras Connect Paris 2024 - Fino's Field Report

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AI in Manufacturing: Transforming Efficiency, Quality, and Sustainability

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Ensuring Scalable Data Integration and Consistency Across Heterogeneous Systems: PLM, MES, and ERP

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Demystifying 3DEXPERIENCE

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Pre-Conference Workshop on Data Interoperability

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Demystifying Data Discovery and Enterprise Search in Product Lifecycle Management - Navigating the Product Data Jungle

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Fino's Digital Threads Post Index (CIMdata PDM Roadmap and Eurostep PDT 2023 Europe)

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Demystifying Digital Twins using Thread and Straws

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Demystifying Digital Thread and Digital Twin

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Demystifying the Siemens Realize LIVE 2020 Announcements