CMM

Channel & Partner Strategy

The Partner Ecosystem Play That Most MBE Solution Providers Are Missing

The MBE market is not a single-vendor market. No one company provides the CAD system, the PLM platform, the CMM software, the QIF data management layer, the MES integration, and the digital thread infrastructure. Every MBE implementation involves multiple products from multiple vendors — and the solution providers who assemble, integrate, and manage that ecosystem are the ones who capture the most recurring revenue.

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MBE & Digital Thread

STEP AP242 Is the Standard Your Customer Has Never Heard of but Cannot Afford to Ignore

STEP AP242 — the second edition of ISO 10303’s Application Protocol 242 — is the international standard for exchanging 3D CAD models with embedded Product and Manufacturing Information. In plain terms: it is the file format that makes Model-based Definition work across different software vendors.

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AI/ML in Manufacturing

AI-driven Inspection Is Not Replacing Your CMM — It Is Changing Who Buys CMM Software

The conversation about artificial intelligence in quality inspection has produced a lot of anxiety in the metrology software market and not much clarity. Solution providers worry that vision-based AI inspection will commoditize their CMM software. Manufacturers wonder whether they should be investing in AI now or waiting for the technology to mature.

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