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PTC · Oct 10, 2026

Partnerships & Acquisitions · PLM Software

Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, and PTC Inc. (“PTC”) (NASDAQ: PTC), a leader in complex industrial product design, engineering and data management, today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Schneider Electric will acquire PTC (“the transaction”). Key Highlights • All-cash acquisition at $205 per share for 100% of the share capital of PTC, valuing PTC’s equity at approximately $22.6 billion (€20.1 billion) • Implied Enterprise Value of $23.7 billion (€21.1 billion), representing a multiple of 21x EV/ Adj. EBITA 2027E and 13x EV/ Adj. EBITA 2027E including full run-rate synergies • Represents a 42.3% premium to the last closing price and a 46.1% premium to the previous 30-trading days volume-weighted average share price prior to announcement • Creates a leading, scaled, open and interoperable industrial software and AI franchise, driving business outcomes for customers from any system of design, control, data and intelligence • Bridges the physical and digital worlds across the lifecycle, from design and build to operate and maintain • Establishes a unified digital thread fueled with a contextualized AI Data Foundation across products & machines and processes & energy systems, accelerating Energy & Industrial Intelligence • Adds strong growth, high-quality recurring revenues supporting Digital Flywheel ambition, attractive margins and robust cash generation, driving compelling shareholder value creation • €250 million of highly executable annual run-rate cost synergies expected to be achieved by Year 3 and approximately €800 million of expected revenue synergies • Fully aligned with the capital allocation framework set out at the 2025 Capital Markets Day Olivier Blum, Chief executive Officer of Schneider Electric, said: “The acquisition of PTC represents an important step forward in our ambition to lead the new era of Energy and Industrial Intelligence. Together, we are creating the industry’s most complete Software & AI powerhouse and highest-quality portfolio bridging the physical and digital worlds. By connecting and contextualizing data across the lifecycle of products and assets, we will create a unique digital thread forthe next generation of Industrial AI, helping customers to optimize their systems with greater intelligence from design and build to operate and maintain. Neil Barua and the PTC teams have established an outstanding track record of growth, innovation and customer success. At Schneider Electric, we have built a strong leadership position in industrial software with AVEVA under the leadership of Caspar Herzberg. Together, with Cognite’s1 unique AI capabilities, we will accelerate innovation, unlock new opportunities and create long-term value for our customers, employees and shareholders as we shape the future of Energy and Industrial Intelligence.” Neil Barua, President and CEO of PTC, said: “PTC provides the software the world’s leading manufacturers and product companies rely on to design, build, and maintain great products and unlock more value from their product data in an increasingly AIdriven world. Joining Schneider Electric is an incredible opportunity to elevate the scope and impact of what we deliver for our customers globally. We gain substantial scale and resources to accelerate innovation, advance our Intelligent Product Lifecycle vision, and expand our business into more geographies and end markets to serve more customers. This all-cash transaction is the culmination of the PTC Board’s commitment to maximize shareholder value. It delivers certain and compelling value to our shareholders and reflects the strength of PTC’s business, our strategy, and our outstanding team. I am deeply grateful to our talented and dedicated employees around the world for everything they have done to make PTC what it is today. We look forward to building on this strong foundation and beginning an exciting new chapter with Schneider Electric.” A new Tech era of Intelligence The world is entering a new era of Energy and Industrial Intelligence, driven by the convergence of the New Energy Landscape and the acceleration of Digitalization & AI, fundamentally reshaping customer needs. As industrial AI moves beyond digital applications and is increasingly embedded in physical products and machines, processes and energy systems, new customer opportunities are created across the lifecycle. By bridging the physical and digital worlds, from design and build to operate and maintain, trusted and contextualized industrial data can increasingly be transformed into actionable intelligence and AI-driven outcomes. This delivers greater value for customers across any system of design, control, data and intelligence. PTC: a high-quality industrial software & intelligence platform bringing product design and engineering expertise PTC is a global leader in complex industrial product design, engineering and data management, serving more than 30,000 customers globally. Its leading computer-aided design (CAD), product lifecycle management (PLM), application lifecycle management (ALM) and service lifecycle management (SLM) capabilities help customers design complex physical products and manage their product and engineering data throughout the entire lifecycle, from initial definition and design through to service and optimization. It generated €2.4 billion revenue and ~40% Adj. EBITA margin in CY25, with revenue and ARR expected to grow by ~10% annually through 2029. With particular strengths in discrete and hybrid manufacturing, PTC is a high-quality industrial software and intelligence platform with strong growth, margins and cash generation. PTC complements the unique portfolio Schneider Electric has built step by step PTC complements Schneider Electric’s industrial AI data foundation, which will be further enhanced following its proposed acquisition of Cognite3 , by adding the critical product and engineering data fabric to its existing foundation of process and energy data. By connecting engineering intent with real-world operational context, the combination strengthens Schneider Electric’s Energy & Industrial Intelligence capabilities and provides the trusted context which AI agents need in order to deliver productivity, resiliency, efficiency and sustainability for customers. The transaction extends Schneider Electric’s proven asset lifecycle platform upstream into product design and engineering, creating an end-to-end industrial software and intelligence platform that helps customers drive continuous improvement. Schneider Electric’s global reach, market access and deep Energy and Industry expertise will broaden PTC’s customer base, expand end-market exposure and unlock significant bi-directional cross-selling opportunities. Strong strategic rationale • Creating a leading, scaled, open and interoperable industrial software and AI franchise, driving business outcomes for customers from any system of design, control, data and intelligence: The transaction with PTC creates one of the largest and most differentiated industrial software portfolios, scaling Software & Services revenues to an estimated 24% of Group revenues on a proforma basis, with 15,000+ software employees and addressing 50,000+ software customers. Beyond scale, the transaction closes a portfolio gap in product lifecycle and industrial software while preserving an open-by-design approach across vendors and hardware. • Bridging the physical and digital worlds across the lifecycle, from design and build to operate and maintain: The combination allows Schneider Electric to incorporate upstream resources into its model, bridging the physical and digital worlds, from design and build to operate and maintain. The combination will position Schneider Electric to help customers design faster, build right the first time, operate more efficiently and continuously improve the next generation of products and systems. • Establishing a unified digital thread fuelled with a contextualized AI Data Foundation across products & machines and processes & energy systems, accelerating Energy & Industrial Intelligence: PTC brings the products and machines system of design through its CAD solutions and enriches the data fabric with its PLM, ALM and SLM capabilities. PTC adds the intelligence on how products are designed and built to Schneider Electric’s operational and energy intelligence expertise, creating a trusted, contextualized and unified AI-ready data foundation spanning products and machines, processes and energy systems. • Broadening end-market exposure, accelerating digital leadership in Energy and Industry and unlocking substantial bi-directional cross-sell opportunities: The combination will expand Schneider Electric’s total addressable market in industrial software by ~3x, including in discrete and hybrid manufacturing, while avoiding meaningful concentration across verticals and sectors. Schneider Electric’s scale, global footprint, channel relationships and energy expertise will provide PTC with broader access to end-markets. • Augmenting key financial metrics: Adding a strong growth profile, high-quality recurring revenues supporting Digital Flywheel ambition, attractive margins and robust cash generation, driving compelling shareholder value creation. Transaction terms, financing and next steps Transacting terms Subject to completion of the closing conditions, PTC shareholders will receive $205 per share in cash, representing a 42.3% premium to PTC’s last closing price and a 46.1% premium to the previous 30-trading days volume-weighted average share price prior to announcement. The transaction values 100% of PTC equity at approximately $22.6 billion, which implies a $23.7 billion enterprise value. Compelling value creation Schneider Electric estimates the transaction would be accretive to Schneider Electric’s financial profile across key metrics, including revenue growth, recurring revenue mix, gross margin, Adjusted EBITA margin and free cash flow conversion. Schneider Electric is focused on delivering disciplined shareholder value creation and expects to achieve €250 million of highly executable cost synergies by Year 3 and approximately €800 million of revenue synergies. This will be driven by cross-selling across complementary customer footprints, extending channels and end-market access, broadening geographic reach and leveraging AI-enabled joint development of digital thread solutions. Schneider Electric expects the transaction to be immediately low single-digit accretive to Adj. EPS (before PPA5 ) in the first year of full consolidation and mid-to high-single-digit accretive to Adj. EPS (before PPA) including full run-rate synergies. Transaction ROCE is expected to exceed WACC by Year 5 post-closing including full run-rate synergies. Financing The total cash consideration of approximately €22 billion is secured through a fully committed bridge facility provided by Morgan Stanley and Société Générale. Total consideration is expected to be funded via a combination of an equity issuance of approximately €5 to 6 billion and new debt issuance of approximately €16 to 17 billion. The equity issuance is expected to take the form of an Accelerated Bookbuild Offering (ABO) using the existing financial authorization given by the AGM to the Board, while the new debt issuance is expected to be conducted across several currencies. Confirmation of commitments taken on capital allocation at its 2025 Capital Markets Day: • Credit ratings: Schneider Electric expects to retain Category A credit ratings. This remains subject to formal confirmation by the ratings agencies. • Progressive dividends: Schneider Electric expects to continue its policy which has resulted in a progressive dividend for the last 16 years. • Active portfolio management: Schneider Electric intends to continue its €1.0-€1.5 billion revenue disposal program, to be completed by 2030, and will remain agile in acquisitions that accelerate its strategy, while leveraging partnerships and alliances to drive value creation. • Share buyback: Schneider Electric remains committed to its share buyback program of €2.5-€3.5 billion through 2030. The Group expects to complete €600 million of share buyback in 2026 in accordance with its systematic program previously announced, with the expectation for a pause in 2027 and 2028 with acceleration thereafter, before completion of the program by the end of 2030 within the envelope previously announced. Closing and next steps The transaction has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies. Closing of the transaction is anticipated by Q3 2027, subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by PTC’s shareholders holding at least a majority of outstanding PTC shares at a special shareholder meeting and receipt of required regulatory approvals. The PTC Board of Directors resolved to recommend that the Company’s shareholders approve the Merger Agreement. Schneider Electric Third Quarter revenues As a result of the transaction, Schneider Electric will bring forward the release of its Third Quarter 2026 revenues to October 16, 2026. Investor call and further information Schneider Electric will host a call for investors and financial analysts at 8:00 a.m. Central European Time on October 5, 2026. Participants are advised to join at least 10-15 minutes prior to the commencement of the call to register. Presentation materials will be available ahead of the call on the Schneider Electric website. Please connect to the call via the following link: https://edge.mediaserver.com/mmc/p/wnakhtk8 Advisors Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc is serving as lead financial advisor to Schneider Electric. Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE is also serving as financial advisor, with Debevoise & Plimpton LLP serving as legal counsel. Evercore is serving as financial advisor to PTC, with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP serving as legal counsel. Important Information This press release does not constitute or form any part of an offer to sell, exchange or purchase, or solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any securities in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan and/or South Africa or in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. The distribution of this press release may, in certain states or jurisdictions, be restricted by local legislations. Persons into whose possession this press release comes are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such potential local restrictions. Any securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There will be no public offering of securities in the United States. This press release is not a prospectus, information document or other offering documents for purposes of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 14, 2017, as amended. Forward-Looking Statements about Schneider Electric This press release contains forward-looking statements, which reflect Schneider Electric management’s present expectations of future events and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. For a detailed description of these factors and uncertainties, please refer to the section “Risk Factors” in our Universal Registration Document. Any forwardlooking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this press release and are not guarantees of future performance. Schneider Electric undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any of these forward-looking statements. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements about PTC This document contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding the expected timing of the closing of the proposed transaction, and PTC future operating, financial and growth expectations made in this document are forward-looking. In many cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology, such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology. There may also be other statements of expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally outside PTC and Schneider Electric’s control, that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, including circumstances requiring PTC to pay the other party a termination fee; the failure to obtain applicable regulatory or PTC shareholder approval in a timely manner or otherwise; the risk that the proposed transaction may not close in the anticipated timeframe or at all due to one or more of the other closing conditions to the transaction not being satisfied or waived; the risk that there may be unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the proposed transaction; risks that the proposed transaction disrupts PTC’s current plans and operations; the risk that certain restrictions during the pendency of the proposed transaction may impact PTC’s ability to pursue certain business opportunities or strategic transactions; risks related to disruption of management’s time and attention from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction; the risk that any announcements relating to the proposed transaction could have adverse effects on the market price of PTC’s common stock, credit ratings or operating results; the risk that the proposed transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on PTC’s ability to retain and hire key personnel, retain customers and maintain relationships with its respective business partners, suppliers and customers; and the risk of litigation that could be instituted against the parties to the merger agreement or their respective directors, managers or officers and/or regulatory actions related to the proposed transaction. In addition, the macroeconomic and/or global manufacturing climates may not improve or may deteriorate due to, among other factors, the effects of import tariffs, threats of additional and reciprocal import tariffs, global trade and geopolitical tensions and uncertainty, including the recent military conflict in Iran, volatile foreign exchange rates, high interest rates or increases in interest rates, inflation, and tightening of credit standards and availability, any of which could cause customers to delay or reduce purchases of new software, adopt competing software solutions, reduce the number of subscriptions they carry, or delay payments to us, which would adversely affect PTC’s Annual Run Rate (“ARR”) and/or financial results and cash flow and growth; PTC’s investments in its software solutions, including the integration of artificial intelligence (“AI”) capabilities into its software solutions, may not drive expansion of those solutions and/or generate the ARR and/or cash flow we expect if those capabilities are not made available when or as we expect, if customers are slower to adopt those solutions than we expect, or if customers adopt competing solutions; customers may not build the product data foundations essential for the AI-driven transformation of their business when or as we expect, which could adversely affect PTC’s ARR and/or financial results and cash flow and growth; PTC’s go-to-market realignment and related initiatives may not generate the ARR and/or financial results or cash flow when or as we expect; and foreign exchange rates may differ materially from those we expect. Other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected are described from time to time in reports PTC files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including PTC’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on November 21, 2025, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Except to the extent required by law, PTC undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additional Information and Where to Find It This communication is being made in respect of the proposed transaction involving PTC and Schneider Electric. In connection with the proposed transaction, PTC intends to file relevant materials with the SEC, including preliminary and definitive proxy statements on Schedule 14A. The definitive proxy statement (if and when available) will be mailed to PTC’s shareholders. This communication is not a substitute for the proxy statement or any other document that may be filed by PTC with the SEC or sent to its shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction. BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION, PTC SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE PRELIMINARY AND DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENTS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE PROXY STATEMENT WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. You will be able to obtain a free copy of the proxy statement and other related documents (when available) filed by PTC with the SEC at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. No Offer or Solicitation This communication is for informational purposes only and is not intended to, and does not constitute or form part of, an offer, invitation or the solicitation of an offer or invitation to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities, or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction, pursuant to the proposed transaction or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. Participants in the Solicitation PTC and its directors and executive officers and certain of its employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from PTC’s shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding PTC’s directors and executive officers is set forth under the captions “Proposal 1: Election of Directors,” “Our Executive Officers,” “Corporate Governance and the Board of Directors,” “Stock Owned by Directors and Officers” and “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” in the definitive proxy statement for PTC’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the SEC on December 23, 2025, and in PTC’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 11, 2026. To the extent holdings of PTC’s securities by its directors or executive officers have changed since the amounts set forth in PTC’s definitive proxy statement for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, such changes have been or will be reflected on Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3, Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4, or Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 5 filed with the SEC. These documents may be obtained free of charge from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the definitive proxy statement and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction if and when they become available. About Schneider Electric Schneider Electric is a global energy technology leader, driving efficiency and sustainability by electrifying, automating, and digitalizing industries, businesses, and homes. Its technologies enable buildings, data centers, factories, infrastructure, and grids to operate as open, interconnected ecosystems, enhancing performance, resilience, and sustainability. The portfolio includes intelligent devices, software-defined architectures, AI-powered systems, digital services, and expert advisory. With 160,000 employees and 1 million partners in over 100 countries, Schneider Electric is consistently ranked among the world’s most sustainable companies. www.se.com Learn more about Advancing Energy Tech on Schneider Electric Insights. About PTC PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) is a global software company that enables manufacturers and product companies to digitally transform how they design, manufacture, and service the physical products that the world relies on. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, PTC employs over 7,000 people and supports more than 30,000 customers globally.

Dassault Systèmes · Oct 10, 2026

Digital Thread & Digital Twin · AI in Product Development

Dassault Systèmes will attend the Paris Motor Show from Oct. 12-18, 2026 to explain what virtual twins and industrial artificial intelligence mean for the automotive industry. As vehicles become autonomous, and AI- and software-defined, they are more complex to design. Carmakers must innovate faster. Virtual twins, scientifically accurate representations constantly calibrated by the real world, let teams experience ideas and predict vehicle performance in virtual worlds. They provide industrial-grade AI with the context it needs to tackle complex missions that span several disciplines. For carmakers, this means faster design iterations on mechanical components, faster physics-driven design, earlier identification of project risks and wider access to business knowledge. Visitors can find Dassault Systèmes at the “Fabrique de l'innovation” exhibition space organized by the French Automotive and Mobility Industry Platform (PFA), in Hall 5.1 at Porte de Versailles. Dassault Systèmes will also take part in two conferences: • Oct. 14, 11:15-11:45, Hall 7.1: “R&D under pressure in the age of agentic AI: towards a new performance model for European organizations” • Oct. 16, 15:30-16:30, Hall 5.1: “How technological transformations are changing engineering professions, required skills and tomorrow's talent” For more information on Dassault Systèmes in the transportation and mobility industry: https://www.3ds.com/industries/transportation-mobility

Aerospace Manufacturing and Design · Oct 10, 2026

Manufacturing & MES · Industry Trends

AI-generated summary: The article previews the Aerospace Industry Outlook–Fall 2026, scheduled for October 14 at 11:00 a.m. EDT, featuring Richard Aboulafia, managing director of AeroDynamic Advisory and a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. His outlook describes strong demand across commercial aircraft, business aviation, and defense alongside severe constraints on labor, materials, and production capacity. Airbus and Boeing have a combined backlog exceeding 17,000 aircraft, representing a 12-year delivery queue, with engine durability problems and fragmented tier suppliers contributing to delays and higher existing-fleet asset values. Business aircraft utilization is reaching record highs, while corporations are moving from standalone flight departments toward diversified arrangements involving fractional ownership networks and charter services. Escalating geopolitical friction is also driving increases in global defense spending and venture capital investment, intensifying competition between military programs and civil contracts for specialized workers and limited raw materials. For product lifecycle management (PLM) and product development, the relevant pressures described are engine durability, supplier fragmentation, prolonged delivery schedules, and resource competition, although the article does not discuss specific PLM tools or development practices. The outlook identifies defense expansion as crowding out commercial aerospace despite strong demand in both markets.

Automotive World · Oct 9, 2026

Industry Trends

AI-generated summary: The October 8, 2026 edition of the Software-Defined Vehicle Intelligence Brief examines Honda’s deals with Tata Technologies and Applied Intuition, questioning whether they could weaken its competitive edge. It frames the two agreements as a bet on speed and cost against Chinese rivals, while warning that this approach risks producing vehicles that are difficult to differentiate. The brief also reports that Elon Musk insisted Tesla and SpaceX would build and operate the Terafab chip complex. Separately, the Linux Foundation published a common automotive software bill of materials (SBOM) framework, and LG Electronics will supply the cockpit controller for Renault’s first software-defined vehicle (SDV) van. For product lifecycle management (PLM) and product development, the brief’s central issue is the potential trade-off between Honda’s pursuit of speed and cost advantages and the distinctiveness of its vehicles. The other developments concern chip infrastructure, a shared automotive software framework, and cockpit-controller sourcing for Renault’s SDV van.

Aerospace Manufacturing and Design · Oct 9, 2026

Industry Trends

AI-generated summary: GE Aerospace is investing $225 million to modernize its research center in Niskayuna, New York. 3 million. Approximately two-thirds of the combined investments will fund infrastructure improvements, with the remainder directed toward advanced research equipment and technology. The project is expected to create 75 full-time research, engineering and trade jobs over five years, generate short-term construction employment and support the site’s existing workforce. The center, which has operated for more than 75 years, develops technologies including AI, autonomy, robotics, advanced materials, future manufacturing, hypersonic propulsion and hybrid-electric flight. For product development, the modernization will strengthen research capacity and support advanced technology projects with academic and federal partners, including congressionally funded Department of Energy and Department of War projects; the article identifies no specific product lifecycle management (PLM) systems or process changes. GE Aerospace expects site improvements to begin immediately, with research operations continuing through construction with minimal disruption.

NVIDIA Newsroom · Oct 8, 2026

AI in Product Development · CAD, CAE & Simulation

See how developers are combining AI agents with NVIDIA Omniverse libraries to build simulation applications, test physical behavior and guide improvements. October 8, 2026 by NVIDIA Writers Turning a simulation idea into a working application means assembling assets, connecting physics and rendering, and checking that the scene behaves as intended. Developers are combining frontier AI models with NVIDIA Omniverse libraries to help carry out that work — building applications for exploring scenarios, investigating failures and improving designs. Developers direct AI agents through natural-language instructions, review results and guide changes. Omniverse libraries provide GPU-accelerated physics, rendering and sensor simulation capabilities. Explore the projects below to see frontier AI models such as GPT-6 Astra at work, and check back for new examples from NVIDIA teams and developers across the ecosystem. Build a Humanoid Simulator for a Warehouse Environment 🔗 https://blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Humanoid-Warehouse.mp4 Explore a gamified, physics-based control of a humanoid robot in first- and third-person view. Before automating warehouse tasks, developers need an interactive simulation environment to explore task behavior and evaluate how the work gets done. Frank DeLise, Omniverse product manager at NVIDIA, used Astra to turn a SimReady warehouse and humanoid robot into an interactive simulator with first- and third-person views. DeLise directed Astra to connect NVIDIA Omniverse libraries for physics ( ovphysx ), scene updates ( ovstage ), rendering ( ovrtx ) and the user interface ( ovui ). He also used Astra with SimReady ( simready-foundation ) to create the physical scene in simulation. Astra then generated animation and application code to bring those capabilities together. Learn how to prepare and validate SimReady robot assets with frontier AI models and NVIDIA Omniverse libraries. Connect an Autonomous-Driving Testing Workflow 🔗 https://blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/zero-to-alpamayo-under-10MB.mp4 Changing a scene, sensor or driving model can significantly affect autonomous-vehicle simulations. Doyub Kim, a manager on the simulation technology team at NVIDIA, asked Astra to build Zero to Alpamayo — a reusable simulation environment based on San Francisco’s Market Street. Kim directed Astra to map out the workflow, then connect asset creation, traffic, Omniverse RTX sensor simulation and Alpamayo driving in stages, checking each integration. The resulting prototype was a testing ground for comparing models and tracing how scene or sensor changes affect downstream driving behavior. A separate Cosmos3-Nano experiment varied weather and lighting in recorded simulation videos, allowing Kim to compare the driving model’s responses to the same scenario under different conditions. Use Sensor Differences to Create and Improve Digital Twins 🔗 https://blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/0_00-0_004-hubble_rivermark_Real_Sim_no_loop.mp4 Comparing recorded and simulated camera and lidar outputs gives developers key performance indicator-based feedback for refining a scene. To test robots and autonomous vehicles, developers need to know how closely simulated sensors match real ones. Ashley Reid, who works on RTX sensor validation at NVIDIA, directed Astra and Claude Fable 5 agents to compare ovrtx camera and raw LiDAR outputs with recorded data. The agents created two digital twins from scratch and improved two existing ones. Over about three days, Reid guided an iterative workflow in which agents measured differences, created or modified OpenUSD scenes, and checked the results. Changes addressed missing objects, geometry and materials, with acceptance depending on camera and LiDAR metrics. This gives developers a way to use measured discrepancies to guide scene creation and improvement. Start by rendering an OpenUSD scene with the ovrtx minimal Python example , then define a sensor measure to compare with recorded data. Robo Olympics: Test Robot Skills With Simulation 🔗 Teaching robots new movements means checking whether those actions work under physical constraints. Tae Kim, who leads NVIDIA Omniverse engineering and product, used sports videos and natural-language instructions to guide Astra in building Robo Olympics, an experimental project that tests simulated Unitree G1 humanoids performing sports movements. Under Kim’s direction, Astra built controllers and refined them through physics trials. Newton Physics Engine simulated behavior, the open source NVIDIA Warp framework accelerated calculations and ovrtx rendered scenes and virtual-camera images. In one experiment, the robot cleared a single hurdle in 64 of 100 simulation trials. The trials gave Kim feedback for improving the robot’s timing and control. Watch Kim explore building simulations with Astra and NVIDIA Omniverse libraries. Test Robotic Disassembly With Computer-Aided Design and Simulation 🔗 Before a robot can disassemble a product, developers need to know whether its tools can reach and remove the parts. Jens Jebens, a senior product manager for OpenUSD at NVIDIA, directed Astra to model a car suspension in PTC Onshape and configure it in NVIDIA Isaac Sim . With Astra, Jebens explored computer-aided design and tooling revisions for robots informed by simulation. The agent measured the available space and designed a wrench the robot could use to reach the suspension’s bolts. Jebens reported successful removal of a suspension component in simulation. This connects design and tooling decisions to disassembly results, offering a starting point for robot policy training. Explore the Onshape importer guide . Bring the International Space Station Into the Browser 🔗 Turning 3D models into an application requires connecting assets, live data and an interface. Nic Johns, an engineering director at NVIDIA, prompted Astra to assemble NASA assets into an OpenUSD International Space Station model with telemetry. Johns built the application with a single prompt, then used a follow-up prompt to shift the scene to Earth’s daytime side so the planet was visible. The workflow used Blender for asset preparation and Omniverse libraries for rendering ( ovrtx ), scene runtime (ovstage) and streaming (ovstream). The application brings 3D models and operational data into the browser, with Johns guiding its development through prompts and corrections. Try the Omniverse Real-Time Viewer skill . Turn Captured Rooms Into Testing Environments 🔗 A digitally reconstructed room needs editable objects and accurate physical behavior before developers can test interactions. Chirag Majithia, from the Isaac engineering applications team at NVIDIA, directed Astra to turn stereo camera captures into an editable OpenUSD studio. The workflow combined PyCuSFM, FoundationStereo and nvblox for reconstruction, with user review guiding object selection and placement. Astra assembled generated and Blender-authored assets and used USD Content Agents to configure how objects move and interact in simulation. Isaac Sim tests guided collision and contact revisions for doors and drawers. The studio connects captured geometry to interaction testing, making gaps and object behavior easier to inspect. Explore USD Content Agents. Have a simulation idea? Explore NVIDIA Omniverse libraries to start building with an AI agent.

SAP News · Oct 8, 2026

Enterprise Systems

Supply chain teams never lack decisions to make. What they increasingly lack is time. SAP Connect in 2026: Advancing the Autonomous Enterprise Read the innovation news guide I’ve spent most of my career building supply chain technology to drive business outcomes at scale. Earlier in my career, nobody was talking about AI. But I was helping build what we’d now call an autonomous supply chain. At scale, manual decision-making simply cannot keep pace with growing consumer expectations. That’s why the next phase of supply chain AI needs to move beyond analysis to help organizations turn insights into action across the processes and applications that move goods. Decision velocity: where supply chain speed is won or lost Even the most intelligent supply chains can struggle to turn a meaningful signal into a well-governed response. I think of that as decision velocity: how quickly an organization can recognize change and coordinate the right response based on relevant business context. In supply chain, decisions are inherently interconnected. Planning affects manufacturing, which depends on product and asset readiness, suppliers, logistics partners, and more. I hear this from our customers today: each decision could be rational; the sum of them was not. AI can automate individual tasks, but isolated intelligence only creates isolated value. Agents need to understand how a decision in one domain affects the next. That’s where supply chain applications become critical, providing the business context, connected processes, and controls that agents need to act. New Joule Agents extend AI across the supply chain This year at SAP Connect, we’re expanding the capabilities of six Joule Assistants introduced earlier at SAP Sapphire and adding specialized Joule Agents that can take on critical supply chain tasks. These capabilities will help organizations respond faster and automate more routine work while keeping people at the center of informed decision-making: • The Product Design Assistant will be able to interpret product designs, recipes, and specifications and orchestrate compliant product changes, helping accelerate time to market. • The Supply Chain Planning Assistant will help planners sense, simulate, and resolve exceptions in a single workspace, helping teams understand downstream impacts and address disruptions before they ripple across the enterprise. • The Manufacturing Assistant will help teams respond to plant-floor disruptions as they happen, while new capabilities in the Logistics Assistant span warehousing, outbound optimization, fulfillment, and transportation dispatching, helping turn logistics insight into action. • New agentic capabilities for the Asset Operations Assistant will help translate equipment and maintenance signals into action by supporting the initiation, screening, and simulation of maintenance requests. And the Business Network Assistant will improve collaboration with suppliers and logistics partners in areas such as sourcing, contracting, and exception handling. What connects these scenarios is the ability for agents to operate within the business context already governing the supply chain, so an insight in one area can inform the next and, when authorized, trigger coordinated action. General availability for these new capabilities is planned for Q4 2026. Customer results show autonomy taking hold Customers are already putting this shift into practice. Takeda Pharmaceuticals will use the Supply Chain Planning Assistant to help pinpoint likely causes behind planning issues and propose corrective steps, supporting adaptive planning processes over time. Rebecca Kaufmann, senior vice president and head of Enterprise Platforms at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, said, “We are combining the SAP industry and technology knowledge with our organizational real-life experience. The Supply Chain Planning Assistant will provide us with AI-detected root causes and AI-suggested remediation and also automated performance tracking resulting in a self-healing capability.” Doehler, a global producer of natural ingredients for the food, beverage, life sciences, and nutrition industries, is applying AI to logistics issue resolution. Stephan Schissler, CIO at Doehler GmbH, says, “Our people’s greatest value lies in deciding what to do next—and now they can focus entirely on that. The Logistics Issue Resolution Agent detects the root cause, recommends the resolution, and turns a multi-hour firefight into a one-click decision. Our logistics team has recovered roughly a third of the time once lost to troubleshooting, and our processes are becoming self-resolving rather than exception-driven.” This is how autonomy delivers practical value: moving from manually managing exceptions toward more intelligent supply chain processes. Building autonomy on a foundation of trust As AI takes on a greater role in supply chain decisions, trust must be built into how it operates. Leaders need to understand what AI decided and why, define what it is authorized to complete, intervene when necessary, and know who is accountable. That is the direction behind everything we are introducing at SAP Connect in 2026. By grounding Joule Assistants and their agents in the processes and data of the SAP Supply Chain Management portfolio, we can help organizations move from insight to coordinated action while keeping people at the center of the decisions that matter most. For supply chain leaders, that is where autonomy becomes tangible: less time spent on routine work and resolving exceptions, faster responses when conditions change, and more time for the strategic decisions that strengthen resilience, efficiency and customer value. Ultimately, it comes down to decision velocity you can trust. Devesh Mishra is general manager and chief product officer for SAP Supply Chain Management.

Siemens Digital Industries Software Blogs · Oct 8, 2026

PLM Software · Customer Stories

Medical device manufacturers face increasing pressure to bring innovative products to market while maintaining rigorous quality and regulatory standards. As product complexity grows and global compliance requirements become more demanding, organizations need a better way to connect product information, quality processes and development activities across the lifecycle. That challenge helped drive Sahajanand Medical Technologies Ltd (SMT)’s decision to deploy Teamcenter software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio. The company is establishing a digital thread backbone that connects product development, quality and regulatory processes as part of its broader digital transformation strategy. Supporting innovation in cardiovascular medical devices SMT is a leading manufacturer of cardiovascular medical devices serving healthcare markets worldwide. As the company continues expanding its global presence, it recognized the need for a centralized environment that brings together engineering, quality and program management data within a single source of truth. By digitizing key product lifecycle processes, SMT aims to improve collaboration across teams, streamline new product development and support compliance with global medical device standards, including FDA 21 CFR Part 820 and ISO 13485. Building a stronger foundation for collaboration For growing medical device companies, teams often rely on information spread across multiple systems and departments. Connecting engineering, quality and program management data can help improve visibility and support more consistent decision making throughout product development. SMT selected Teamcenter to create that connected foundation. With Teamcenter, we are establishing a data backbone that helps connect our engineering and quality teams while improving visibility across product development processes.” Girish Kewalramani, Chief Information Officer, Sahajanand Medical Technologies Ltd This focus on connectivity extends beyond data management. By bringing information together within a unified PLM environment, SMT is working to strengthen collaboration across research and development, quality and program management functions as the company continues to grow internationally. Connecting development, quality and regulatory processes SMT leverages Teamcenter capabilities for collaboration, classification, program planning and schedule management while establishing a unified PLM environment across its research and development and quality teams. The implementation helps digitize processes from initial requirements and risk analysis through product release and change execution. By connecting development, quality and regulatory activities, Teamcenter provides a lifecycle-connected approach to managing product information and processes. This type of connected environment is increasingly important as medical device manufacturers balance product innovation, quality management and regulatory compliance requirements. Compliance and traceability for a growing global business For medical device manufacturers, compliance requirements are closely tied to product development activities. Requirements, risk analysis, quality processes, design decisions and product changes must remain connected and traceable throughout the lifecycle. That makes product compliance management and traceability a key part of SMT’s digital transformation strategy. Teamcenter supports SMT with industry-specific functionality for design history files (DHF), device master records (DMR), change management, and test and verification processes. The deployment also helps provide end-to-end traceability from requirements through design, manufacturing and quality activities. As we continue to grow internationally, having a more connected approach to managing product information will help us support the rigorous compliance requirements of the medical device industry while bringing innovative cardiovascular technologies to market more efficiently.” Girish Kewalramani, Chief Information Officer, Sahajanand Medical Technologies Ltd Preparing for future growth Medical device manufacturers continue to navigate increasing product complexity, demanding quality expectations and evolving regulatory requirements. Building stronger connections between development and quality processes is becoming a strategic priority for organizations looking to scale globally. SMT’s deployment of Teamcenter illustrates how a medical device manufacturer can establish a digital foundation that supports collaboration, traceability and compliance across the product lifecycle. By connecting engineering, quality and regulatory activities through a digital thread backbone, the company is creating a foundation to support future growth and continued innovation in cardiovascular healthcare technologies.

DEVELOP3D · Oct 8, 2026

CAD, CAE & Simulation

AI-generated summary: Mechatronics Designed, a Thailand-based automation machinery builder, has launched MechCAD 2026, a parametric CAD/CAM application derived from software developed for its own machine-design work. Available on the Microsoft Store with perpetual licensing starting at $990, it opens native Solidworks SLDPRT/SLDASM and Alibre parts through proprietary file readers without requiring those applications to be installed. The company also launched MCAD 2026, a 2D drafting program that directly opens, edits and saves DWG/DXF files, provides AutoCAD-style commands and aliases, smart dimensions and an electrical library of more than 700 symbols, and is offered through perpetual licensing or a browser-based MCAD Web version. Headquartered in Pathum Thani near Bangkok, Mechatronics Designed has built packaging automation machinery since 2008 and serves more than 40 brands across cosmetics, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and industrial manufacturing in Thailand and Southeast Asia. For product development and PLM-related workflows, MechCAD 2026 supports direct assembly, detailing and machining of supplier files, assemblies containing thousands of parts, production drawings, robot-cell and motion simulation, automatic bills of materials, and milling and turning CAM. The tools are used daily by the company’s in-house engineers, while an AI assistant for building and editing models through plain-language requests and additional CAM tools are in development.