(CIMdata, Ann Arbor, MI) -- CIMdata, a global product life-cycle management (PLM) consulting and research firm, has punlished an ebook that summarizes the results of a multisponsor collaborative research program, and highlights Eurostep’s perspective on the topic of digital threads. The CIMdata-administered Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group commissioned the research in collaboration with Eurostep and four other leading PLM solution providers.

The concept of linking multiple representations of a product, each tuned to the needs of various creators and consumers along the life cycle, is powerful. Until recently, tracing these links has been primarily a manual process. But now, with recent advances in commercial PLM solutions, the digital thread, with automated links and traceability, has become a practical possibility.

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