PTC Inc. is a technology company best known for its computer-aided design (CAD), product lifecycle management (PLM), and industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) software. The company serves manufacturing, industrial, and engineering customers globally with solutions that help design, operate, and service complex products. PTC has increasingly integrated analytics, augmented reality, and AI capabilities into its portfolio to support digital transformation and smart, connected operations.
PTC’s AI strategy focuses on embedding analytics, optimization, and computer vision into its core CAD, PLM, IIoT, and AR platforms to improve product design, manufacturing efficiency, and service outcomes. Rather than building foundational AI models, PTC positions itself as an integrator and enabler, combining its domain expertise in engineering and industrial workflows with AI/ML capabilities from its own R&D and partner ecosystem. The company emphasizes use cases such as generative design, predictive maintenance, quality analytics, and guided AR-based service.
Strategic alliance combining PTC’s ThingWorx, Kepware, and Vuforia with Rockwell Automation’s FactoryTalk and industrial automation portfolio to deliver integrated IIoT, analytics, and AR solutions for manufacturing.
Collaboration to deliver PTC’s CAD, PLM, IIoT, and AR solutions on Microsoft Azure, including integrations with Azure IoT and HoloLens for industrial AR use cases.
Partnership to integrate Ansys simulation technology with PTC Creo to enable simulation-driven design and generative design workflows.