AI Across The Product Lifecycle Podcast

AI Across The Product Lifecycle explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping engineering, manufacturing, and product development—from early design to production, service, and the digital thread that connects it all.

Hosted by Michael Finocchiaro (DemystifyingPLM), the podcast brings together founders, engineers, analysts, and technology leaders building the next generation of engineering software and industrial AI.

Each episode focuses on practical implementation rather than hype:

• How startups and established vendors are embedding AI into CAD, simulation, PLM, and manufacturing systems
• What real digital thread architectures look like in practice
• How engineering organizations are adapting their data, workflows, and tools to work with AI
• Where the biggest opportunities—and bottlenecks—are emerging across the product lifecycle

Conversations often feature founders of cutting-edge startups alongside experienced industry practitioners, providing both strategic perspective and technical depth.

Topics frequently include:

• AI-native engineering software
• Agentic workflows for design and manufacturing
• Simulation acceleration and generative design
• PLM copilots and knowledge retrieval
• Digital thread and digital twin architectures
• Data infrastructure for engineering AI

If you work in CAD, PLM, CAE, manufacturing systems, or industrial AI, this podcast provides a front-row seat to the technologies and companies redefining how products are designed, built, and operated.

New episodes feature interviews, conference recaps, and focused discussions with leaders across the engineering software ecosystem.

See our Conference Website: https://threaded.live where you can come meet these startups as well as my https://threadmoat.com market intelligence website!