Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group Hosts Webinar on Digital Threads

The Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group (AD PAG) will host a live webinar, "The Value Potential of Digital Twins and Digital Threads - Results from Industry Research," on Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 11:00 am EDT to present the findings of its landmark industry research. The webinar will provide insight into the maturity, capabilities, and cross-industry applications of current commercial digital twin and digital thread (DTW-DTH) solutions.

For background, the AD PAG engaged with a group of leading DTW-DTH solution providers. The initiative assessed the capabilities of commercially available software and services through a series of intensive, real-world use-case demonstrations.

The benchmark inquiry was not focused solely on “measuring how well it is done.” Instead, the AD PAG project team structured the initiative around three lines of inquiry: How is it done? What is real today? Where is it going? 

To evaluate current market realities, the project team drafted a catalog of use cases before reaching out to solution providers. Participating solution providers were asked to demonstrate existing use cases from their current catalogs that directly aligned with the AD PAG catalog. This approach focused the evaluation on the strengths of each participating provider’s solution. The published results provide a composite profile of capabilities across the current commercial solutions landscape.

Webinar attendees will gain the insights necessary to:

• Develop a Roadmap Blueprint: Clearly define objectives, requirements, and deployment roadmaps needed to manage a product's digital representation across its entire lifecycle.
• Learn from Direct Solution Provider Insight: Find out how leading solution providers implement digital threads and digital twins.
• See Examples of Real-World Value Metrics: Gain visibility into validated benefits for the PLM ecosystem, including improved data portability, total transparency of PLM events, and reduced operational friction.

“This benchmark was a significant, sustained effort from many individuals across multiple organizations, and their contributions made this work possible," says Dr. Robert J. Rencher, D.M., senior systems engineer and associate technical fellow at Boeing, and also project leader of the AD PAG Digital Twin/Digital Thread working group,  The value of this benchmark is not as a conclusive answer, but as a contribution to the ongoing conversation about the readiness of the industry to deliver true Digital Twin and Digital Thread capabilities. We welcome continued dialogue, feedback, and engagement as the industry evolves.”

Cross-Industry Applicability

This webinar is for leaders across Automotive, Industrial Equipment, Energy, Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, and High-Tech.

Specific roles that will benefit include: Product Program & Engineering Managers; PLM Program & Project Managers; Systems Engineers & Systems Architects; Digitalization & Digital Transformation Solution Architects; Digital Thread & Digitalization Strategists; and Technology Providers, among others.

To find out more, visit https://tinyurl.com/6xfu5t9r. To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/ztmht6xj.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.