PTC Reveals Wave of AI-Infused Product Innovations

PTC unveiled its latest wave of product updates at the PTC NEXT Chicago event, including two new cross-portfolio products, a new AI platform, 12 new AI agents, 10 new integrations, and major updates to every product in PTC’s portfolio.

New solutions, such as the PTC Orbit AI-first, cloud-native solution, connect data from product lifecycle management, enterprise resource planning, Internet of Things, and enterprise asset management systems into a single, unified asset record. The solution also applies AI to maintain data quality and make asset information accessible across the enterprise. The PTC Jetstream cloud-native solution enhances collaboration across product data by enabling internal and external teams to share, review, and capture traceable feedback, while staying integrated with PLM, asset lifecycle management, and CAD and powered by AI.

PTC also previews its new AI platform, which, along with AI agents and assistants embedded across its portfolio, helps set up a new Intelligence Layer across its portfolio.

“In a constantly changing world, the manufacturers and product companies that win move the fastest without sacrificing cost, traceability, and meeting regulations,” says Neil Barua, CEO, PTC. “Every innovation we launch at PTC NEXT is designed to help our customers move faster, improve access to product data, and accelerate their transformations with the Intelligent Product Lifecycle.”

PTC NEXT is PTC’s twice-yearly innovation launch moment, with a spring season and a fall season. Each season consolidates all major product releases, allowing companies to build AI strategies and digital transformation roadmaps with a view of what is available and what is coming.

PTC NEXT Chicago, the Spring 2026 season event, took place June 9-10, at the Swissôtel Chicago, where attendees could learn about the spring product innovations, hear executive keynotes, and experiance hands-on demonstrations.

The new PTC NEXT On-Demand Experience Hub is also now live.

Spring Season Product Innovations Overview

• New Solutions:
  • PTC Orbit: Provides manufacturers with a single trusted source for asset-centric data across operations.
  • PTC Jetstream: Enables internal and external teams to share, review, and capture traceable feedback.
• Creo computer-aided design (CAD) solution: Introduces AI-assisted engineering capabilities, with expanded support for model-based definition, composite design, simulation-driven optimization, advanced manufacturing, and electrification.
• Onshape computer-aided design (CAD) and product data management (PDM) platform: Expands AI-assisted design feedback, next-generation model-based definition, robotics simulation, cloud-connected ECAD-MCAD collaboration, and ITAR/EAR compliance support.
• Windchill product-lifecycle management (PLM) solution: Delivers a modernized UI/UX experience, AI-assisted PLM workflows, expanded enterprise collaboration, and strengthened digital thread connectivity across design, manufacturing, and service engineering.
• Arena product lifecycle management (PLM) and quality management system (QMS) solution: Enhances AI-assisted search, component risk management, GovCloud analytics, and rich text communications.
• Codebeamer application lifecycle management (ALM) solution: Advances AI-powered assistance, configuration management with streamlined delta merging, product line coevolution, and end-to-end digital product traceability.
• ServiceMax field service management solution: Unveils AI controls, adaptive scheduling automation, intelligent work plan dependencies, and smarter parts handling.
• Servigistics service supply chain optimization solution: Advances AI-powered service supply chain optimization with intelligent assistants, self-healing autonomous workflows, machine learning forecasting, and enterprise-wide SIOP collaboration.
• Integration Highlights Include:
  • Product Lifecycle: New Windchill Connectors to Onshape (beta), ServiceMax, ERP systems
  • Product Line Engineering: Codebeamer and Windchill connections to the Pure Variants™ ALM solution
  • Digital Product Traceability: Windchill, Creo, and Codebeamer connectors
  • NVIDIA Connectors: Windchill and Creo to NVIDIA Omniverse and Onshape-to-Isaac Sim
  • Electronic Product Development: Onshape Connector to Altium 365

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