Key takeaways
- Capgemini will acquire Piterion to boost its global product lifecycle management (PLM) capabilities.
- Piterion's expertise will accelerate client transitions to cloud-native environments and improve manufacturing efficiency.
- The acquisition combines Capgemini's AI with Piterion's PLM to enhance agility and time-to-market.
- Piterion, with over 200 employees, serves diverse sectors including automotive, aerospace, and life sciences.
Capgemini has signed an agreement to acquire Piterion, an independent product lifecycle management (PLM) and Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) specialist, the company said in a statement.
By interconnecting critical manufacturing systems and operating some of the most complex PLM landscapes, Piterion brings deep expertise that will significantly enhance Capgemini’s ability to deliver tailored, industry‑ready solutions, the company stated.
Piterion’s PLM and MOM capabilities will help accelerate clients’ transitions from on-premise infrastructures to cloud-native environments, while Capgemini’s AI-driven analytics and generative AI models will unlock new levels of agility, it added.
Together, it said, they will help clients achieve faster time‑to‑market, increased engineering and manufacturing cost efficiency, and greater overall operational responsiveness.
The acquisition is expected to close in the coming months, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions for a transaction of this nature.
Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, Piterion operates subsidiaries in Italy, Tunisia, and India.
By integrating mechanical, electronic, and software engineering, its over 200 team supports a roster of blue-chip clients across consumer and commercial automotive, aerospace and defence, life sciences, and hi-tech—sectors in which Capgemini is also deeply active.
Piterion focuses on designing and managing complex engineering application environments to improve manufacturing processes and achieve greater efficiency, traceability, and reliability. It specialises in industrial digitalisation, notably PLM, and the interconnectivity of systems for manufacturing execution, manufacturing operations management, and enterprise resource planning.
The team also leverages advanced cloud infrastructure to transform innovative concepts into reality and embeds AI into its own-developed accelerators, such as a data migration platform, 3D visualisation, and a deployment framework.
“Clients are increasingly looking to optimise their industrial engineering processes through digitalisation and AI. Piterion is a leading player in product lifecycle management and manufacturing operations management across the complex, multi-layered landscapes of global organisations,” commented Michael Schulte, CEO of Capgemini Engineering and Group Executive Board Member.
“Along with world-class industrial manufacturing expertise, we are supporting clients in similar sectors to Capgemini, and our respective partnership ecosystems are highly complementary, making the Group a natural fit for Piterion,” added Ravi Nirankari, Co-founder of Piterion.
