Colleen Smith is PTC’s Global Partner Marketing Leader, where she collaborates with Strategic Technology/Services Partners from around the world, overseeing PTC’s indirect go-to-market strategy and execution. With over 30 years’ experience in the software industry working with technology and SaaS partners, Colleen has a strong understanding of the industry, technology products and market opportunities for growth.
Driving faster innovation and meaningful outcomes for manufacturers
We are very excited to announce that PTC has won the Microsoft 2026 Manufacturing & Mobility Partner of the Year award. This recognition is a result of our leadership in advancing industrial transformation. By working together, PTC and Microsoft are helping manufacturers leverage new innovations including: cloud, AI, and the digital thread to accelerate growth and operational performance.
Together, we connect people, processes, and product data across engineering, manufacturing, service, and operations. That helps manufacturers make faster decisions, adapt to complexity, and turn product data into enterprise intelligence. It also lets AI deliver value at scale.
Microsoft’s Partner of the Year Awards celebrates companies that deliver exceptional customer outcomes through Microsoft Cloud, AI, services, and devices. This year’s winners and finalists were chosen from more than 4,500 nominations worldwide. We’re honored to be among them.
The results customers are seeing
Awards matter most when they are a result of real impact/outcomes that customers have achieved. Manufacturers using PTC solutions on Microsoft technology are releasing products twice as fast and shortening design-to-production by up to 16 months. They report 55% higher engineering productivity and 53% faster requirements creation. They’ve also cut downtime by as much as 50%. These outcomes show what can happen when engineering, manufacturing, and service teams work from a connected foundation.
Delivering together
I am most proud of how our work with Microsoft stood out this year:
- We delivered impact at enterprise scale. Landmark customer wins, including strategic engagements with Schaeffler and BMW Group, are proof of how "working together" can deliver results.
- Microsoft technology is embedded across the PTC product lifecycle. Azure AI Foundry powers the Windchill AI Assistant, and Azure OpenAI Service and Copilot support Codebeamer AI workflows. And Azure, Marketplace transactability, and security & governance are all critical components of PTC's AI delivery platform.
- Our manufacturing solutions support the full breadth of our product portfolio with digital thread connecting CAD, PLM, and ALM on Azure-native SaaS. Delivering repeatable outcomes across industrial, high-tech, energy, mobility, and field service, supported by more than 40 years of industrial software expertise.
- Customers can buy PTC solutions through Microsoft Marketplace, leveraging their existing Microsoft cloud commitments, optimizing their time to value.
Thank you
Thank you to our customers who demonstrate, every day, what the digital thread makes possible. Thank you also to the teams at PTC and Microsoft, whose dedication/collaboration earned this recognition. We’re excited to keep helping manufacturers design, build, operate, and service products with confidence.
Building momentum that delivers
Building momentum that delivers
Building momentum that delivers
Building momentum that delivers
"This award reflects the incredible momentum we’ve built together across AI, innovation, customer success, marketplace growth, and go-to-market collaboration. Together, we’re helping manufacturers transform how they design, build, and service their products."
Build what's next
Recognition like this is a milestone, but the real opportunity is what Microsoft and PTC can help you build next. Request a value assessment and see how an intelligent product lifecycle can connect your data, reduce risk, and accelerate innovation across your business.
Want to see how Microsoft and PTC are unlocking the intelligent product lifecycle for the next era of manufacturing? Visit our strategic partnership page and explore how we're connecting product data, AI, and cloud intelligence to help manufacturers move faster and build with confidence.
Ready to put the intelligent product lifecycle into action? Explore the AI-Powered Product Innovation Suite on Microsoft Marketplace and learn how PTC and Microsoft are helping manufacturers turn connected product data and AI into measurable results.