2026 SPARK Matrix™ Report: PLM for Process Manufacturing

See What Defines Technology Leadership in Process PLM

2026 SPARK Matrix™ Report: PLM for Process Manufacturing

See What Defines Technology Leadership in Process PLM

EMBED

AI in product development

CONNECT

End-to-end workflows

LEAD

In technology excellence

Process manufacturing face growing complexity across formulations, regulations, suppliers and product launches.

The SPARK Matrix™: PLM for Process Manufacturing, Q3 2026 evaluates vendors across Technology Excellence and Customer Impact. QKS Group names Centric Software a Leader and Emerging Innovator, with the highest Technology Excellence position among the vendors evaluated.

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Embedded AI in Product Development: Explore AI-driven formulation and proactive quality-risk identification in critical workflows.

Connect Formulation, Specification and Quality: Bring cost, nutrition, allergens and compliance into connected product workflows.

Strengthen Supplier Collaboration: See why QKS Group identifies supplier collaboration as a standout differentiator of Centric Software.

Drive Customer-led Innovation: See how customer needs shape innovation around regulation, supply complexity and commercialization.

“Centric’s positioning is grounded in the depth of its purpose-built formulation and specification capabilities, an evolving Model Context Protocol AI architecture, generative capability through Centric AI Studio, and access to the broader parent-company technology ecosystem, supported by a research-and-development model in which the substantial majority of capacity is customer-driven.”

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