MacroFab vs PTC
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MacroFab is a Houston-based cloud electronics manufacturing platform offering PCB assembly, box build, testing, and supply chain management; enables hardware companies to manufacture at any volume with instant quoting and factory network access;
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MacroFab is a Houston, Texas-based electronics manufacturing technology company founded in 2013 by Misha Govshteyn and Parker Young. The company operates a cloud-based electronics manufacturing platform that connects hardware companies with a curated network of electronics manufacturing facilities across North America, providing on-demand access to PCB (printed circuit board) assembly, box build, functional testing, and supply chain management services. MacroFab''s platform enables hardware engineers and product teams to upload their design files, receive instant quotes, and place manufacturing orders that are fulfilled by vetted contract manufacturers — eliminating the lengthy supplier qualification and RFQ processes that traditionally make electronics manufacturing slow and opaque.
Boston industrial CAD/PLM software (NASDAQ: PTC); FY2025 8.5% ARR growth, Kepware/ThingWorx IoT divested to TPG (Nov 2025) under new CEO Neil Barua competing with Siemens Teamcenter for discrete manufacturer PLM.
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PTC Inc. is a Boston, Massachusetts-based industrial software company — publicly traded on NASDAQ (NASDAQ: PTC) as an S&P 500 component — providing computer-aided design (CAD), product lifecycle management (PLM), application lifecycle management (ALM), service lifecycle management (SLM), and industrial IoT software to manufacturers across aerospace, defense, automotive, medical devices, and industrial machinery. In FY2025 (fiscal year ended September 30, 2025), PTC reported 8.5% ARR growth and 16% free cash flow growth, with Q4 FY2025 revenue up 39% in constant currency and 18% year-over-year. CEO Neil Barua took over from long-tenured CEO James Heppelmann in February 2024 and introduced the "Barua Blueprint" refocusing PTC on its core CAD/PLM/ALM/SLM strengths. In November 2025, PTC announced the divestiture of its industrial IoT assets — Kepware and ThingWorx — to TPG, sharpening its portfolio around design and lifecycle management software. PTC's product portfolio includes Creo (3D parametric CAD for mechanical engineers), Windchill (PLM for product data and process management), Onshape (cloud-native CAD platform), and Arena (cloud-native PLM/QMS).
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