Windchill

Windchill

Windchill

Windchill

PTC WINDCHILL

Efficiently connect critical product data in your organization through digital transformation

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ELEVATING HOW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT GETS DONE

Windchill, PTC’s PLM solution, manages critical product development data and streamlines change management processes. Fast, secure, and web-based, this business collaboration software enables companies to improve product quality by connecting teams to up-to-date product information. Windchill is the first PLM platform to deliver groundbreaking new technological advancements in smart, connected product development data and processes.

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WINDCHILL

ARCHITECTURE & DEPLOYMENT

Modern Architecture

Manage data at scale with web architecture built for multi-system orchestration

Secure Collaboration

Work securely inside and outside the enterprise with IP- and platform-based protections.

Streamlined Upgrades

Reduce user disruption by upgrading data in place with time-saving automation.

Admin & Support

Leverage IoT-based “always on” system monitoring and PTC’s expert-driven learning programs.

Flexible Delivery

Deliver on-premises or SaaS for greater uptime and security compliance.

OUR CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCE ON AVERAGE

200%

MORE PROJECTS

50%

FASTER LEAD TIME

20%

IMPROVEMENT IN R&D EFFICIENCY

40%

LOWER COST OF NON-QUALITY

THE BENEFITS ARE REAL

No matter what role you play in the product lifecycle, Windchill can help you quickly see value.

 
 
Single source of product information and/or content enables development efficiencies, reduces errors and rework.

 
 
Complete product definition & collaboration capabilities drive cross-enterprise understanding of information.

 
 
Repeatable, end-to-end process support and automation speeds time-to-market and reduces development cost.

 
 
Secure, industry-standard internet architecture delivers a safe, high-performing technology platform.

 
 
The ability for customers to create their own custom apps, leveraging a fast app development environment with reusable elements.
Experience eight times faster time-to-value for building new custom app, down from three and a half months to under two weeks.

 
 
Bill of Material (BoM) transformation tools to Allow manufacturing engineers to quickly view & accommodate upstream changes to downstream manufacturing and plant-specific BoMs.

 
 
Creo View 7 provides visual comparisons based on Process Manufacturing Information (PMI) made through model-based definition (MBD) strategies.
By enabling users to identify changes captured in the CAD design, Windchill can now enable better management of CTQ characteristics.

 
 
System integration that delivers proof of traceability for fixing problems early.
This ability is delivered through tight OSLC integration with the PTC toolchain and third-party requirements management tools.

COMPANY TESTIMONIALS

VIRNIG MANUFACTURING

Virnig Manufacturing dominates the industry by offering high quality skid steer attachments and continually innovates to maintain a strong competitive advantage in a challenging and competitive market. The process of finding documents every day began to inhibit productivity. The need for a file management system became obvious and critical.Watch the video to see how Darin Virnig and his team sought out the right-sized solution to their problem with the help of EAC Product Development Solutions and PTC’s Windchill.

ALM POSITIONERS

EAC’s implementation team helped ALM Positioners transition to a digital workflow using PTC’s Windchill software. Windchill helped ALM save up to 4 hours per project by integration EBoMs and MBoMs into their ERP system.

Windchill Base
Core PDM
Windchill Base
Create and manage baselines
Manage and view Engineering product content with lifecycle and version control
Collaborate through workflows, review and markup
Initiate workflow requests as part of change process
Manage users, roles and access control
Visualization (AR, 3D, 2D)
Windchill Base
Access to Creo View Lite
Create and store annotations
Publish up to 5 AR experiences per user, standard fees apply after 5
Design Collaboration
Windchill Base
Create packages
Create and manage collaboration projects to facilitate sharing of data with internal and external members
Project Planning/Execution
Windchill Base
Create and manage project plans, schedules, and resources
Import/Export plans with Microsoft Project
Workflow driven project execution
Doc Management
Windchill Base
Create, edit, and revise documents
Associate documents to parts and product structures
Direct integrations with Arbortext and Creo Illustrate
Business Systems Integration
Windchill Base
Support for integrating Windchill to other business systems
Access to RESTful APIs, JAVA APIs, ERP Connector
Change Management
Windchill Base
Revise Objects (including Documents, CAD, and Parts)
Participate in the change management process: create problem reports, engineering change request and change notices
Enterprise Change Management
Windchill Base
Leverage a product structure and change management to configuration control a cross discipline “Bill of Information”
eBOM Management
Windchill Base
Create and manage parts and product structure hierarchies
Manage product instances and serialized products and effectivity
Create and manage configurable parts and part structures (Adv. Logic requires Platform Structures ADU)
Create and manage basic options, option pools and set and choices and filtering (Adv. Logic requires Platform Structures ADU)
Secure Collaboration
Windchill Base
Control access to IP with secuirty classifications and agreements (e.g., ITAR or NDA)
Component Management
Windchill Base
Classify parts to facilitate reuse
Manage referred vendors and manufacturers for supplied parts
Ensure components from preferred vendors are selected in designs
Ensure preferred manufacturers are used for outsourced part production
xBOM Management
Windchill Base
Transform an engineering BOM to multiple downstream BOMs (mBOM, sBOM, etc.)
Windchill Advanced
Core PDM
Windchill Advanced
Create and manage baselines
Manage and view Engineering product content with lifecycle and version control
Collaborate through workflows, review and markup
Initiate workflow requests as part of change process
Manage users, roles and access control
Visualization (AR, 3D, 2D)
Windchill Advanced
Access to Creo View Lite
Create and store annotations
Publish up to 5 AR experiences per user, standard fees apply after 5
Design Collaboration
Windchill Advanced
Create packages
Create and manage collaboration projects to facilitate sharing of data with internal and external members
Project Planning/Execution
Windchill Advanced
Create and manage project plans, schedules, and resources
Import/Export plans with Microsoft Project
Workflow driven project execution
Doc Management
Windchill Advanced
Create, edit, and revise documents
Associate documents to parts and product structures
Direct integrations with Arbortext and Creo Illustrate
Business Systems Integration
Windchill Advanced
Support for integrating Windchill to other business systems
Access to RESTful APIs, JAVA APIs, ERP Connector
Change Management
Windchill Advanced
Revise Objects (including Documents, CAD, and Parts)
Participate in the change management process: create problem reports, engineering change request and change notices
Enterprise Change Management
Windchill Advanced
Leverage a product structure and change management to configuration control a cross discipline “Bill of Information”
eBOM Management
Windchill Advanced
Create and manage parts and product structure hierarchies
Manage product instances and serialized products and effectivity
Create and manage configurable parts and part structures (Adv. Logic requires Platform Structures ADU)
Create and manage basic options, option pools and set and choices and filtering (Adv. Logic requires Platform Structures ADU)
Secure Collaboration
Windchill Advanced
Control access to IP with secuirty classifications and agreements (e.g., ITAR or NDA)
Component Management
Windchill Advanced
Classify parts to facilitate reuse
Manage referred vendors and manufacturers for supplied parts
Ensure components from preferred vendors are selected in designs
Ensure preferred manufacturers are used for outsourced part production
xBOM Management
Windchill Advanced
Transform an engineering BOM to multiple downstream BOMs (mBOM, sBOM, etc.)
Windchill Premium
Core PDM
Windchill Premium
Create and manage baselines
Manage and view Engineering product content with lifecycle and version control
Collaborate through workflows, review and markup
Initiate workflow requests as part of change process
Manage users, roles and access control
Visualization (AR, 3D, 2D)
Windchill Premium
Access to Creo View Lite
Create and store annotations
Publish up to 5 AR experiences per user, standard fees apply after 5
Design Collaboration
Windchill Premium
Create packages
Create and manage collaboration projects to facilitate sharing of data with internal and external members
Project Planning/Execution
Windchill Premium
Create and manage project plans, schedules, and resources
Import/Export plans with Microsoft Project
Workflow driven project execution
Doc Management
Windchill Premium
Create, edit, and revise documents
Associate documents to parts and product structures
Direct integrations with Arbortext and Creo Illustrate
Business Systems Integration
Windchill Premium
Support for integrating Windchill to other business systems
Access to RESTful APIs, JAVA APIs, ERP Connector
Change Management
Windchill Premium
Revise Objects (including Documents, CAD, and Parts)
Participate in the change management process: create problem reports, engineering change request and change notices
Enterprise Change Management
Windchill Premium
Leverage a product structure and change management to configuration control a cross discipline “Bill of Information”
eBOM Management
Windchill Premium
Create and manage parts and product structure hierarchies
Manage product instances and serialized products and effectivity
Create and manage configurable parts and part structures (Adv. Logic requires Platform Structures ADU)
Create and manage basic options, option pools and set and choices and filtering (Adv. Logic requires Platform Structures ADU)
Secure Collaboration
Windchill Premium
Control access to IP with secuirty classifications and agreements (e.g., ITAR or NDA)
Component Management
Windchill Premium
Classify parts to facilitate reuse
Manage referred vendors and manufacturers for supplied parts
Ensure components from preferred vendors are selected in designs
Ensure preferred manufacturers are used for outsourced part production
xBOM Management
Windchill Premium
Transform an engineering BOM to multiple downstream BOMs (mBOM, sBOM, etc.)
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Industrial Molds Group

Design Engineer

Industrial Molds chose [Windchill PDMLink] because of all the business capabilities it offers.. After talking to EAC, [we felt] they knew what our company wanted to achieve, and would stand by us every step of the way.

Myron Pundt

VP of Engineering, ALM Positioners

On the production floor, the implementation of Windchill has been a huge time saver. Everybody has all the information right there. They’re not making constant trips back into the office to get questions answered.. that’s a huge time saver.

Allen Bancroft

Operations Manager, Flexicell, Inc.

With Windchill PDMLink we are able to reduce the amount of time engineering spends on projects by 20-25%. In many cases we have by-passed engineering. Windchill PDMLink has allowed us to execute projects at a faster cadence than before.

Gary W.

CAD Services Manager, IMMI

With Windchill PDMLink we have been able to reduce the amount of time that our engineers spend searching for product data. What used to take minutes to complete now takes only seconds.

Robert Winter

IS Manager, Enterprise Welding & Fabrication, Inc.

Windchill PDMLink has positively impacted our company. We now have better control over, and visibility into, our product data. With Windchill, all parts of the organization can access the information they need. No more time wasted sifting through paper copies of designs.

Vaughn McDaniel

Business Process Analyst & Business Solutions Manager, Kärcher North America

All of our data should look the same from any side of the company. That way people can get used to reading the information the same way. From engineers, to technical services, and even people in finance are using Windchill every day.

Myron Pundt

VP of Engineering, ALM Positioners

Windchill has let us streamline our processes all the way from design, to ERP implementation, and automatic BOM uploads, right down to the shop floor. Where the guys pull up the right print, the latest print, and eliminate a lot of questions and the back and forth to the office to try to get answers.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Below you’ll find answers to our most commonly asked questions.

You can count on personalized support around the clock by email, live chat, or by joining a live webinar.

Is Windchill PDM or PLM?
PTC Windchill is a PLM enterprise system. Windchill increases collaboration across different teams and provides a single source of truth at any point in the product lifecycle.
What is PLM used for?

PLM streamlines your product data into a centralized hub for better traceability, security, and collaboration. PLM software maintains the context and quality of your product data and the processes throughout the entire product lifecycle.

What is Windchill Enterprise PLM Software?

Windchill Enterprise PLM software enables geographically dispersed, multi-disciplinary teams to securely collaborate both internally and externally with partners, suppliers and customers using trusted, up-to-date product information. All product-related data, including mechanical, electrical & software components, is linked with traceability to requirements, simulations, certifications, BOMs, process plans, and Model Based Systems Engineering. Capabilities include Change & configuration management, parts classification, Supply chain collaboration, Quality management, Service & Manufacturing process management and the management of complex product families & platforms.

All this information, along with its derivatives, is leveraged bi-directionally, across teams and systems, including service, manufacturing, IT, and quality, among others. Windchill allows for seamless integration with ERP, MES, CAD, AR, IoT technologies, and more. These connected enterprise systems break down organizational data silos across the value chain.

What is Windchill used for?

Windchill is used for product lifecycle management and creates a centralized platform for all of the product development data collected throughout your enterprise.

What is PTC Windchill?

Windchill is a PTC single PLM software platform that manages product development data and streamlines change management processes.

Why is PLM important?

PLM is important because it is the foundation for the digital thread. Proper data management is the key to successful technology and operational excellence throughout your organization.

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