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11 May 2005
Implementation Investments
PTC Implements Windchill PLM Solution at Hyundai Kia Motors; Project Targets Innovation of Product Development Process and Creates Global Collaborative Development Environment
PTC announced that it has completed the implementation of its Windchill solution for data management and collaboration within Power Train Division product development at Hyundai Kia Motors , Korea's largest automaker.
Windchill enables Hyundai Kia Motors to enhance its productivity significantly, raising the company's competitiveness in the global market. The solution will also help Hyundai Kia Motors maximize its research and development productivity process, strengthen its collaborative product development capabilities and reduce its manufacturing and development costs as well as overall product development time. This project to deploy more than 1000 seats of Windchill(R) builds upon an existing implementation of PTC Pro/ENGINEER®. The project was implemented by PTC Global Services and its services partners.
Director Goo-Ku-Tae Kang and General Manager Jun-Hyo Kim, supervisors of the implementation and operation of the system, Hyundai Kia Motors said, "We expect to enhance productivity and improve our ability to work across a globally distributed product development environment with Windchill."
Dr. Jung-Kook Paeng, vice president and CIO, Hyundai Kia Motors stated, "The implementation of Windchill strengthens the product development capabilities of our Power Train division. Given the acceleration of competition in the auto market, PLM has become an essential factor for quick response to customer demands and collaboration with partners."
"We are extremely pleased with the success of Windchill at Hyundai Kia Motors," said C. Richard Harrison, president and CEO, PTC. "The automobile industry currently needs to reduce product development time while maximizing productivity management and advancing quality control. Additionally, there is intense competition in powertrain. PTC has helped Hyundai Kia Motors develop a product development system that will provide them with a strategic advantage in these areas."
PTC Solutions for Automotive
PTC solutions for automotive are designed to meet the product design and product life cycle management needs of both OEMs and suppliers in the automotive industry. PTC provides enterprise 3D design, product data management and collaboration solutions to over 1400 automotive manufacturers including 8 of the top ten powertrain suppliers and 3 of the top 5 OEMs.
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