PLM Supplier Profiles > PTC

Company Information:

140 Kendrick Street
Needham, MA 02494
Phone:  781-370-5000
www.ptc.com

Company Contact:

Mark Levitt
Analyst Relations
Phone:  781-370-5951
mlevitt@ptc.com

Public/Private:

Public, Nasdaq - PMTC

Product Family Description:

PTC provides discrete manufacturers with software and services to meet the globalization, time-to-market and operational efficiency objectives of product development. Using PTC’s PLM, CAD and related solutions, organizations in Industrial, High-Tech, Aerospace/Defense, Automotive, Retail/Consumer, Life Sciences and other industries are able to support key business objectives such as reducing costs and shortening lead times while creating innovative products that meet customer needs and comply with industry regulations

PTC’s Product Development System (PDS) consists of CAD/CAM, CAE, cPDM, visualization, dynamic authoring and delivery, quality and reliability management, environmental compliance, engineering calculations, as well as supplier and customer collaboration software solutions.  PTC uses its Value Roadmap for product development processes with customers and partners in configuring and deploying PTC products, which include:

CoCreate
CoCreate is a family of explicit 3D and 2D CAD, CAD, CAE tools with integrated PDM providing the speed, flexibility, and responsiveness-to-change for customers facing short design cycles, one-off product designs, or companies demanding a lightweight design process.

Arbortext
Arbortext is a dynamic information delivery software suite that supports the enterprise publishing process from creation through delivery.  When combined with PTC Windchill, Arbortext associates product and service information directly with sophisticated product data, linking your information with real-time product design, which ensures information accuracy and relevance to the task at hand.  Arbortext Editor, Arbortext Content Manager, and Arbortext Publishing Engine constitute PTC’s Dynamic Publishing System, a complete solution for authoring, managing, and publishing product and service documentation.  PTC's Arbortext product family includes the following:

Arbortext Editor
Arbortext Editor is an XML authoring tool for generating product information such as operator and maintenance manuals, service guides and eLearning materials as well as other marketing, sales and reference documents.  It supports publishing standards including DITA, S1000D and DocBook. 

Arbortext Content Manager
Arbortext Content Manager provides a single source of information while providing access control and version control at every component level, preserving component relationships, and providing deep configuration management capabilities. Optimized for managing Arbortext-authored XML documents, Arbortext Content Manager supports collaboration of geographically dispersed teams and manages critical processes such as configuration management and release of publications.

FlexPLM
FlexPLM is a Web-based solution, built on the Windchill platform, which brings together globally distributed teams for line planning, specification management, merchandizing, and other essential PLM capabilities.

InSight
InSight is product analytics software that helps manufacturers measure and improve product performance along multiple dimensions, which ultimately yields better-performing, more profitable products that meet cost targets.

Mathcad
Mathcad is engineering calculation software that drives innovation and offers significant personal and process productivity advantages for product development and engineering design projects.

ProductView
ProductView is visual collaboration software that enable design teams to view, markup, interact and collaborate on all forms of digital product data from a variety of sources including Windchill, Pro/ENGINEER, other MCAD and ECAD applications and over 200 other document types.

Pro/ENGINEER
Pro/ENGINEER is a suite of integrated, parametric, 3D CAD/CAM/CAE design software tools that allow engineers to design, analyze, simulate, and evaluate mechanical parts and assemblies.

Relex
Relex is software that enables companies to manage quality, reliability and risk throughout the entire product lifecycle. By combining fully integrated reliability and risk analysis techniques with powerful, enterprise-class communication tools, Relex provides ‘a single source of truth’ for product quality information.

Windchill
PTC's Windchill is a Web-native suite of collaborative software applications for the product development process. It helps companies establish a secure environment for product lifecycle management and integrate business processes and product data with dispersed divisions, partners, and customers. PTC's Windchill product family includes the following:

Windchill PDMLink
A Web-based master data management system for discrete manufacturing companies providing capabilities for capturing and managing product information throughout the product lifecycle.  This is a core Windchill platform on which additional modules operate.

Windchill ProductPoint
Windchill ProductPoint is product data management software designed for SMBs that extends the capabilities of Microsoft SharePoint for sharing CAD and other structured data between dispersed internal and external teams engaged in social product development.

Windchill ProjectLink
A Web-based project collaboration solution providing tools to coordinate globally dispersed product development teams. It provides virtual workspaces that enable teams to work together to create products and manage documents.

Windchill MPMLink
A Web-based manufacturing solution providing tools to develop process plans and manufacturing bills of materials (mBOMs) that help manufacturers concurrently develop products and their manufacturing processes.

Windchill RequirementsLink
A Web-based solution providing tools to manage product requirements, including change control and associating requirements with specific product structures and design content. Bi-directional traceability between customer needs, market requirements and the underlying technical requirements ensures that customer and market requirements are satisfied by designs, and properly verified during development.

Windchill PPMLink
Windchill PPMLink extends the capabilities of Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Project Server to meet the program portfolio management (PPM) needs of manufacturers. Integrated directly with Windchill, it provides program teams with transparent access to accurate product data, without compromising the ‘single source of engineering truth’ provided by Product Data Management (PDM).

Primary Markets and Focuses:

Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Electronics & High-Tech, Industrial Products, , Life Sciences-Medical Devices, and Retail, Footwear & Apparel.

Sample Customer List:

Engine, Deere & Co., Dell, EADS, EMC, GE Healthcare, Hitachi, HP, Huawei Technologies, Hyundai, Ingersoll-Rand, Intel, iRobot, ITT, JCPenney, Komatsu America, LG Philips, Limited Brands, Lockheed Martin, Mitsubishi, Molex, Motoroa, NASA, Nike, Omron, Otis Elevator, Raytheon, Robert Bosch, Samsung, Schaeffler Group, Schindler Group, Schneider Electric, Seiko Epson, SKF, Stryker, Toshiba, Toyota, Tyco, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Volkswagen, Volvo, and Whirlpool.

Strategic Alliances/Partnerships include:

Accenture, Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, and Microsoft.