A manufacturing solution from PTC
PTC Windchill PLM provides out-of-the-box functionality across a comprehensive portfolio of core PDM and advanced PLM applications. It provides the digital continuity, configuration management and associativity for product data (CAD, software, bills of material, requirements, test, simulations, etc.). It also automates the standardized processes that help accelerate time to market, reduce costs, and improve quality.
PTC recognizes the need for fast, scalable tools to manage your product lifecycle and drive revenue, reduce costs, and stay competitive. With Windchill, the industry-leading PLM software from PTC, you can expect many benefits including:
PTC’s Windchill PLM is the smart choice for companies looking for a Product Lifecycle Management solution, especially for discrete manufacturers and those in regulated industries, such as Medical Device Manufacturing. Windchill’s Product Quality Management is a complete platform for medical engineering innovation. It includes best practices for Design and Document Control. It also provides direct support for post-market surveillance, including CAPA, Complaint and Nonconformance Management (or integrates with the quality tracking software you already use).
Windchill’s core multi-CAD and product data management (PDM) functionality – along with automated change and document management, business systems integration and project execution – will help you establish your core product development platform. As your PLM initiatives and requirements grow, you can expand your capabilities to include variant management, parts classification, supplier management, downstream manufacturing, and service BOM management, manufacturing process plans and work instructions, augmented reality, IoT and more.
Windchill’s 100% web-based architecture, which is optimized for agility and flexibility, has been designed to easily integrate with existing IT, internet, and security infrastructures for remote work and multi-site collaboration. PLM deployments with PTC can be on-premises, in the cloud, on a single server for a workgroup, or on a highly scalable clustered system with performance optimized for content distribution.
*DG Windchill PLM Quick Start Program for start-ups and small business.
As with any software, pricing depends on number of users and modules selected. PTC Windchill is is available by Subscription only. PTC’s subscription program is a “pay-as-you-go” model, that allows you to add modules as your company grows, rather than one large upfront license purchase. There is a “Quick Start” program for start-ups and small businesses with costs of $30/month per user.
PTC Windchill PLM is an industry-leading Product Lifecycle Management solution and ranked #1 by Forester and has won various industry awards.
Out-of-box functionality and the ability to expand your capabilities to include variant management, parts classification, supplier management, downstream manufacturing, and service BOM management, manufacturing process plans
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Their robustness and how you can create change orders
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