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Windchill SocialLink 2.0 Moves Beyond Social Software
This past fall PTC released the latest iteration of Windchill SocialLink, a product focused on bringing Web 2.0 concepts to PLM to benefit product teams. Windchill SocialLink 2.0 exemplifies “social product development” and continues to separate itself from generic social software by focusing on product development processes and engineering use cases. Windchill SocialLink is highly integrated with the Windchill PLM …
Collaboration Made Easy with Windchill’s Social Toolbar
People continue to thirst for better ways to connect and collaborate. With Windchill SocialLink new, modern, Web 2.0 approaches for enhanced communication are now available for product development. Windchill SocialLink provides engineers the ability to come together not only in “Communities of Practice” (think: plastics, hydraulics, six sigma), but also in “Product Communities” linked to Windchill containers of product information (think: …
Quality Lifecycle Management: Striking a Balance between Product Reliability and Over-Design
When it comes to product design, companies must balance four competing goals: cost, time to market, feature set, and reliability. The key is to get the right mix and create the greatest customer satisfaction with the product. Too often, however, companies downplay the importance of reliability when weighed against the other three goals. They prioritize cost, time to market, or …
Designing for Reliability: Why a Closed-Loop Process Works Best
Product reliability goes a long way toward ensuring customer loyalty. When products fail we feel annoyed and inconvenienced – or worse. If failure results in injury or even loss of life, the response is outrage and the impact to the manufacturer can be incredibly damaging. Consider the lawsuit Toyota found itself dealing with after acceleration problems caused crashes, injuries and …
PTC Mathcad at PTC Live Global 2013
This year PTC Live Global, formerly known as Planet PTC Live, will be held from June 9th- 12th in sunny Anaheim, California. The program this year has been developed in cooperation with PTC/USER Inc. specifically for mechanical engineers and engineering IT professionals who regularly us PTC Creo and/ or PTC Windchill, along with engineering professionals who are interested in learning …
Exciting Things to Come: PTC Mathcad Prime 3.0
I was lucky enough to sit in on a few day-long technical and planning meetings for PTC Mathcad this week. To make a long story short, there are some really exciting things happening with the implementation of PTC Mathcad Prime 3.0 and the planning for future versions of the software, as well as a tighter integration with PTC Creo and …
Frisbee Physics: A look at PTC Mathcad Express and PTC Mathcad
I just love problems that can be solved more than one way. After two PTC Mathcad worksheets modeling frisbee flight (see recent blog), I wanted to solve the same problem in PTC Mathcad Express. The ‘Express’ version is free and understandably comes with limitations. Specifically, it does not support Programming nor Solve Blocks – the two features used to solve …
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Tagged CAD integration, ODE, odesolve function, Physics, programming, PTC Mathcad, PTC Mathcad Express, robotics, solve blocks
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Strategic PLM Implementation: Understanding the Value of Out-of-the-Box Software
Most companies that invest in major PLM programs want to minimize customization when deploying their new software. Customizing enterprise software like PLM is expensive, time consuming and often results in systems that are costly to maintain and less flexible in supporting business growth and change. Meanwhile, the top PLM software vendors have greatly improved out-of-the-box capabilities in recent years. Current …
Trouble in Toyland: Quality Control and Compliance Falls Short
Many of us will hit the stores on Black Friday for some early holiday shopping. But a new report, “Trouble in Toyland”, out this month warns consumers to avoid certain children’s toys that could be unsafe. The report from U.S. PIRG, a consumer advocacy group, cautions parents about the possible hazards of some toys—including dangerous chemicals, small parts, magnets, and …
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Tagged manufacturing, quality, regulatory compliance, supply chain
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The Role of Software in Environmental Compliance
Scott McCarley, product analytics expert at PTC, answers a few questions about the role of PLM in successfully navigating environmental compliance. Q: Is environmental compliance a real concern today for manufacturers? A: Yes, manufacturers simply have no choice but to comply with the ever-expanding number of environmental compliance regulations. An inability or unwillingness to comply with changing rules and regulations …
