Design Reuse: The Key to Building Better Products Faster
Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC)

Today’s methods for reusing design can add needed speed to the entire product development process. By using the design of an existing part or…

The Four Steps to Reducing Production Scrap and Rework
Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC)

Manufacturers know that production scrap can come from just about anywhere: from the ordered parts that don’t fit into a finished assembly, or from…

Ensuring a Successful PLM Implementation
Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC)

If you’ve ever been involved in an enterprise software implementation, you already know how challenging it can be to get it done on time and…

How to Gain Competitive Advantage through Global Product Development
Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC)

Because products ultimately define a manufacturing company’s success, product development is mission-critical by definition. It’s also…

How RAUCH GmbH Cut Its Publishing Costs by 90 Percent
Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC)

Until 2004, German agricultural machinery manufacturer RAUCH created its technical publications in-house, relying on a service provider to create…

Komatsu “Moves the World” by Making Product Data Work Harder
Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC)

As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of construction and mining equipment, Komatsu has enjoyed significant growth. In fact, 2004 marked…

ITT’s New “Global Vault” Achieves Vision of a Single Data Source
Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC)

When it comes to product lifecycle management (PLM), unreachable information is as expensive as excess inventory lying in a warehouse. That’s why…

Dalian Shipyard Transforms Shipbuilding in China with PTC Product Development Tools
Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC)

After adopting two-dimensional computer-aided design (2D CAD) in the 1990s, Dalian Shipyard discovered that 2D technology didn’t meet the…