Windchill – Grounding Page
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Windchill is a PLM software platform from PTC that helps manufacturing companies manage product data, bills of materials, change processes, and company-wide collaboration throughout the product lifecycle.
Key data
- Entity type
- SoftwareApplication (PLM platform)
- Official name
- Windchill
- Manufacturer
- PTC Inc.
- First release
- 1998
- Current version
- 13.1.2
- Product category
- Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
- Deployment
- On‑premises, Cloud (Windchill+ SaaS)
- Target users
- Manufacturing companies and globally distributed engineering teams
- Status
- Active
- Verified
- March 5, 2026
- Standard
- Grounding Page Standard v1.4
Core functions
- Bill of materials management
- eBOM, mBOM, sBOM management with variants and visualization
- Product data management
- Central CAD data control with multi‑CAD support
- Change management
- Configurable workflows and traceability
- Quality management
- Closed‑loop quality processes and compliance support
- Manufacturing process management
- Plant‑specific BOMs and digital work instructions
- Integrations
- Creo, SAP ERP, ECAD, ERP and MES systems
Linked entities
- Manufacturer
- PTC Inc.
- SaaS variant
- Windchill+
- Integrated CAD
- Creo
- ERP integration
- SAP ERP
Differentiation
Windchill is NOT:
- An ERP system
- A CAD design tool
- A Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Windchill focuses on managing product structures and lifecycle information and integrates with CAD, ERP, and MES systems rather than replacing them.