Improve industrial automation through digital strategies
SaaS PLM for flexibility, scalability, and faster value
Multi-CAD collaboration to connect teams across environments
Connected product data for better quality and compliance
Service transformation to improve asset performance
AI-powered insights to accelerate innovation and productivity
Lincoln Electric can strengthen its machine-building digital thread to advance automation, compliance, and growth by connecting engineering and manufacturing data. Streamlined lifecycle processes and multi-CAD collaboration reduce manual effort and improve access to real-time information.
A modern SaaS-based PLM approach enhances scalability and traceability to support compliance, while servitization and AI-driven insights enable innovation. Together, these capabilities drive faster time-to-market and position Lincoln Electric for sustained growth.
End-to-end machine digital thread
Unify global teams
Scale with security & speed
Unify multi-CAD environments
Optimize design and build workflows
Connect machine performance back to engineering
Key benefits for industrial automation
Lincoln Electric's automation division operates in an environment where precision, compliance, and speed all matter. Disconnected systems and fragmented product data can slow down innovation and introduce costly errors across the development lifecycle. PTC's integrated solutions address these challenges directly, giving your teams the tools they need to improve quality, accelerate time to market, and build a scalable foundation for next-generation machine development and delivery.
Support Federal Requirements
Ensure traceability and adherence to machine regulatory standards. With FedRAMP authorization, our solutions provide the fast lane to CMMC compliance and highly secure, cloud-ready deployments.
Future-Proof Operations
Integrate AI-driven capabilities to automate parts rationalization and optimize advanced configuration management, driving innovation throughout the manufacturing lifecycle.
Connect Machines to Field Insights
Utilize ServiceMax to connect service operations to the digital thread. Streamline contractor management, improve field visibility, and establish a feedback loop that drives continuous product improvement.
Unify Design Data
Reduce friction between teams by connecting SolidWorks, Creo, and other CAD systems in one secure environment. Achieve true Model-Based Enterprise integration without abandoning existing design tools.
Drive Quality Upstream
Leverage ALM to conduct thorough requirements gathering on the front end. Proactively identify risks during the design phase to reduce the cost of poor quality and lower recall frequency.
Break Down Operational Silos
Connect engineering, manufacturing, and service data into a cohesive digital thread. Windchill+ provides the scalability required to align teams globally and accelerate product delivery.
Unified Multi-CAD collaboration for machine design
With Windchill's common data model, manufacturers that leverage a host of design tools can confidently rely on a single PLM solution to house and collaborate with their MCAD and ECAD data.

Proven Digital Success in Industrial Manufacturing
PLM transitions take time—but delivering value doesn’t have to wait. By breaking down silos, improving data quality, and strengthening processes today, manufacturers can move toward their next platform milestone with cleaner data, aligned teams, and measurable results already in place. For many organizations, the starting point looks a lot like where Lincoln Electric is at today.
LS Industrial Systems
LS Industrial Systems is breaking down data silos by deploying a suite of PTC software including product lifecycle management solution, Windchill, to improve value chain collaboration.
Lufthansa
Severin Todt emphasizes that without multi-CAD data management, capabilities in computer-aided design are limited, restricting the ability to interchange CAD products and share data with suppliers and customers.
Balluff
Balluff discusses their strategic transition to the world of SaaS with Windchill+, and their commitment to delivering unparalleled customer value in partnership with PTC.
FBR
Adopting PTC’s Creo and Windchill enabled FBR to work more efficiently, reduce rework, and have better confidence in the design of their products.
Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is leading the digital transformation of energy management and automation in homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure, and industries with PTC products.
Connect with PTC at industrial events
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IMTS 2026 – Sept. 14–19 in Chicago
The International Manufacturing Technology Show brings together global manufacturing leaders to showcase new technologies, live demos, and emerging trends shaping the future of production. Connect, innovate and discover new solutions
Explore PTC solutions for Lincoln Electric’s machine-building digital modernization
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The machine-building landscape is evolving rapidly, and PTC is here to help your automation division navigate change with practical, scalable solutions—addressing challenges like siloed data, PLM modernization delays, compliance needs, and the shift to SaaS.
Learn how PTC can support your digital transformation with secure, AI-driven, end-to-end PLM solutions that improve quality and collaboration.