Skilled teams, complex products, and systems fighting you at every step
When product data lives in disconnected systems, small errors compound fast. Your manufacturing floor works from 2D drawings that may be two revisions out of date. Your procurement team acts on part data that does not reflect the latest change. Your engineers spend hours hunting information instead of designing. Every one of those friction points is a direct cost, and in a low-margin, cyclical business, they add up fast.
Cost of inefficiency
The cost of staying on legacy systems is not a future risk; it is a present operating expense.
Every engineering change that takes days instead of hours, every new product that slips its launch window because the BOM (bill of materials) was not aligned with what procurement ordered.
The question is not whether your operation can afford to modernize; it is whether it can afford not to.
How PTC drives operational efficiency
PTC builds the connected product data foundation that heavy equipment and industrial machinery OEMs need to run a tighter operation without ripping out the ERP system your finance team depends on.
- Connect PLM to ERP without disruption: Windchill technology from PTC integrates directly with SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, and major ERP platforms. Your engineering decisions flow into production and procurement automatically, so your BOM matches what your factory builds.
- Give every function live access to product data: Windchill Navigate puts CAD (computer aided design) drawings, 3D models, and BOMs in front of procurement, manufacturing, and service teams through a low-code access layer; no full PLM seat required. Your shop floor stops working from yesterday's 2D drawing.
- Connect hardware and software development in one place: As your machines embed more software, telematics, operator interfaces, autonomous control, your engineering workflow needs to manage both. Codebeamer technology from PTC integrates with Windchill to maintain traceable bi-directional links between hardware design and software requirements. One team, one governed record.
- Capture institutional knowledge before it walks out the door: Structured product data in Windchill means that when your most experienced engineers retire, their decisions, rationale, and change history stay in the system, not in someone's inbox.
PLM into the factory video
Learn best practices from leading manufacturers, explore Windchill capabilities, and hear from PTC experts and executives on how to extend PLM across the digital thread.
PTC is the only major PLM vendor with native end-to-end coverage from CAD/PLM and IoT (internet of things) to asset-centric SLM, whereas competitors typically rely on third-party partners for service management capabilities. This closed-loop, asset-centric approach drives higher uptime, faster recall execution, and new outcome-based service revenue streams for customers across industrial markets.
Frost & Sullivan
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/en/blogs/plm/dream-team-plm-and-erpConnect with our industrial's experts
Our dedicated industrials team brings decades of industry expertise to help you accelerate your digital transformation journey and achieve servitization excellence.
Dr. Florian Harzenetter
Senior Director and Global Advisor, Industrials
Dr. Florian Harzenetter on LinkedInDr. Florian Harzenetter is the Senior Director and Global Advisor for Industrial customers at PTC. In this role, Florian identifies the specific needs of customers and helps align their roadmaps and strategies to ensure successful adoption of PTC technologies. From this perspective, he also helps to align PTC's offerings with customers' needs.
Today, Florian serves as a global expert representing the voice of the customer in the PLM product segments and developing thought leadership for Industrial customers.
Mike Marshall
Director of Growth Marketing
Mike Marshall on LinkedInMike Marshall is a Director of Growth Marketing for Industrials, where he leads campaigns and content designed to help industrial organizations drive efficiency, quality, and measurable business impact. He works closely with cross functional teams to translate complex industry challenges into clear, actionable insights for executives and practitioners alike. If you have any questions about this content or want to learn more about upcoming events, you’re encouraged to contact Mike directly.
Alyanna Ilyadis
Senior Industry Marketing Manager
Alyanna Ilyadis on LinkedInAlyanna Ilyadis is a Senior Industry Marketing Manager at PTC, where she develops messaging and positioning that connects PTC's software solutions to the business outcomes industrial leaders care about most. She translates market trends and technical capabilities into value-based insights for executives, helping industrial organizations turn technology into a driver of growth and operational excellence. If you have questions about PTC's industry strategy or solutions, you're encouraged to contact Alyanna directly.