PTC recently launched a new engineering app for the Apple Vision Pro. The Onshape Vision App transforms flat computer screen models into virtual life-size products that team members can hold, pull apart, and inspect as if they were physical components. It works in sync with the Onshape cloud native CAD and PDM system on the iPad, […]
Model-based product development takes center stage
Product development has a problem. To drive greater efficiencies and higher quality for downstream consumers, organizations have asked product development to adopt model-based definition. This is helping to tie the digital thread from engineering to manufacturing and beyond. But what about within engineering? Faced with mounting global competition, increasing product complexity, and a mandate to […]
Carnot uses Creo and Windchill to decarbonize engine technology
Carnot, a London startup, has signed a new deal with PTC that will help it tackle the trillion-dollar challenge of decarbonizing industry, long-haul transport, and off-grid power. The company was formed by Archie Watts-Farmer, Francis Lempp, and Nadiur Rahman in 2019 and will extend its use of the digital transformation specialist’s CAD design software Creo […]
Onshape Professional is free for six months with Discovery Program
Reading-based PTC is now offering free access to Onshape Professional for up to six months. With this offer, the company wants to give development teams enough time to extensively test the advantages of the cloud-native product development platform, with the only requirement being to qualify as a user. Onshape is the only product development platform developed […]
PTC deal fires up Carnot’s Net Zero desire to create the world’s most efficient engine
An exciting London start-up has signed a new deal with PTC that will help it tackle the trillion-dollar challenge of decarbonizing industry, long-haul transport, and off-grid power. Carnot, which was formed by Archie Watts-Farmer, Francis Lempp, and Nadiur Rahman in 2019, will extend its use of the digital transformation specialist’s CAD design software Creo and…
Bringing CAD to the cloud
At LiveWorx 2023 in Boston, PTC announced new and upgraded digital transformation solutions, including Creo+ and the Creo 10 release. Creo+ combines Creo’s functionality with new cloud-based tools to enhance collaboration and simplify CAD administration. “With Creo+, our customers can design faster, easier, and more collaboratively than ever before,” said Brian Thompson, general manager of…
How computed tomography (CT) data analysis helps quality inspection
Learn how TE Connectivity gains critical insights with Volume Graphics software throughout design, simulation, and manufacturing to achieve its ultimate goal of end-to-end quality inspection. The all-digital movement is winning over manufacturers seeking more automation, connectivity, and reliability from their models and machines. Surveys from the Manufacturing Leadership Council and others show strong investments and […]
A closer look at cloud-based Creo+
PTC recently announced a major breakthrough for its industry-leading computer-aided design (CAD) solution. Creo+ combines the power and proven functionality of Creo with new cloud-based tools to enhance design collaboration and simplify CAD administration. Building on the market-leading capabilities for model-based definition, simulation-driven design, and advanced manufacturing, the software as a service (Saas) includes real-time […]
PTC brings Creo to the cloud
PTC announced new and upgraded solutions for digital transformation at the PTC Liveworks 2023 event in Boston. One major announcement was its Creo+ software as a service (SaaS) computer-aided design (CAD) solution and the release of the tenth version of its Creo CAD software. Creo+ combines the power and proven functionality of Creo with new […]
PTC boosts Vuforia’s visual inspection capability with AI-powered feature
One of the UK’s leading digital transformation specialists has added an important feature to its augmented reality solution Vuforia, which will support and simplify visual inspection on shop floors across the country. PTC’s Step Check will provide employees with a step-by-step guide through inspection tasks with context-sensitive work instructions. These are superimposed on the physical…
PTC introduces Onshape-Arena connection for product development and supply chain collaboration
PTC announced the availability of the Onshape-Arena Connection, a new functionality that connects its cloud-native Onshape product development and Arena product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions. The Connection enables product data to be shared instantly between the Onshape and Arena solutions with the click of a button, helping companies to accelerate the product development process and […]
PTC provides Onshape to MassRobotics to accelerate design for robotic startups
PTC and MassRobotics announce a new collaboration that will see PTC provide free licenses of Onshape, its cloud-native product development platform, to MassRobotics and its resident startups. With Onshape, MassRobotics’ community of future-minded startups can leverage the latest in cloud product design software for robotics development. “Our team at MassRobotics is very excited to collaborate […]
Model-based definition or the perils of disconnected detours
By Brian Thompson, DVP and GM, CAD Segment, PTC When I speak with manufacturers, they often tell me that moving towards becoming more model-based is at the top of their priority list. Initially, they might have started down this path to eliminate the extra work required to build 2D drawings off of their 3D models. […]
Vuforia Instruct offering streamlines the creation of 3D CAD-based work instructions
From the stage of the Vuforia Live Virtual Event, PTC announced the release of the new Vuforia Instruct out-of-the-box offering from the Vuforia Enterprise Augmented Reality (AR) Suite. With PTC’s Vuforia Instruct, enterprises can leverage 3D CAD data to easily create, deliver, and scale interactive AR work instructions The Software as a Service (SaaS)-based offering, available on the PTC Atlas platform, empowers original […]
Spatial computing supports large spaces
PTC announced the newest addition to its Vuforia augmented reality (AR) enterprise platform, the Vuforia Engine Area Targets offering. This program supports the creation of immersive augmented reality (AR) experiences for spaces up to 300,000 square feet. Through the use of Area Targets, industrial organizations can create AR interfaces within their facilities to enable employees […]
Women in Engineering–Kathleen Mitford
Kathleen Mitford is an EVP and Chief Strategy Officer at PTC. She oversees key organizations including Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Strategic Alliances; Corporate Marketing; and PTC’s Academic program. Prior to her appointment, Kathleen led both the Product and Research & Development (R&D) organizations as EVP of Products. During her tenure, PTC received numerous industry analyst…
Women in Engineering — Kathleen Mitford
Kathleen Mitford, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, PTC Bachelor of Science, Philadelphia University (Now Thomas Jefferson University) Kathleen Mitford is an EVP and Chief Strategy Officer at PTC. She oversees key organizations including Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Strategic Alliances; Corporate Marketing; and PTC’s Academic program. Prior to her appointment, Kathleen led both the…
How to achieve end-to-end PLM by designing for IoT connectivity
IoT is finally being recognized and flexibly integrated as an enterprise enabler, particularly for end-to-end product lifecycle management (PLM). Keith Higgins, VP of Digital Transformation, Rockwell Automation, Dave Duncan, Vice President of Product Management – PLM, Digital Engineering Solutions, PTC The marriage between physical and digital worlds now is more apparent than ever. Phones can…
A practical guide to implementing generative design
Generative design is seen as the latest tool to gain market share. However, adopting it is not as it seems. Here are tips on applying generative technology. by Brian Thompson, divisional vice president and general manager, CAD, PTC Generative design is a means of autonomously creating optimal designs from a set of system design […]
PTC’s Windchill SaaS chosen to serve as backbone for U.S. Navy Digital Transformation
PTC announced that the U.S. Navy has selected PTC’s Windchill product lifecycle management (PLM) Software as a Service (SaaS) offering to support its Model Based Product Support (MBPS) digital transformation initiatives, which is aimed at improving the Navy’s operational readiness. The project, launching in PTC’s fourth fiscal quarter, will enable the U.S. Navy to unify…
Look up in the sky, it’s CAD software
A major CAD vendor is betting the modeling software’s future is in the cloud By Jean Thilmany, Senior Editor Onshape set off ripples across the computer-aided design community five years ago when it announced its computer-aided design software would exist completely in the cloud. Last fall, PTC acquired Onshape. The purchase signals PTC’s conviction that […]
Webinar: “Producing with Quality”; The Nidec Global Appliance Story
This webinar was presented live on Wednesday June 17, 2020 Please click below to watch on demand Staying competitive in a globalized world goes far deeper than the “next best thing.” For Nidec Global Appliance, driving energy-efficient refrigeration solutions has made them a globally formidable force, providing excellence in food preservation with a…
Accelerate spatial AR programming of machines and robots
PTC announced the release of the Vuforia Spatial Toolbox platform. Created by the PTC Reality Lab. This open-source platform helps developers create, innovate, and solve spatial computing problems in a new way. Innovators can explore Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and Spatial Computing, accelerate prototyping for machines, and develop leading-edge spatial Augmented Reality (AR) and […]
PTC to acquire Onshape
PTC announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Onshape, creators of Software as a Service (SaaS) product development platform that unites computer aided design (CAD) with data management and collaboration tools, for approximately $470 million, net of cash acquired. The acquisition is expected to accelerate PTC’s ability to attract new customers with […]
Webinar: Top 10 Signs You’ve Outgrown Your PDM System
This webinar was presented live on Thursday, November 21, 2019. Please click below to watch on demand. Strong product data management (PDM) capabilities are proven to drive better business performance. However, manufacturers can’t achieve this with basic PDM. Basic PDM systems don’t do much beyond keeping data in control. No wonder, on average,…