Windchill (software)
Developer(s) | PTC |
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Initial release | 1998 |
Stable release | 11.2.1.0
/ December 9, 2019 |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows, Linux |
Available in | English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Polish,[1] Portuguese (Brazil) |
Type | Product lifecycle management |
License | Proprietary |
Website | www |
PTC Windchill is a family of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software products that is offered by PTC.[2][3] In 2004, as part of their expansion in the area of collaboration tools, they arranged having "a hosted version of Windchill to small- and medium-sized customers."[4][5] As of 2011, products from its marketer, PTC, were being used by over 1.1 million users worldwide.[6]
History[]
Windchill was originally developed by Windchill Technology Inc., which was co-founded by Jim Heppelmann, the current President and CEO of PTC. When PTC acquired Windchill Technology, Heppelmann joined the company as senior vice president.[7] Windchill was released in 1998 and was promoted as the first to market with an internet based PLM offering. In 2001, Windchill ProjectLink was added as a project collaboration offering, and in 2002, Windchill PDMLink launched to enhance product data management.[8]
In 2004 the parent company announced plans "to simplify its product management applications."[9]
Technology[]
Windchill's implementation has been described as multi-tier. Although it can run on a single server, when "serving thousands of end users on a global scale" it commonly uses three tiers: Client, Application and Database tiers.[10]
Windchill software skills are taught in universities worldwide.[11][12]
Recent Releases[]
Version | Release Date |
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Windchill 4.0 | November 1999 |
Windchill 5.0 | May 2000 |
Windchill 5.1 | November 2000 |
Windchill 6.0 | |
Windchill 6.1 | November 2001 |
Windchill 6.2.6 | December 2002 |
Windchill 7.0 | January 2004 |
Windchill 8.0 | June 2005 |
Windchill 9.0 | September 2007 |
Windchill 9.1 | December 2008 |
Windchill 10.0 | March 2011 |
Windchill 10.1 | March 2012 |
Windchill 10.2 10.2 M010 10.2 M020 10.2 M030 |
September 2013 December 2013 May 2014 March 2015 |
Windchill 11.0 11.0 M010 11.0 M020 11.0 M030 |
December 2015 June 2016 November 2016 June 2017 |
Windchill 11.1 11.1 M010 |
January 2018 May 2018 |
Windchill 11.2 11.2.1.0 |
June 2019 December 2019 |
Market[]
The Windchill user base ranges from individuals to large corporations.[13] Most customers are in the following manufacturing market segments: Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Electronics & High-Tech, Industrial Products, Medical Devices, Retail, Footwear & Apparel. Commercial sales are made through a combination of a direct sales force as well as an indirect sale channel. Directly competitive products to Windchill include by , Teamcenter by Siemens, ENOVIA by Dassault Systèmes and Agile by Oracle.[14]
Products[]
PDM & Process[15][]
- Windchill ProjectLink – Web-based project collaboration across product development.
- Windchill MPMLink – The industry’s first integral software package for Manufacturing Process Management.
- FlexPLM – A PLM offering for retail, footwear & apparel and consumer product companies.
- Windchill PDMLink – A web-based master product data management repository that also helps teams manage critical processes such as change/configuration management, and detailed design.
- Arbortext Content Manager – helps control content creation, collaboration, management and publishing processes as they relate to technical product and service information.
- Windchill PPMLink – Provides Program Portfolio Management (PPM) capabilities to discrete manufacturers.
- Requirements Management – A combination of PTC’s Integrity product and Windchill PDMLink to manage product software and hardware requirements.
Product Analytics[16][]
- Windchill Compliance – Tracks and manages product compliance throughout the product lifecycle.
- Windchill Materials & Substances – Integrates with existing enterprise systems to provide materials and substances in products based on an accurate BOM.
- Windchill Cost – Provides real-time product cost estimates and analysis.//Phani
- Windchill LCA – Allows manufacturers to use LCA (Lifecycle Assessment) data to quantify the environmental impact of products over their entire lifecycle.
Quality[17][]
- Windchill FRACAS – FRACAS (Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System) manages corrective action processes to improve product reliability.
- Windchill FMEA – Helps identify potential failure modes in a system.
- Windchill FTA – Constructs a graphical representation of an issue and provides an analysis tool.
- Windchill Prediction – Helps assess product reliability early in the design process.
- Windchill CAPA – Helps manage the intake, tracking, resolution, and analysis of quality issues.[18][19]
- Windchill Nonconformance – manages the intake, evaluation, resolution and tracking of nonconforming products.
- Windchill Customer Experience Management – Helps manage and address customer complaints.
Service[20][]
- Windchill Service Information Manager – Helps organize and manage service information to ensure accuracy and relevance.
- Windchill Service Parts – Uses engineering CAD data to define spare parts information.
Collaboration[21][]
- Windchill SocialLink – Combines social computing with product data from Windchill to create product and practice collaboration environments for product teams.
- Windchill Mobile – Provides instant access to PTC’s Windchill from an iPad or iPhone.
Utilities[22][]
- Windchill Archive – An optional module that automatically purges unnecessary information by archiving it into long-term storage.
- Windchill Print Service – Assists in printing Windchill content throughout the enterprise.
- Windchill Reporting –Develops and distributes reports across the enterprise.
- Windchill Interference Management Services – Identifies clashes between components in the design stage to resolve problems.
References[]
- ^ "Windchill Polish version".
- ^ "In Focus: Document Automation Requires More Than Scanning". Information Week. June 26, 2006.
- ^ Andrew Baxter (November 3, 2004). "Drawing up strength for a new industrial revolution". Financial Times.
- ^ "Hosted PTC Windchill ProjectLink Service Yields Benefits at Pitney Bowes". May 23, 2006.
- ^ "Q4 Fiscal 2011 Prepared Remarks" (PDF). Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ^ Songini, Marc. "PTC's Heppelmann, the CEO in the Wings". American City Business Journals Inc. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- ^ "The Jim Heppelmann Interview". Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- ^ Jaikumar Vijayan (January 26, 2004). "Parametric tries to simplify its product management applications". Computerworld.
- ^ "Disaster Recovery for PTC Windchill" (PDF).
- ^ "IPEK".
Studierenden werden intensiv in Creo Parametric von PTC sowie mit dem PLM System Windchill PDMLink geschult
- ^ "Learn Ptc Creo 5 0 Pro E Basic To Advance Guide". October 28, 2020.
- ^ "Parametric Distributes Patch To Correct Flaw". The New York Times. December 24, 2003.
- ^ "About PTC". Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ^ "Windchill PDM & Process". Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- ^ "Windchill Product Analytics". Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- ^ "Windchill Quality Solutions". Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- ^ "CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21". accessdata.fda.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ "Guidance for Industry- Q10 Pharmaceutical Quality System" (PDF). fda.gov. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ "Windchill Service". Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- ^ "Windchill Collaboration". Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- ^ "Windchill Utilities". Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- Product lifecycle management
- 1998 software