Today, more than ever, manufacturers need Product Development Strategies to reduce costs, improve collaboration and to accelerate innovation.  First Tech Direct and PTC have been working together to determine how a Product Development System can directly influence your ability to successfully develop new products as well as improve and maintain existing products. Together, we will focus on a consulting-led approach and exploit in-depth market knowledge to offer customers innovative, sustainable and results-oriented solutions that will enable them to reduce time to market considerably.

Windchill

Whether you're a global conglomerate, a regional supplier, or a small service bureau, you face obstacles while trying to manage product content and development processes. Your company's success relies on having efficient business processes and effective development of complex information assets including product designs, service documentation, and regulatory submissions.

Windchill, PTC's production-proven content and process management software, offers a solution. Fast, secure, and requiring only a Web browser to access, this business collaboration software enables companies to streamline product development processes and deliver superior physical goods and information products.

 Windchill ProductPoint

Social Product Development & Multi-CAD Support for Enhanced Product Development Collaboration.

Engineering and technical teams generate much of an organization's most valuable intellectual property - customer requirements, engineering calculations, detailed CAD designs, product documentation and the list goes on.

While these organizations have rich solutions for creating and evolving these complex forms of information, a key challenge remains: efficiently sharing them with the broader team. The value of this content and the productivity of the extended product development team would skyrocket if access to this information could be made easier.

 Pro/ENGINEER

Integrated 3D CAD/CAM/CAE Solutions for Any Size Design Challenge

Customer requirements may change and time pressures may continue to mount, but your product design needs remain the same. Regardless of your project's scope, you need a powerful, easy-to-use, affordable solution.

Pro/ENGINEER is the standard in 3D product design, featuring industry-leading productivity tools that promote best practices in design while ensuring compliance with your industry and company standards. Integrated, parametric, 3D CAD/CAM/CAE solutions allow you to design faster than ever, while maximizing innovation and quality to ultimately create exceptional products.