IN THIS ISSUE:

 

PTC/USER Global Summit 2025 Keynotes are available in the Web and Mobil App

PTC/USER global summit keynotes are now uploaded to our app.  Also look for an announcement on the PTC/USER Global Summit 2026 event coming soon!
 

Creo Flow Analysis Industries Webinar - Wednesday, May 7th, 2025 11:00 - 12:00 AM ET

Creo Flow Analysis Industries Webinar - Add CFD to your Creo Resume.

Learn how to reduce Operating Cost for your company.

 

Look at examples from your Industry.

  • Accurate and Usable CFD for:
  • Automotive
  • Medical
  • Electronics and High Tech
  • Federal and Aerospace
  • Industrial

Wednesday, May 7th, 2025 11:00 - 12:00 AM ET - Sponsored by PTC and Simerics, Inc
 

Badgerland (WI) User Group Annual in-person meeting is Thursday, May 15 at WCTC in Pewaukee, WI

See www.badgerug.com for up to date list of presentations and to register. 

 

This event is open to all but you must register.
 

Give PTC your input for Materials and Design for X!

PTC CAD Product Management is looking for feedback in two areas:

  • Material Management, specifically focusing on the “purchased parts” use case
    • The information gathered will help drive the next phase of Material Management in Windchill where Creo can assign Windchill sourced materials to parts.
    • The use case we would like to focus on next involves parts purchased from suppliers, what information is gathered from the suppliers, how materials are associated with them, and how mass properties are calculated.
  • Design for “X”
    • The information gathered will help guide the direction that PTC focus on for the Design for “X” area.
    • You can expect questions like “What does Design for X mean for you?” and “What challenges do you have when trying to ensure excellence in your design and production processes?”
    • We would also like to validate ideas we have for potential product enhancements.

Each session would be 1-hour per topic.

If you are interested, please reach out to Amber Wright (amwright@ptc.com). We look forward to hearing from you!

Help evaluate new designs for the PTC Admin Center.
 

Key Considerations While Designing Plastic Parts

Plastic parts must be designed first time right to avoid future rework. Do you wish to know which are the vital factors that need to be considered while designing plastic parts? 
 

Data shows 96% of design review effort goes to waste

Your most important product decisions are made everyday in design reviews.

 

We wanted to know: how productive is the typical design review?

 

So we broke it down:

  • Are all the right people participating?
  • What percent of design input is documented and tracked?
  • If you wanted to go back and justify a past decision, how long would it Take to find the information you need?

Crunching the numbers leads to a surprising finding: 96% of design review effort goes to waste.

 

We broke it down step by step in an infographic, so you can see what the biggest bottlenecks are:
 

NEW User Manager App for Windchill from FELCO Solutions!

We’re excited to announce that we’re currently developing a powerful new User Management App for Windchill, designed to streamline and simplify user administration. This solution was inspired directly by feedback from our customers, who have consistently expressed the need for a more efficient way to manage Windchill users.

The app is scheduled for release next quarter, and we’re inviting a select group to participate in our beta program. Your insights would be instrumental in shaping the final product. If you're interested in early access and helping guide development, we’d love to hear from you.

 

Key Features

Comprehensive User Administration

  • Add or remove users from groups, teams, roles, and profiles — all from one intuitive interface within Windchill
  • Assign or revoke roles across site, organization, product, or library levels
  • Reassign workflow tasks directly from the admin dashboard
  • View and perform undo check-out actions for objects currently checked out by a user
  • Apply changes to multiple users simultaneously, or use a recipe file for batch updates
  • Clone group, team, roles, and profile configurations from one user to another

User Activity & License Insights

  • Identify inactive users to optimize license usage
  • Track login activity for better user and license management

Admin-Friendly Interface

  • Clean, user-centric UI tailored for Windchill site and organization administrators
  • No need to navigate the native Windchill admin console for everyday tasks

Web Services Integration

  • Exposing Windchill ODATA REST Endpoints to performs above actions

 

And that’s just the beginning — many more features are currently in development! If you’d like to join the beta or learn more, contact us at sales@felcosolutions.com . We'd love to schedule a short call and/or provide a preview. Thank you, and we look forward to helping your team simplify Windchill user management!

To learn more about us and our other ground-breaking apps & tools, check out our website www.felcosolutions.com
 

Reduce Costs & Improve Efficiency with Digital Transformation

Unlock Your Digital Transformation Roadmap 
Industrial manufacturers are under pressure to cut costs, reduce inefficiencies, and stay competitive. Industry 4.0 offers a path to operational excellence—but are you ready? This in-depth white paper from Frost & Sullivan explores how digitalization improves efficiency, minimizes waste, and accelerates production while reducing costs.

 

Download now to learn how to:

  • Improve operational efficiency with digital transformation
  • Reduce costs through automation and smart manufacturing
  • Overcome challenges with a value-driven implementation plan
  • See real-world success stories, including Rockwell Automation
  • Choose the right technology partner for long-term savings
 

WEBINAR REPLAY: Maintaining Legacy Data Models & Systems with Creo Automation

MANAGING LEGACY DATAis one of the most challenging aspects of a CAD engineer’s role. It’s not just about outdated models; it involves complex systems, databases, and multi-site setups.

Customers often ask us if there's a way to leverage CREO AUTOMATION to simplify Legacy Data Maintenance... and the answer is YES!

✅ Watch our webinar and learn all the Creo Tips & Tricks to easily maintain Legacy Data, Models & Systems with Creo Automation…

Brice Caux, Sr. Applications Engineer at SIGMAXIM explains how to:

👉 Reduce errors
👉 Increase standardization
👉 Free up engineering time to work on more strategic tasks

 

For more information, contact info@sigmaxim.com
 

AI Is Sweeping Into Knowledge Work. What About Engineering?

In this insightful blog post, SimScale CEO David Heiny explores the transformative impact of AI on engineering. He discusses how cloud-native platforms like SimScale are uniquely positioned to integrate AI into engineering workflows, enhancing performance predictions and accelerating design processes. The article delves into the necessity of embedding AI throughout the simulation workflow to unlock its full potential, emphasizing the importance of a deep connection to models and data within a cloud-native infrastructure.
 

Transform the Way You Manage Design Data

Disconnected systems, manual file transfers, duplicated parts — if this sounds familiar, it’s time to rethink your ECAD-PLM strategy.
Our latest resource, "ECAD Integration with Altium and Windchill," prepared by experts from Altium and Transition Technologies PSC, shows how to build a fully automated, future-ready design environment.

 

Here’s what you’ll learn:

  • How to connect Altium ECAD data with PTC Windchill using REST-based integration
  • Real-life examples of streamlining BOMs, metadata, and project releases
  • Ways to reduce prototype re-spins and ensure “right-the-first-time” design
  • Best practices for configuration, security (SSO), and avoiding common pitfalls
  • How integrated workflows accelerate time-to-market and boost team productivity


🎯If you're managing complex product development across global teams — this is a must-read.
 

CoreFace certified by SAP for S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition

We are proud to announce that CoreFace is now officially certified by SAP!

 

This certification marks an important milestone for Innoface and reinforces our commitment to delivering high-quality and SAP-compliant solutions.

 

CoreFace is now certified for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition up to release 2023 via the SAP integration scenario Add-On Deployment for RISE with SAP.
 

Stop sending half-dressed CAD Models downstream!

When it comes to CAD moidels, good looks aren't enough - They Need rich 3D data to get real work done!



It's like getting dressed but missing half your suit — It may look OK for a video call, but you're not ready for the real work of the day.

Same goes for half-done variants for ETO products.

You end up generating a series of "fake" replicas just to get work out the door🕓

They might look fine, at first…

But what happens when it's time to generate a BOM of detailed drawing, prep for manufacturing , run FEA or handle compliance?

Those quick fixes can turn into

❌ Customer Dissatisfaction
❌ Sales Bottlenecks
❌ Increase in ECOs
❌ Manufacturing Bottlenecks
❌ Costly Rework
❌ Errors

👉 Wouldn't it be nice to always be prepared witha a fully-featured module?

You can be with CREO AUTOMATION

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It puts your rules into Creo so you can generate fully featured models and get rich 3D data for ETO products —>without draining your resources.

✅ Reliable models, every time
✅ Accurate downstream data
✅ Smooth integration between CAD & CAM
✅ Faster processes, fewer mistakes, more capability

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Don't send half-dressed CAD models downstream.

Use Creo Automation for fully featured models— every variant, every time, automatically.

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👉Want to learn more or see a demo? Hit us up at info@signmaxim.com
 

Revolutionizing Data Traceability with Elysium 3DxSUITE, Coming in EX11 (Aug-Sep 2025)

Revolutionizing Data Traceability with Elysium's 3D-Suite:

 

In today’s fast-evolving landscape of Model-Based Definition (MBD) and Model-Based Enterprise (MBE), having robust, automated tools to ensure data consistency and traceability is more critical than ever. That’s where Elysium’s 3D-Suite comes in. It offers a comprehensive suite of automated, model-based capabilities that seamlessly integrate trusted 3D MBD data throughout your entire organization, ensuring that the information is both human-readable and machine-readable. As the industry adapts to new standards and requirements, Elysium continues to evolve its capabilities, addressing the ever-changing needs of our customers.

 

Evolving with Industry Needs: MBC and QIF Support

 

The above figure illustrates the ongoing evolution of 3D-Suite in EX11, showcasing how we adapt to the industry's growing demand for QIF (Quality Information Framework) and Model-Based Characteristics (MBC) support. In the example, you'll see Model-Based Characteristics (MBC) highlighted in yellow, specifically  and , which are assigned to engineering requirements to ensure traceability throughout the product lifecycle.

These Product Characteristic Tags (PC Tags) are accompanied by a UUID (Universally Unique ID) metadata structure, enabling true data traceability at the PMI (Product Manufacturing Information) annotation level. This traceability spans the entire enterprise, ensuring that characteristics (like dimensions and GD&T) are consistently tracked.

 

The Importance of MBC Tags: Ensuring Traceability from Start to Finish

 

Why is this so significant? Traditionally, assigning characteristics or “balloons” to engineering requirements has been a manual, time-consuming, and error-prone task carried out by quality or metrology teams. This process often leads to discrepancies across revisions or manufacturing facilities, making data traceability challenging. By assigning characteristics within your native CAD model from the very beginning, these attributes become persistent throughout the product lifecycle and across various manufacturing sites, ensuring seamless data traceability.

For our advanced customers who are already generating compliant, machine-readable MBD, assigning MBC tags directly within their MBD allows for continuous, accurate traceability back to the source of truth, their native MBD. This forward-thinking approach eliminates the need for manual assignment and enhances data consistency.

 

Transforming Data Exchange: QIF and the Bill of Characteristics (BoC)

 

Elysium’s 3D-Suite can translate these characteristics and their associated UUIDs into neutral formats like QIF. By doing so, it enables the generation of a Bill of Characteristics (BoC), which allows for traceability back to the native MBD, now complete with injected characteristics and UUIDs. This translation is key to ensuring that all engineering requirements and their associated characteristics are easily accessible and traceable across your organization.

 

Visualizing Traceability: Data Package Studio and 3D PDF

 

To take traceability even further, Elysium’s Data Package Studio can attach the QIF to a visual data package, making it ready to exchange with downstream domains. This package can be seamlessly shared with stakeholders, enabling them to visualize the characteristics directly within a 3D PDF. Through the interactive Bill of Characteristics (BoC) displayed on the right-hand side, users can easily navigate through the various presentation states and keep track of engineering requirements at the PMI annotation level.

 

A Complete Solution for Data Traceability in Your MBE

 

This visual data package is more than just a simple file—it’s a dynamic, interactive tool that ensures full traceability of characterized engineering requirements throughout your Model-Based Enterprise (MBE). By integrating these tools into your workflow, your organization can trace engineering requirements all the way down to the characteristic (PMI annotation) level of your MBD.

 

In conclusion, Elysium’s 3D-Suite is designed to evolve alongside the needs of the industry, empowering organizations to fully embrace the benefits of Model-Based Definition and Model-Based Enterprise principles. By ensuring that characteristics are consistently tracked and accessible, our solution drives greater accuracy, efficiency, and collaboration across the entire product lifecycle.
 

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