Parts Classification with Windchill PLM

When engineers can't easily find an existing part, they often design a new one even if a functionally equivalent or very similar part already exists. This leads to redundant parts, increasing costs associated with design, testing, tooling, procurement, inventory, and manufacturing complexity. Costs can be estimated from $4,000 to over $7,500 per part annually. Parts classification in Windchill helps ensure that product data is consistent and standardized across the organization. By categorizing parts into predefined classes with specific attributes, it reduces data duplication and ensures that similar parts are represented uniformly. This webinar includes a demo of Windchill.