IN THIS ISSUE:

• PTC/USER — Support. Educate. Advocate!
• PTC/USER Global Summit 2026 (April 27th - 30th) -  Full Agenda Coming Soon!
• Follow Us on Social Media for the Most Current Updates on the PTC/USER Global Summit
• PTC/USER Alabama Spring 2026 Event  - Thursday, March 5th, 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM CT
• CAD/Windchill Admin Roundtable Hosted by Badgerland UG (Everyone is welcome!) -  Friday, March 6th, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
• PTC Integration and Multi-Vendor Digital Thread Enablement
• Webinar Replay: Accelerate Precision: Unlocking Subtractive Manufacturing Excellence
• Webinar Replay: Mathcad Prime 12 Sneak Peek & Mathcad Roadmap
• Webinar Replay: Why Excel Fails Requirements and Test Management
• You Know Things Could Be Better. Now Prove It.
• Creo 13 Sneak Peek Signup
• A New Chapter for Industrial IoT: What Does the ThingWorx and Kepware Acquisition Mean?
• Seamless Event-Based Data Transfer with CoreFace
• CFD for Creo, Cloud and AI
• Trusted technical advisor and guide on your AI-powered digital transformation journey.
• The Biggest Risk to Your MBD or PLM Initiative? It Isn’t the Technology
• AMC Bridge Advances AI Data Readiness and PTC Product Implementations
• Webinar Replay: Engineering Agility: Navigating Global Cost & Speed Pressures
• Case Study: Creo Helps Catamaran Design Cruise into the Future
• Why programming your own interface between Windchill and ERP is not a good idea
• PTC/USER Newsletter Archive
• Have Something to Share?

Together, we build what’s next.

For nearly 37 years, PTC/USER has empowered users to overcome technical challenges and strengthen their expertise with PTC technologies. Established in 1990 by engineers seeking deeper collaboration and a stronger voice, the organization grew from a small, user‑driven gathering into a global community representing thousands of professionals across industries, regions, and disciplines.

From the earliest Pro/ENGINEER meetings to today’s PTC/USER Global Summit, our mission has remained the same: a community built by users, for users.

PTC/USER is the independent, worldwide community of leaders, engineers, and innovators who rely on solutions from Parametric Technology Corporation to design, manage, and deliver some of the world’s most advanced products.

We believe technology achieves its full potential only when the people who use it have a meaningful role in shaping its future.

Our Pillars

Support. Educate. Advocate.

These three pillars define who we are — and where we are heading.

We Support

We nurture a global network of professionals who collaborate openly, share expertise generously, and solve complex challenges together. In a rapidly evolving digital world, no one should innovate alone.

We Educate

We advance continuous learning and community‑driven thought leadership. Through shared insights and real‑world knowledge, we help organizations maximize the value of technologies like Creo Parametric and Windchill, elevating digital engineering excellence across the globe.

We Advocate

We amplify the voice of the customer. As an independent organization, we serve as a trusted bridge between users and PTC leadership — ensuring that real‑world experience informs product evolution, strategic direction, and the technology of tomorrow.

Together, we don’t just use technology — we help define what comes next.

Our Brand Meaning

Our newly reimagined logo is more than a modernized visual — it is a bold representation of our identity and our mission.

The three interwoven triangles reflect our foundational pillars: Support. Educate. Advocate.
Each stands strong on its own, yet together they form a unified structure symbolizing collaboration, shared knowledge, and the collective strength of our global community.

The upward, forward‑moving form communicates momentum, innovation, and progress. It represents the continuous advancement of digital engineering and the role our members play in shaping the future of PTC technologies.

The contemporary aesthetic honors our history while positioning us confidently for what’s ahead.

 

This brand reflects:

• A connected community.
• An influential voice.
• A collaborative future.

Support. Educate. Advocate.
Together, we build what’s next

We’re excited to invite the PTC/USER community to join us in Las Vegas at the Rio Hotel & Casino, April 27–30, for our biggest Summit experience yet.

This year’s theme, Spotlight on Digital Transformation, reflects the rapid changes happening across engineering, manufacturing, and product development—changes being driven directly by Users, Experts, and teams like yours.

 

We are currently reviewing submissions and plan to release the full agenda in March. It’s shaping up to be an outstanding Summit filled with valuable insights, practical learning, and meaningful connections.

 

We can’t wait to welcome you to Las Vegas this spring. Register today!

 Register 

The easiest way to stay connected to everything happening around the PTC/USER Global Summit is through our social media channels.

 

Follow us for the latest updates, including upcoming sessions, speaker highlights, trainer spotlights, sponsor features, registration reminders, and glimpses into the full Summit experience. You’ll also see behind-the-scenes moments, community highlights, and content designed to help you make the most of your time at the event.

 

Follow PTC/USER on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and X to stay informed and inspired as the Summit comes together.

 Register For the Global Summit 

Join us in Huntsville, Alabama for an engaging PTC/User Huntsville community event designed for engineers, designers, and product lifecycle professionals. This gathering brings together local and regional experts to share insights, explore best practices, and demonstrate the latest capabilities in Creo and Windchill. Expect hands-on tips, technical discussions, valuable networking opportunities, free food and door prizes — all in one afternoon.

Dinner will be provided for all attendees!

 

Agenda

 Register Here 

Join for 5 min or the whole hour.  Ask/answer questions of people in similar Admin roles. Badgerland UG is moderator, but all are welcome. 

 Zoom Meeting Link Here 

As a long-standing PTC partner and Platinum Sponsor of the PTC/USER Global Summit 2026, PROSTEP helps organizations extend PTC solutions into enterprise-wide, multi-vendor Digital Thread architectures.

 

Engineering environments are inherently heterogeneous. PLM must integrate seamlessly with ERP, ALM, MBSE, CAD, supplier platforms, and legacy systems to ensure traceability, governance, and execution across the lifecycle.

 

PROSTEP complements PTC solutions with vendor-neutral integration, collaboration, migration, and traceability technologies ensuring PTC operate as part of a connected enterprise landscape, not as siloed systems.

 

PROSTEP enables customers to:

• Integrate PTC solutions into complex, multi-vendor landscapes
• Establish a continuous Digital Thread across PLM, ALM, ERP, and MBSE
• Collaborate securely with suppliers and development partners
• Modernize and migrate PLM environments with confidence

As part of the CIMdata-administered Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group (AD PAG) Digital Twin–Digital Thread benchmark, PROSTEP demonstrated real-world use cases evaluated against independent integration and traceability criteria.

 

Explore what these results reveal about integration readiness and scalable Digital Thread execution:

 

Register for the Digital Thread Strategy for Aerospace & Defense Webinar – March 18 https://info.prostep.com/webinar-aerospace-and-defense/

 

Meet PROSTEP at PTC/USER Global Summit 2026

 

Connect with our team to discuss integration strategy, supplier collaboration, migration initiatives, and cross-domain traceability:

 

Learn More About PROSTEP at PTC/USER Global Summit 2026 https://info.prostep.com/event-ptc-global-summit-2026/

 Register Here 

Unlock High-Speed, High-Quality Machining Through Modern NC Strategies

Manufacturers today are under pressure to deliver precise, complex parts faster—often with fewer resources and increasingly sophisticated equipment. Watch this on-demand webinar to explore how organizations are tackling these challenges by improving the way they program, automate, and scale subtractive manufacturing.

 

In this 60-minute session, you’ll hear how companies like Everllence (formerly MAN Energy Systems), a global leader in high precision components, are modernizing their machining operations. Learn how they simplify programming for multitask machines, accelerate machining cycles, and capture tribal knowledge for consistent, repeatable processes across teams.

 

We’ll also highlight practical strategies and technologies—from highspeed machining techniques to automation approaches—that help reduce programming time, improve part quality, and free teams to focus on higher value work. Whether you’re refining existing workflows or evaluating what’s next for your NC operations, you’ll leave with actionable insights you can implement right away.

 

Agenda Highlights:

 

Understanding Modern Subtractive Manufacturing Needs

Explore today’s common challenges—from complex machine configurations to the need for repeatability and speed—and how leading manufacturers address them.

 

ModuleWorks Technology & Industry Trends

Learn about the latest advancements in machining algorithms, including highspeed strategies and automated deburring, and how they support greater efficiency on the shop floor.

 

Customer Case Study: Everllence - Creo NC for Production Efficiency

See how Everllence standardizes programming, automates repetitive tasks, and ensures consistency across global operations. Hear directly from their NC Programming Office Lead about lessons learned and measurable impact.

 

Partner Insights: 6 Degrees Research

Hear implementation best practices, postprocessing guidance, and recommendations for building a more scalable NC environment.

 Watch Replay Here 

Join Andrew McGough, PTC Mathcad’s Product Management Director, for a one-hour demo and Q&A of the new PTC Mathcad Prime 12, scheduled to release in April 2026. Andy discusses:

• A summary of Mathcad Prime’s newest features, including the recent Mathcad Prime 11.0.1.0 maintenance release
• The current Mathcad Prime roadmap
• Demos of some of Mathcad Prime 12's upcoming features
• Answers to viewer questions!

Use the Chapters widget on the video player to navigate each webinar section, or watch it from cover-to-cover! You can watch in full screen as well.

 Watch Replay Here 

Learn from our webinar on Why Excel Fails Requirements and Test Management, where we broke down why spreadsheets become a bottleneck as products scale. We covered how requirements and test data in Excel quickly turns outdated, hard to version, and unclear to own, which slows development and increases risk—especially when audits and compliance reviews show up .

 Watch Replay Here 

You can feel the inefficiency in your product development process, but when it's time to make the case for improvement, the data isn't there. EAC's Product Development System Assessment changes that. Our experts evaluate your current workflows and deliver a prioritized roadmap tied to real financial impact -- not theory. Across 100+ assessments, we've consistently uncovered 10-30% efficiency gains hiding in plain sight. And the roadmap is yours to keep, guaranteed.

 See which assessment is right for your team 

Creo 13 will be released in May 2026. As with previous years, PTC is running a brief sneak peek for customers who are interested in testing out the new updates and feature functionality with this release.

All PTC asks in return is feedback on these enhancements and new capabilities. If you are interested, please sign up for the Creo 13 Sneak Peek event using this link: https://www.ptc.com/en/products/creo/beta/. The sneak peek will be run from Mar 9th to Mar 22nd, 2026.”

 Sign Up for Creo 13 Sneak Peek 

In 2026, TPG Capital acquired key Industrial IoT technologies - the ThingWorx platform and the Kepware connectivity suite - from PTC in a major transaction that could significantly impact the future of smart manufacturing and industrial digitalization.

 

In this article, you’ll discover:

• what exactly happened and why this move matters,
• what new opportunities may emerge for IIoT development under new ownership,
• and what this change means in practical terms for existing projects and platform users.

👉 If you want to understand how this strategic shift could influence the tools that power modern industrial solutions, this is a must-read.

 Read More 

With CoreFace, your Engineering data can be transferred automatically based on events in connected systems. CoreFace connects Windchill(+) with ERP systems such as SAP S/4HANA — without disrupting existing processes.

 

Users continue working in both systems as usual. In the background, defined events trigger immediate and automated data transfers through CoreFace.

 

🎥 In this video, you’ll see a real-life scenario:

 

A Windchill user transfers parts and BOMs to SAP S/4HANA simply by releasing a Promotion Request.

 

👉 Watch the video and see how easy Windchill-ERP integration can be.

 

We look forward to welcoming you at our PTC/User booth in Las Vegas!  

 

#Windchill #SAP #CoreFace #Innoface #DigitalThread

 Watch Here 

for a demo or training email: rich.moore@simerics.com or alex.jiang@simerics.com or tkraft@ptc.com

IQNOX is excited to release the latest version of IQNECT, delivering major improvements in traceability workflows, document structuring, and AI-powered discovery. Built to help engineering teams move faster inside Codebeamer, IQNECT 26.1 introduces smarter automation, bulk refactoring capabilities, and stronger tenant-level control, making complex systems work more scalable, efficient, and intuitive.

 

This release includes:

• Duplicate and similarity detection to reduce redundancy and improve consistency
• Bulk refactoring to accelerate cleanup and lifecycle updates
• Improved semantic search for faster artifact discovery across large repositories
• Enhanced hierarchy preservation and pre-import controls to strengthen traceability from the start
• Tenant-based visibility controls to improve governance and usability
• Simplified resource shape management to ensure consistent, structured integration across systems

In regulated industries where scale, compliance, and speed must coexist, IQNECT helps teams:

• Improve requirement quality earlier in the lifecycle
• Strengthen traceability across projects
• Reduce manual rework
• Move faster without sacrificing control

Watch the IQNECT 26.1 overview video to see these capabilities in action: https://iqnect.ai/watch-demos/?playlist=361373d&video=d5c1b33

IQNOX will also be attending this year’s PTC USER Group from April 27th–30th. If you’re interested in learning more about IQNECT, seeing live demos, or exploring how IQNOX can support your broader ALM, PLM, IoT, and digital transformation initiatives, we’d love to connect with you there.

Learn more about IQNOX: https://iqnox.com

 Overview Video 

Across the PTC community, organizations are implementing new Model-Based Definition (MBD) strategies and expanding PLM workflows within their PTC environments. Many of these initiatives begin in engineering and extend to manufacturing, service, and other teams that rely on accurate product data to perform their roles effectively.

 

The goals are clear: better data, stronger collaboration, fewer errors, and more connected operations.

 

Yet many of these initiatives struggle. Why? Not because the technology is wrong, but because adoption stalls.

 

At Rand 3D, we see a consistent pattern across industries: the greatest technological risk lies with people, not software. Teams may not fully understand the new workflow. Some prefer to continue working the way they always have. Others haven’t been given clear expectations or a compelling reason to change.

Where Adoption Breaks Down
Over the years, we’ve seen organizations:

• Spend the majority of their budget on technology, allocating only a small portion to adoption.
• Deliver training at the start of the rollout, then leave teams unsupported as processes evolve.
• Struggle with inconsistent adherence to standards that were once manageable.
  (Creating serious challenges as MBD, automation, and AI initiatives expand.)

The result? New software and workflows are deployed but not fully adopted.

And without consistent adoption, the value of MBD and PLM investments is never fully realized.

Moving Beyond Initial Training
Beyond the Creo classes many of you know us for, we help teams:

• Capture how work actually gets done day to day

• Define and document modeling and data standards in practical, usable formats
• Deliver ongoing, role-based learning that supports adoption as processes mature

For more information, contact a Rand 3D PLM Specialist or visit www.Rand3D.com.

 Read the News Release 

New industry research shows that nearly half of engineering organizations are struggling to maintain design timelines, while product manufacturing costs continue to rise sharply.

For global manufacturers, staying competitive now requires cutting costs by ~10% and design cycles by ~9% in the next three years.

In our upcoming webinar, we’ll show how leading engineering teams are using Manufacturing Intelligence to:

• Shift manufacturability and cost insights earlier in the design phase
• Reduce the design churn that results in approximately 50% of global program delays
• Adapt designs quickly to address global material and sourcing disruptions, and build greater supply chain agility in the process

If cost, speed, and engineering agility are on your 2026 agenda, this session will be directly relevant.

 Watch Now 

 Go to Case Study 

A good integration of Windchill(+) with an ERP system such as S/4HANA or MS Dynamics requires a direct bidirectional exchange of complex data. This requires the development of an API-based interface. Either a point-to-point interface (which is embedded in one of the two systems) or a middleware that connects to both systems. One option is to have the interface individually programmed.

 

But that's not a good idea! Why?

1. Programming an interface between Windchill(+) and ERP is not trivial and requires not only mastery of a programming language, but also in-depth development expertise in both systems.
2. It is not enough to synchronize parts, BOMs and documents. Experience shows that there is much more to transfer than just master data. Think of different types of parts, various BOM usage such as EBOM, MBOM, PBOM or SBOM. Furthermore, data such as classification information, work schedules, and much more also need to be transferred.
3. It is also not enough to send the data once. All data is subject to constant change and must be reconciled in accordance with defined change rules.
4. Delivering a single version of the interface is not sufficient. The connected systems, Windchill(+) and ERP, are themselves subject to change, so that updates must be developed and delivered on an ongoing basis.
5. Imagine needing to integrate another ERP or another system with Windchill(+). This presents developers with an even greater challenge.
6. Don't forget that such an interface needs to run reliably the whole day or if you have an international team, 24/7.
7. Suppose you can overcome all these hurdles with one or two programmers. Can you be sure that they will still be working for you in 3 years?

As you can see, individually programming an interface between Windchill(+) and ERP is not a good idea. CoreFace provides a ready-to-use, fully maintained integration that reliably synchronizes all your Windchill(+) and ERP data—no custom coding, no surprises, just seamless operation.

 Learn More 

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