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PLM and collaboration software
News Release from: PTC - Parametric Technology (UK)
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 17 January 2007
Software enables global product
development
Acorn Product Development has begun an enterprise-level upgrade to PTC Windchill PDMLink to support its global product initiatives and sustain its current rapid growth.
Acorn Product Development, an innovative engineering outsource design firm developing products for consumer, computer, communication and medical companies, has begun an enterprise-level upgrade to PTC Windchill PDMLink to support its global product initiatives and sustain its current rapid growth Unlike many traditional design companies, Acorn offers its clients an optimised range of product development services from architectural analysis through manufacturing floor support worldwide
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 15 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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An established user of Pro/Engineer with over 60 licences of various PTC products, Acorn chose to expand its PTC technology investment to include Windchill for content and process management.
Windchill will enable Acorn to manage data across a distributed product development environment with advanced controls for data that can be accessed by multiple entities inside and outside the company.
The Acorn implementation was driven by NxRev, a leading PTC channel partner.
"The combination of PTC technology with the experience of our value added reseller NxRev provided the most compelling solution to help us implement a global product development strategy in order to sustain and increase our competitive advantage", said Ken Haven, Chief Executive Officer, Acorn Product Development.
"The single integral technology architecture of PTC's Product Development System was the key differentiator for us because it simplifies product development while also providing the power and scalability to support our continued growth".
"As we open new geographies, we feel confident that the remote staff, using Windchill, can immediately participate and contribute to product development".
"Acorn is representative of many small and medium businesses that are leveraging PTC solutions to enable them to successfully compete with larger companies", said Joshua Fredberg, Vice President, Product and Market Strategy, PTC.
"We are very pleased that Acorn has chosen our integral solutions to help them optimise their product development processes and welcome the opportunity to help them achieve their business goals".
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