Continental goes for Windchill PLM worldwide

"PLM is a key component of our IT-Strategy, which aims at standardising and harmonising the IT landscape at Continental Automotive," comments Ralf Brunken, CIO at Continental Automotive Group. "As a result of our assessment among several PLM vendors, we selected PTC's Windchill for its strong technological performance and for the company's value-oriented approach, which both are critical when engaging in such a strategic and long-term partnership." Brunken explains that Continental will now replace its existing PLM system and standardise its three automotive divisions – Chassis & Safety, Powertrain and Interior – on Windchill, supporting more than 12,000 users in both engineering and non-engineering departments. The system will then become the worldwide PLM backbone for engineering change, multi-CAD data management and ECAD data management, as well as for third-party integration – so enabling process integration and global collaboration. "In today's global economy, a PLM solution is mission critical for a company in the automotive industry," says Wolfgang Schaefer, CFO at Continental Corp. "We expect PTC's Windchill solution to improve our engineering processes and product quality."