The business platform of RTS Windchill is implemented into Hyundai Motor Company corporations

Parametric Technology Corp. (RTS) completed the first phase of deployment of the business platform for development and production of the products (PLM) Windchill in Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation (HKMC) corporation.

HKMS is the fifth in the world on sales volumes and the most fast-growing producer in the global automobile market. For the purpose of support of ambitious plans of growth HKMC defined for itself need of implementation of the reliable business platform allowing to provide at the same time global development of products and to provide full control of development process of cars, reducing its temporary and cost indicators. HKMC within two years carried out benchmarking, testing offers of different vendors of business platforms, and in the beginning 2011 stopped the choice on software solutions of PTC.

The business platform from PTC is already unrolled in research and project divisions of HKMC now with the purpose to provide effective management of data when developing vehicles. At the end of 2011 the business system of PTC Windchill was open for users of key automobile programs in HKMC.

Work is continued, further a system will be expanded and adapted for all programs for development of vehicles. The business platform of RTS for HKMC will integrate design data of a large number of the different systems, including automated design engineering systems. In addition, the PTC platform will help to solve the difficulties connected with change management of models and constructions and will provide full support of a digital medium.

Now car makers are under constant pressure of the market. They should design and manage hundreds of thousands of possible configurations of the products, following the aspiration of different customer groups to receive the maximum quantity of unique options in the car.

"Our company believes that the new ideas open new opportunities — ChangKy Kang, the vice president and the head of transport development of center 4 HKMC says. — Relying on this philosophy, we selected PTC as the strategic partner. We are sure that similar cooperation will allow us to solve rather ambitious problems facing us".

"HKMC represents new generation of the enterprises which use disruptive technologies at all stages of product lifecycle: from design and development before delivery — Jim Heppelmann, the president and the chief executive officer of PTC says. — There are no doubts that HKMC plans a new way to growth at the expense of innovations. And we are proud of the fact that we are a strategic partner of one of leaders of this technological industry. We hope for continuation of our cooperation, including, in the direction of deployment of additional solutions".

Tasev Alexander, the CEO of RTS, Russia notes: "The solutions PTC for the automotive industry are focused on needs of producers and suppliers, helping to manage not only development of cars and the component part to them, but multiple business processes for all product lifecycle. Among our customers from this industry still such companies as Volkswagen, Volvo, ZIL, BelAZ, the Yaroslavl motor plant "Avtodiesel", etc. Consultants from Russia also worked at the project with HKMC therefore we are ready to offer the Russian car makers and collectors the best world experience".

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation takes the eighth place on turnover and the fifth in market share in the world. HKMC has the Hyundai plant near St. Petersburg and also Industrial park of suppliers where component parts are made for the enterprise.