In the high-stakes world of motorsports, speed is not just a requirement for the track, but a necessity throughout the design and manufacturing process. The demand for innovation, quality, and consumer appeal at a quick pace has led design teams to encounter unique...
Automotive
How the Digital Thread Transforms Automotive Manufacturing Processes
The automotive industry is very competitive, leaving manufacturers scrambling to innovate, meet regulatory demands, and quickly deliver higher-quality products. In this fast-paced environment, investing in digital transformation is essential. The best way to ensure...
The Future of Automotive Engineering Trends
As technology progresses, many industries are taking advantage of these new advancements. The automotive industry is no exception. Automotive engineering has seen new trends emerge alongside digital transformation. Let’s dive into these trends and discover what we...
Bill of Materials Strategies for PTC Windchill PLM Success
PLM solutions like PTC Windchill help organizations manage every facet of the product lifecycle. One of the best features for organizing these components is a Bill of Materials (BOM). Many PLM solutions integrate BOM management because it facilitates collaboration...
Driving Quality with ISO 9001 Compliance in the Automotive Industry
The automotive industry is one of the largest industries in the world. The market is projected to grow to 2.95 trillion U.S. dollars this past year, causing a substantial amount of disruption. With this immense scale, comes many requirements manufacturers must follow....
How PTC Windchill Transformed Volvo Trucks’ Product Lifecycle
Volvo depends on concurrent engineering to manage product complexities. They accelerate industrialization by efficiently sharing design changes between engineering and manufacturing. This is crucial for quick component development and production. For Volvo, PTC...
Clash of the DevOps Titans: GitLab vs. GitHub vs. Jenkins
Choosing the right tools can make or break your software development process. Gone are the days when Jenkins was the de facto standard. Now, we have a plethora of offerings, each with its unique features and purported benefits. But, there are three heavyweights in the...
Enterprise Service Management: Unlock Business Efficiency and Collaboration
IT Service Management (ITSM) does more than just offer IT support. At SPK and Associates, we see it as a key to delivering seamless IT services from start to finish. Because technology is at the heart of every business team today, ITSM supports various technologies...
Configuration Management: The Heart of Your Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
Does your software development organization have a well defined and implemented configuration management (CM) process? For many organizations, they equate the CM process with having a revision control tool in place. While versioning is a necessary prerequisite to...
SRAM PTC Windchill PLM ROI Case Study
SRAM deployed PTC Windchill PLM to integrate and unify the engineering processes for all its brands. The company’s rapid growth through acquisition resulted in engineering and development groups that were not able to communicate and share information across...
Why Process Automation Is Critical For Engineering
Process automation releases your engineers for the work their brains are intended for. That work is creativity and problem-solving. By implementing process automation, you improve the team’s morale. Firstly, they get more focus time for deep work and designing better...
Protecting Device Storage Using Windows UWF
In this blog we'll explore how the Windows UWF, Unified Write Filter can help protect device storage against product cybersecurity. The Unified Write Filter (UWF) is a Windows native feature that ensures a system’s data remains as an unmodified, secure baseline. Data...