PLM and PDM for the Engineering-Centric Enterprise

March 1, 2018

Engineering-centric businesses face a number of challenges today, but the unmanageable design and change processes don’t need to be counted among them. Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software can help businesses small and large proactively manage their mission-critical intellectual property and control their product definitions. Once custom-built for Fortune 500 manufacturers, PLM systems are now available in many sizes and flavors to meet a variety of needs.

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W-T Engineering, Inc.

The W-T Group, LLC is a full-service consulting engineering firm based in the Chicagoland area. For over forty-five (45) years, we have been serving developers, municipalities, park districts, architects and corporate clients with innovative and economical design solutions. The W-T Group provides their clients with a one-source engineering solution to help maintain the integrity of all projects from start to finish.

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he digital planning, which can now be found in architecture and design offices, at general contractors or via prefabrication, bricklaying robots and GPS-based excavators already on the building site, is characterized by Building Information Modeling (BIM). Yet, BIM is only really an efficient and commercial option if it is paired with the integrated working method.

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W-T Engineering, Inc.

The W-T Group, LLC is a full-service consulting engineering firm based in the Chicagoland area. For over forty-five (45) years, we have been serving developers, municipalities, park districts, architects and corporate clients with innovative and economical design solutions. The W-T Group provides their clients with a one-source engineering solution to help maintain the integrity of all projects from start to finish.

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