Industrial Machinery Software
Cut Rework and Shorten Design Cycles With Industrial Machinery PLM
TriStar helps industrial machinery manufacturers leverage PLM (PTC Windchill / Windchill+) to unify product data, streamline change management, and drive operational efficiency across every stage of the product lifecycle.
500+ Windchill implementations | 5,000+ customers | Top PTC partner
Built to Solve the Problems Slowing Your Teams Down
Eliminate Data Silos
Consolidate CAD files, BOMs, drawings, and documentation into a single controlled environment so every team pulls from the same verified data source.
Strengthen Cross-Functional Visibility
Connect engineering, manufacturing, and service records to the product structure for cleaner handoffs, better data integrity, and full lifecycle traceability.
Accelerate Change Management
Move past email chains and manual routing. PLM workflows automate approvals, flag dependencies, and give stakeholders real-time insights into what’s pending.
Maximize Component Reuse
Reduce redundant design effort and part proliferation with geometry-based model search and standardized libraries that make proven designs easy to find.
Why PLM Matters for Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
Industrial machinery companies face mounting pressure to deliver complex, configurable equipment faster, without sacrificing data quality or operational efficiency. As product lines grow and customer requirements diversify, industrial data management plays a crucial role for any organization seeking a competitive advantage.
PLM provides the data management backbone industrial companies need to govern revisions, control access, enforce change workflows (ECO/ECN), and maintain a reliable digital thread from concept through field service. When integrated with control systems, ERP platforms, and supply chain management tools, PLM turns scattered operational data into actionable insights, improving regulatory compliance, reducing errors, and enabling faster decisions across manufacturing operations.
The Gaps That Slow Down Industrial Machinery Development
Industrial machinery manufacturers frequently struggle with fragmented industrial data spread across disconnected legacy systems and departmental tools. This leads to version confusion, slow approvals, and costly rework when outdated parts or drawings reach the shop floor. Poor reuse compounds the problem—engineers create new components because finding existing ones takes too long, driving up inventory and maintenance costs. As companies pursue cloud deployments, industrial IoT integration, or ERP connectivity, these gaps widen without a solid PLM foundation.
Products and Solutions for Industrial Machinery
TriStar helps you extract more value from PLM and engineering tools by aligning systems, workflows, and governance to how your industrial machinery teams actually work.
Your central hub for industrial data management and controlled releases.Windchill delivers revision control, lifecycle state management, workflow-driven approvals, and comprehensive BOM and document management—providing a single, secure data source for every product across production systems.
Cloud-native PLM with scalability and reduced infrastructure overhead, without compromising data security or governance. Windchill+ supports distributed teams, accelerates deployment, and provides a modernization path away from legacy systems.
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Keep CAD models aligned with controlled part and BOM revisions to prevent downstream confusion in the manufacturing process. Creo, paired with Mathcad for engineering calculations, ensures cleaner releases and fewer outdated files reaching production.
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Windchill extensions are purpose-built extensions that improve usability, reporting, and navigation where standard configurations fall short. These reduce manual steps, speed up daily workflows, and deliver better visibility into the data pipeline.
ModelSearch— Advanced technology that lets engineers search by 3D shape rather than metadata alone. Find similar parts and assemblies in seconds, cutting duplicate design work and shortening engineering cycles.
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Role-based training, support contracts, and continuous optimization ensure your teams adopt PLM effectively and your investment keeps delivering returns as needs evolve.
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Why Industrial Machinery Leader Trust TriStar
TriStar brings deep PTC expertise as one of the largest Windchill and Creo value-added resellers globally. With 500+ implementations and 5,000+ customers, they deliver proven results across complex industrial environments. Their approach includes custom extensions, automation tools, and model search capabilities that close real workflow gaps. Their top-tier PTC partnership means earlier access to platform updates, more direct support channels, and sharper insight into where Windchill and Creo are headed—so your PLM investment stays aligned with the road ahead. From initial strategy and architecture through implementation, migration, training, and long-term support, TriStar stays engaged at every stage.
Industries Supported by TriStar Digital Thread Solutions
Aerospace & Defense — Manage complex assemblies, strict configuration control, and compliance documentation across long product lifecycles.
Automotive & Transportation — Coordinate high-volume part libraries, multi-site engineering teams, and rapid design iterations under tight production timelines.
Industrial Machinery — Unify product data across configurable equipment lines, reduce rework on the shop floor, and streamline change management for complex mechanical systems.
Electronics & High Tech — Keep pace with short release cycles by aligning mechanical, electrical, and software data under one controlled product structure.
Medical Devices — Strengthen traceability, revision control, and regulatory documentation to support cleaner audits and faster design transfers to manufacturing.
Manufacturing — Accelerate time to market by improving collaboration between design, packaging, and manufacturing teams while reducing part duplication.
