On May 23, 2023, PTC announced new initiatives as part of its environmental sustainability practices. PTC has signed the Science Goals Initiative (SBTi) Commitment Letter, committing to near-term emissions reductions and long-term net zero emissions goals. In addition, PTC is expanding its relationship with Ansys and aPriori to support manufacturers’ environmental sustainability goals in terms of product dematerialization and manufacturing efficiency.

“PTC’s SBTi commitment is rooted in our belief that this is the right thing to do as we consider the impacts of climate change,” said Catherine Kniker, PTC’s chief strategy and marketing officer. “It is also part of our broader commitment to our manufacturing customers as we reduce our own footprint in a way that is consistent with their environmental sustainability goals.”

In parallel with the SBTi commitment, PTC is expanding the ways it supports manufacturers in their efforts to reduce the environmental footprint of their products. Much of a product’s environmental footprint is determined at the design stage, where decisions are made about materials, manufacturability, recycling potential, and more. PTC enables manufacturers to address these environmental footprint issues through its industry-leading product design and lifecycle management software and through integration with new partners Ansys and aPriori.

PTC and Ansys have been working together for several years on product design and simulation software, They will seek more integrated workflows between PTC’s Creo® computer-aided design (CAD) and Windchill® product lifecycle management

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(PLM) software and Ansys’ material information management solution, Ansys Granta MI. These workflows are expected to make it easier for design engineers to assess how the materials used in a product affect its performance, carbon content and recyclability, enabling our joint customers to develop more sustainable and high-performance products.

“We are excited to work with PTC to pursue more integrated materials management and sustainability workflows, building on the existing connectivity of Ansgranta with Creo and Windchill.” “These workflows help engineers balance the priorities of performance and environmental footprint when designing products, providing predictable, accurate, traceable and reliable material information for the entire enterprise,” said Mark Hindsbo, vice president and general product manager at Ansys.

PTC and aPriori will pursue greater interoperability between Windchill and aPriori’s aP Pro, aP Design and aP Generate software. These solutions enable designers to review designs in CAD and PLM and generate reports on part cost, manufacturability, and environmental footprint. If changes need to be made, aPriori’s software can generate suggestions for improvements for designers. This process can increase the likelihood of making changes before they become too costly and take up space.

“Today’s manufacturers are under constant pressure to improve margins and sustainability at the same time.” Stephanie Feraday, President and CEO of aPriori, said, “aPriori is uniquely positioned to provide automated manufacturing insights that can cut costs, reduce carbon emissions, and increase productivity, from early product design through the manufacturing process. Expanding our relationship with PTC will help PTC’s customers leverage the full range of our capabilities and their PTC investments to make product decisions quickly and confidently.”

“Environmental sustainability is a top priority for many manufacturing companies, and we believe PTC and partners like Ansys and aPriori have a meaningful role to play in reducing the overall footprint of the products we use every day,” Kniker continued. “This is a real market opportunity for PTC, our partners and our customers, but more importantly, it’s meaningful work that impacts more than just business.”

At the upcoming LiveWorx® conference, PTC will have a dedicated session on environmental sustainability, including a focus by Catherine Kniker on Wednesday, May 17, at 1:00 p.m. Et, titled “Concrete Strategies for Improving Product Sustainability.”