Today’s announced agreement is also of strategic interest, not least for PTC, which can now cash in on an extension of an already existing long-term relationship with KTM. And as noted in the introduction, the investment in Codebeamer aims to centralize and optimize KTM’s engineering processes in both hardware and software development.
The sights are set on a unified platform for product and software development
The introduction of Codebeamer is intended to further optimize internal collaboration by providing a unified platform for product and software development. This eliminates the need for internal data exchange between different systems and will significantly increase the speed and quality of project implementation.
“KTM’s decision to choose Codebeamer as an ALM platform confirms the value of our strategy to accelerate digital transformation in the dynamic automotive industry,” summarizes Christoph Bräuchle, senior VP and head of PTC’s ALM segment. He adds: ”It is a special motivation for us to support KTM in the development of its fascinating and innovative products with our solution.”
VW a significant deal for PTC
As for Volkswagen’s at the end of 2023 announced commitment to Codebeamer, the solution itself has already been used within VW for a couple of years, but only in pockets along with the other tools. But with the decision made last year, the different parts of the VW family have decided that they will all use the same, common tool, and Codebeamer will be that tool.
The venture also represents a significant deal for PTC, bigger than the CAD and PLM business it has had on the powertrain side of the entire VW family. VW is now one of PTC’s largest customers with an installed footprint across CAD Creo), PLM (Windchill), ALM (Codebeamer) and SLM (Service Lifecycle Management – with PTC’s Servigistics, e.g. spare parts management).
