As a prominent authority in interface development and implementation for PTC Windchill, Innoface has introduced a revolutionary no-code SaaS integration platform—CoreFace, for Windchill+, building on the legacy of their flagship software, IFConneX for the PTC Windchill platform integration with ERPs. As with its predecessor, IFConnex, this new cutting-edge solution seamlessly bridges the connection between PTC Windchill+ and ERP systems. Operating as real-time, bidirectional connectors, these platforms ensure the continuous synchronization of data between on-prem, Cloud and SaaS ERP systems and the Windchill and Windchill+ PLM, a critical factor in maintaining data integrity and a single-source- of-truth with PTC PLMs.

This commitment to excellence goes hand in hand with Innoface’s dedication to delivering consistent updates. These updates enable businesses to seamlessly adapt to changes in Windchill versions and ERP system updates, ensuring users can rely on Innoface’s solutions for the long term.

“What truly distinguishes our solutions is their remarkable flexibility and high degree of configurability,” says Afschin Dideban, CEO of Innoface.

Users can tailor settings to precisely match their unique requirements, with Innoface’s expert consulting team ready to assist in post-implementation customization. Once integrated, the IFConneX solution for PTC Windchill seamlessly becomes part of the Windchill environment accessible through the user’s native menu system, offering an intuitive and user-friendly experience.

Both CoreFace and IFConneX are designed to seamlessly synchronize with a wide range of ERP systems, including SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, and more, whether hosted in the cloud, on-premises, or SaaS. This adaptability makes Innoface’s solutions ideal for companies undergoing various stages of digital transformation, whether migrating to the cloud or maintaining on-premises systems.

Innoface’s customer onboarding process is a well-coordinated journey. It offers a proof of concept to ensure alignment with clients’ specific requirements. This approach continues through the transition to the final production environment seamlessly, ensuring a smooth and productive project delivery.

During the journey, Innoface assigns consultants to engage with customers to comprehend their needs and meticulously document a specification outlining how the solution should operate. Once the concept is solidified, it proceeds to implementation. Extensive testing is conducted in collaboration with the customer to ensure seamless function. Once the testing phase is completed, the customer can transition the solution to live operation. After the solution goes live, Innoface provides ongoing maintenance services to ensure constant reliability and performance.

“Our solution stays perfectly aligned with customers’ core product lines, sparing them the worry of compatibility issues,” says Ali Tabatabai, president of Innoface Americas.

For example, Innoface collaborated with a company that manufactures products for automation and manufacturing. The customer faced a significant challenge when using PTC Windchill solely as a data repository for CAD designs. The designs lacked a clear definition of all product parts, relying on SAP as their parts management system. Once the product design was complete, they had to manually input all the data into their ERP system. This posed a significant hurdle.

Our solution stays perfectly aligned with customers’ core product lines, sparing them the worry of compatibility issues

Innoface addressed data synchronization of the master data, including material masters, bills of materials, and associated documents between Windchill and SAP. It further optimized the PTC Windchill system to streamline the client’s operations and proposed a data cleansing process that reduced redundancy and improved data quality. It devised a comprehensive plan with the client to transfer both part and master data from PTC Windchill to the SAP system.

For this client, Innoface installed and configured IFConneX to enable automatic synchronization of product data, bills of materials, and document data with their SAP system. It established bidirectional control between the two systems, allowing the design department to work on changes and reliably transfer change data to the ERP system when needed. As a result, data quality significantly improved, with no duplicate records in the systems. Data delivery to sourcing and production departments has become much faster, and managing changes has become more efficient.

Innoface continues to deliver innovative solutions, built on the foundation of its two decades of experience in product development and profound knowledge of the PTC Windchill system.

Founded in Karlsruhe, Germany in 2001, Innoface has been a specialist for developing interfaces, linking ERP systems to the PTC Windchill product data management system, serving clients globally with installations in 18 countries. In 2023, Innoface established presence in Orlando, Florida to better serve its American clients.