PTC Materials Compliance Solution
PTC Materials Compliance Solution Ensure Compliance, Protect Revenue, and Reduce Reporting Costs The PTC Materials Compliance solution enables manufacturers to drive business value well beyond minimizing the cost of compliance. Using a holistic and systematic approach, PTC has enabled world leading enterprises for over a decade to streamline their processes and meet the growing list of regulatory demands. Designed to fully integrate with critical product development processes, PTC s solution provides a strategic platform for tackling the ever-expanding number of materials-focused government regulations and customer requirements. Key Benefits Ensures ongoing compliance with numerous, evolving regulations and customer requirements Dramatically improves speed and efficiency of data collection and compliance reporting Reduces compliance program costs Protects revenue streams with early visibility into supply chain and product risks Reduces late cycle design changes enabling faster time-to-market Improves sourcing and design decisions Page 2 of 8
Motorola uses PTC to collect material compliance information for nearly all parts, reducing data collection cycle time from 28 to 3 days and reducing product compliance reporting from weeks to just minutes. Bill Olson, Director Office of Sustainability and Stewardship, Motorola Mobility For over a decade, leading enterprises have used PTC s solution to meet their materials compliance obligations. PTC s solution delivers tangible results. 70 % 80 % 95 % reduction in data collection costs 1 reduction in compliance program costs 2 reduction in time to produce compliance reports 3 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 1. Documented PTC customer results 2. Ray Lizotte, Schneider Electric 3. Seagate Page 3 of 8
Comprehensive Capabilities: Manufacturers today must contend with a growing number of material focused government regulations, customer requirements, and supply chain concerns. To avoid blocked shipments, brand damage, scrapped parts, or product-re-designs, it is critical that manufacturers know and effectively manage what s in their products. The PTC Materials Compliance solution leverages real-time bill-of-material (BOM) and product data, automated processes for supply chain data collection, as well as patented technology for BOM aggregation and compliance analysis to provide a systematic solution for accurate and efficient compliance reporting. Additionally, with PTC, companies can effectively address compliance issues at the root cause during supplier qualification and product design. Conflict Minerals: Systematically meet the five critical requirements of the Conflict Minerals law and conform with the OECD framework Identify the presence of 3TG minerals (tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold) in parts, products, and supply chain Collect and validate reasonable country of origin inquires Perform due diligence and determine the source of 3TG minerals Report on conflict minerals status of parts, products, and suppliers Provide evidence of due diligence and an audit trail history EU REACH: Ensure compliance with the ever-evolving REACH regulation Stay up to date with the SVHC (Substances of Very High Concern) list as new substances are introduced approximately every six months Evaluate compliance based on concentration of substances - 0.1% of SVHC per the weight of the product Leverage multiple types of supplier disclosures: Full Material Data, Partial Disclosure, and Certificates of Compliance Quickly identify parts with SVHCs, the products they are used in, and the suppliers who provide them Create automated compliance reports for products, product lines, or at the company level Page 4 of 8
RoHS: Stay current with exemption expirations and ensure RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) compliance across all products Track and manage exemption expirations and product scope Systematically collect supply chain data and declarations Manage technical documentation necessary to demonstrate compliance Automate the creation of compliance reports for customers and regulators Battery Directive, WEEE, ELV, CPSIA, and Customer- Specific Regulations: Assess compliance and identify risks. Manage numerous regulations out-of-the-box and build your own custom analytics based on company specific requirements Identify, track, and manage hazardous materials and substances in parts, products, and the supply chain Examine material usage and supplier risk Understand data disclosure level ( Yes/No certificates, partial disclosure, full material data) Identify missing data Perform what-if and trade-off analysis Page 5 of 8
A Strategic Platform for Managing Multiple Dimensions of Compliance Certification Compliance Waste Reduction Supply Chain Compliance Government 1. Regulations Analysis PTC Materials Compliance Solution Results 3. Conflict Minerals Materials Compliance Customer Specified Weight Material Use Trade / COO 2. Product Data Capture Bill of Materials, Parts, Suppliers, Documents, Usage Supplier Data Capture FMD (Full Materials Disclosure), Availability, Specs PTC Global Services PTC Global Services has helped dozens of global enterprises implement, adopt, and realize full business value from a comprehensive materials compliance platform. The Global Services value centric engagement approach emphasizes four critical success factors: Strategic Alignment: Ensuring leadership and cross-functional alignment on business objectives, a detailed implementation road map, and value-based program management and metrics Process-Led Approach: Ensuring that PTC technology enables the most important process improvements for meeting multiple, evolving materials compliance requirements rather than using a technology-first approach Minimal Software Configuration: Configure out-of-the-box applications to simplify deployment, accelerate time-to-value, and maximize flexibility for future compliance program needs Role-Based Adoption: Leading an integrated education and training program focused on the process and functional needs of different users and work groups Managed Services: For companies concerned with the overhead of implementing and managing complex software, PTC Managed Services can provide a hosted solution in a secure PTC data center for quick time-to-value and that scales to meet evolving materials compliance requirements. Page 6 of 8
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