PTC announced that Great Plains Manufacturing is using PTC Creo and PTC Windchill to design and build the equipment that feeds the world by increasing crop yields. The company standardized on PTC Creo for all stages of product development including concept, detailing, simulation, documentation and production. The tight integration of PTC Creo and PTC Windchill increased team productivity by maximizing component re-use across nine locations, including design engineers located in Sleaford, England.

Great Plains Manufacturing is also bringing new products to market faster by enabling other teams such as manufacturing, marketing, and sales to view digital models earlier in the design process. Using PTC software, Great Plains Manufacturing delivered grain drill - the 3S-5000 - three times faster than perviously able.