What Differentiates Pro-ACTIVE Engineering from PTC’s VARs?

Our consultants have enormous experience of Pro/ENGINEER and PTC database products, gathered in real design environments, for many international blue-chip organisations.   They have worked as senior mechanical designers, system administrators and database managers and appreciate what problems can occur in the design and development process, and what Pro/ENGINEER and database functionality is best suited to a specific task.  Thus Pro-ACTIVE Engineering differs from VAR set-ups because we do not provide pure software specialists.

We actually regard it as inconceivable that PTC’s VARs have the same level of experience as our consultants.  Whilst PTC’s VARs provide structured training after software purchase, this is still a very superficial introduction to very complex functionality – they simply do not have exposure to large projects and the complicated electronic deliverables that today’s organisations generate, or possess the knowledge to use the software as a very powerful design tool.

Conversely, on a daily basis, Pro-ACTIVE Engineering’s consultants implement sophisticated, cutting-edge and proven methodologies and genuinely lead the implementation of Pro/ENGINEER and PTC database applications on new high-tech and high-part-count projects.  Our belief is that we provide a very cost-effective and extremely important service that can optimise the implementation of PTC’s design tools for both new and existing users.

Methodologies are individually tailored to specific customer’s product types and deliverables, and we believe that we as experienced as anybody in this field.  Our consultants continually review their methodologies to embrace the functionality released in new versions of software.

What Differentiates Pro-ACTIVE Engineering from Domestic Engineering Bureaus?

Our consultants can also provide the services offered by traditional domestic engineering bureaus.  They are excellent team players, and they have worked in a broad cross-section of demanding design and development environments in 3D virtual space for many years.  They have a very deep appreciation of all main-stream production technologies, build issues, detailing, data management and release/change control.   This is coupled with over ten years experience with PTC software – well over 20,000hours.

This leads to an unrivalled knowledge of using Pro/ENGINEER not just as a modelling tool, but more importantly as a design tool. Together with their experience of PTC database products, you have access to a resource that understands how to get the most out of your primary design tool and database, and has a proven track record on complex projects.

However, unlike consultants supplied by other domestic engineering bureaus, our consultants are not only talented designers and database specialists, but they also have the knowledge to add value to your design, development and realisation process.  Embedded in your design team, as well as performing their project activities, they can simultaneously implement leading-edge methodologies and functionality, expanding the use of your 3D Pro/ENGINEER data and metadata.  Pro-ACTIVE Engineering regards this as a unique an extremely cost-effective solution.

Unbiased Opinions

Because we are genuinely independent of the PTC organisation, our consultant’s advice is honest and impartial, and it is our intention to satisfy – if at all possible – your objectives using only the software that you presently own.

Cost Effective

Being small allows us to keep our costs low.  This gives Pro-ACTIVE Engineering the ability to provide you with specialised and high-quality skills from a Belgian-based company, at extremely competitive prices.

Our Core Values

We are extremely conscientious, committed to exceptionally high standards, and aspire to develop long-term relationships with our clients.

Greater Flexibility than Other Consultancies

Flexibility is one of Pro-ACTIVE Engineering’s primary assets.

Of course, like other consultancies we can provide a one-off solution to a single, focussed problem or fundamentally review your complete Pro/ENGINEER and/or database methodology(ies).

However, you also have the freedom to embed our consultants in your design team such that they can provide real-time consultancy in parallel to their design or database activities - we believe this to be a quite unique and very cost-effective offering.

It is not Pro-ACTIVE Engineering’s intention to malign PTC or their local VARs.  PTC arguably develops one the best CAD design tools on the market, and Pro-ACTIVE Engineering compliments the services that their VARs offer.