P&G Selects Enginuity Software for Global Product Development

Enginuity PLM, a provider of product development solutions for the process industries, has entered into a license agreement with Procter & Gamble.  Enginuity software will be deployed worldwide for P&G’s research and development professionals to help streamline its global product development processes.

According to John Sottery, CEO of Enginuity, P&G is just the latest in a long list of companies that are selecting Enginuity to optimize product development in FDA regulated industries such as cosmetics, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and consumer packaged goods (CPG).

In awarding the business to Enginuity PLM, P&G cited the product’s out-of-the-box completeness, including the industry’s most advanced product development/calculation engine, as a key factor. Enginuity’s proven scalability in global deployments and proven 21 CFR Part 11 compliance, combined with its flexibility to meet the diverse needs of users across the global P&G enterprise—spanning nine P&G Beauty Care and Health Care OTC business categories—were also important factors in the selection.

“P&G is recognized throughout the world for its commitment to continuous innovation and breakthrough product design,” said Paul Wallace, associate director of product development, Procter & Gamble. “By deploying Enginuity, we are giving formulators and process engineers throughout the organization more time to focus on product innovation by greatly reducing manual verification and documentation processes. Based on the resoundingly positive feedback from users in our global pilot, it is our expectation that Enginuity will allow us to quickly realize significant benefits in our product development processes.”

Using Enginuity software, P&G researchers can now collaborate globally and easily share formulations and product knowledge across workgroups, regions and functions. The system increases efficiency by both eliminating redundant data entry and manual verification—and enabling users to more easily create, model and modify formulas, specifications and recipes. By providing real-time raw material cost information, it allows cost-effective formulas to be developed from inception. It also improves P&G’s global formulation knowledge base by creating a readily-searchable repository of all formulas and product knowledge—allowing users to easily leverage past successes and avoid repeating past failed approaches.