Seaspan Shipyards , located on the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada, provides a complete range of shipyard services to build, repair, and maintain naval, research, and commercial vessels. Its shipyard operations include Vancouver Shipyards, Vancouver…

PLM solutions traditionally manage what a product is (aka design data) without much understanding of what the product does (aka design intent). Design data configuration management is critical for keeping track of product variants, releases, changes,…

My interest in space started as a kid; as a "nerd," I loved the "Star Trek" series and imagined myself in space. I even participated in Comic-Con events by cosplaying my favorite characters. So, it was no surprise that before joining the Aras team, I…

As we enter 2024, the world of product development and manufacturing continues to be shaped by a rapidly evolving technological landscape. Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) has been at the forefront of this transformation, enabling companies to improve…

Learn more about the expanding AVEVA / Aras partnership at AVEVA World 2023 Recently, AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software driving digital transformation, announced that they can now offer Aras Innovator ® to joint customers alongside AVEVA…

With the release of Aras Innovator ® 28, we’re delivering a new Platform Component, Reporting. Reporting allows for an increase in collaboration and traceability throughout the platform. This tool allows you to easily share detail-oriented views, which…

It has been said, “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there.” This is especially true when applied to PLM selection projects. Having a limited view of your company’s future requirements will not provide the kind of support that…

Relationships and maturity – we all have something to say about that since we cannot function without them. It is how we live our private lives, raise our children, and succeed in our careers. It is important because, according to the thesaurus, the antonyms…

The countdown to ACE 2023 has begun! Aras will host the first in-person Aras Community Event (ACE) in North America in three years in just a few weeks in Orlando, Florida, May 2-3. We are excited to be back and look forward to three days of training,…

Moving. Nobody likes to move. It is estimated that the average person in the United States is expected to move 11.4 times during their lifetime. This is especially true if you are between 18 and 40. I think this is why people get old and die; moving!…

What is a digital twin? This blog is the first in a three-part Aras Primer on the digital twin. Part 1 will review what a digital twin is, Part 2 will present the digital twin in various industrial contexts, and Part 3 will bring the information back…

Aras is pleased to announce that it has been named a leader in The Forrester Wave TM : Product Lifecycle Management for Discrete Manufacturers, Q1 2023 evaluation. Aras appeared as a leader based on its current offering, strategy, and market presence…

PLM and the Transition to SaaS This blog is a part of our new series of “Aras Primers” that provide simple definitions and basic information on concepts and applications relevant to the PLM industry. This blog will review the basics of PLM and why transitioning…

More isn’t more No one would be surprised to hear that more and more data is generated every year. Statistics show that there are about 99,000 Google searches every second. That equates to roughly 8.5 billion searches per day on Google. In 2022, there…

In Choosing the Right PLM Solution for Your Business – Part 1 , I shared how you can prepare your business for the challenging experience of selecting new PLM software. In today’s blog, I will share how you can work with the various PLM vendors to select…

Recently, Aras and AVEVA announced a new partnership to work jointly on enhancing the Industrial Digital Twin. Soon after, we had the opportunity to interview Rick Standish, AVEVA VP of the Engineering Information Management Business Unit, and Gary Patterson…

Is your company CAD-centric? CAD-centric means your focus is on model-based 3D representations of a product. The revision of a part will be the same as the CAD version. Often this practice has been driven using file-based storage in Windows Explorer,…

Recently, Aras and AVEVA announced a strategic licensing partnership. The two companies will collaborate on developing scalable Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions that enable the Industrial Digital Twin. AVEVA is a world leader in the industrial…

Simplifying and synchronizing the transition from EBOM to MBOM Managing complex business processes globally that extend through product development into manufacturing is effortless with the Aras PLM Platform Application—Aras Manufacturing Process Planning…

On June 1, Aras hosted Peter Bilello, president and CEO of CIMdata for a highly informative and engaging webinar discussing the new generation of SaaS PLM systems. CIMdata refers to these contemporary offerings as having “on-premises capability with cloud…

There has been considerable discussion of the substantial cloud benefits to enterprise PLM systems, but there is another element of this conversation that is just as important for long-term business transformation success: using a SaaS offering with the…

The Art of Simplifying Without Dumbing It Down The functional complexity and pervasive connectivity of today’s products is forcing OEMs to rethink their approach to design methodologies. One of the resulting changes involves embracing systems engineering…

If you are like most companies using a PLM solution, you may be wondering “how will I know when I’m ready for an enterprise SaaS solution?” Maybe you find yourself in one of the situations outlined below. Let’s take a deeper dive into some of the typical…

Digital Transformation (DX) is often described in terms of changing processes and incorporating emerging innovative technologies—with hopefully at least some lip service paid to the people bringing it all to fruition. Certainly, successful digital transformations…

Improving productivity relies on collaboration with context across the product lifecycle, enabling better coordination between quality, engineering, and manufacturing teams. The costs of not doing so can be severe: delayed time-to-market, increased product…