"If you have always done it that way, it is probably wrong." Charles Kettering, Engineer Charles Kettering, American Engineer and Inventor of the Electric Starter has a legacy for being an Innovator. When I first read that quote, I was imme...

Historically, the design manager picked the CAD, PDM, and more recently the PLM system. This made sense as the beginnings of PLM came out of engineering and CAD file management. PLM methodology is a process that starts before design, and often the gr...

Aras partner Minerva developed an easy to use reporting engine with a unique, desktop customization tool that enables users to self-tailor reports to their wants and needs. What does it mean for you? An easy to use report generation tool that’s self...

We recently announced our partnership with IHS to connect the IHS cloud-based CAPS Universe Electronic Component Data into our PLM platform for component engineering of new products and systems. What does this mean for you? It means you can quickly f...

As summer winds down and kids go back to school, it's a great time to get back to the basics. And there's no better place to start than by checking in on your PLM initiative. If you're still using Excel, email and paper files to manage pr...