The following is a story of an aggressive startup company that was developing, and hoping to move a highly complex, electromechanical product into scale production. From a design engineering standpoint, the Bill of Materials (BOM) was derived from the…

What impact will the COVID-19 pandemic have on organizations' digital transformation investments? Is now the time to stop―or is it time to find ways to become more adaptable and resilient? In this vlog, I explore this and other thoughts on how companies…

I have been around IT organizations long enough to recognize what is happening right now, and it is not pleasant. We are dealing with a massive global health situation that will inevitably affect the way companies do business in the future. Much like…

I was teaching a Sunday School class for 15-year-olds. It was really my wife’s class, but she asked me to substitute—“You’ll be fine.” There I was facing 17 teenage strangers. Of course, there was that one kid. Had an answer to every question, a comment…

As I read the February 18th, Forbes article “Coronavirus Shows That Supply Chains are Outdated and Unfit For Modern Manufacturing” I found myself thinking about the many unforeseeable situations I needed to react to as an IT owner through the years. The…

Much of what has been portrayed in the Jetson’s cartoon world from 56 years ago has come to pass. George Jetson woke up to a talking alarm device and told it to shut up. Do you ever talk back to your digital assistant? Household robots, push-button food…

In my previous blog, "The Talk" I discussed the all too familiar story of PLM sponsors unexpectedly facing the limitations of their newly installed PLM systems due to the outdated frameworks upon which most older PLM systems are built. My point was that…

I just came back from the INCOSE IS2019 conference and I’m eager to report that the view I expressed in my recent blog on systems engineering was also addressed by David Long of Vitech (congratulations on becoming the latest INCOSE fellow!) in his MBSE…

Last year, I posted a blog, Out-of-the-Box is a PLM Fantasy , which apparently struck a nerve. The response to the blog was both overwhelming and positive, but more interesting was its popularity with the other PLM vendors. The simple message was that…

Join industry leaders, PLM experts, and the Aras Community at ACE 2017 Nashville on March 21 - 23. The event is 3 days chalk full of exciting events, networking sessions and interactive breakouts. ACE 2017 gives attendees the perfect opportunity to connect…

Recently, I attended the PLM Road Map TM North America Conference in Washington, DC., hosted by CIMdata. One of the key themes from the conference is the disconnect between the trend toward “Digitalization,” the use of digital technologies to change…

There are times when only a handful of items make sense for a specific Item property. In these cases, you'll likely want to avoid any potential confusion and display only those items in the results of the Search Dialog. Today we'll be going over an example…

The late author, Arthur C. Clarke , formulated three adages known as Clarke's Three Laws , of which the third law is the best known: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” As it happens, some in the PLM industry think…

As you may have read in our recent blog post , Aras Labs is participating in Hacktoberfest 2017! The purpose of this post is to cover how exactly you can go about making contributions to Aras Community Projects. Introduction Community Projects are…

Recently, CIMdata released a report titled, “ Cloud PLM: Understanding Adoption Prospects .” This study was prompted by the perception that adoption of cloud-based PLM has been slower than for other enterprise applications such CRM or ERP (e.g., Salesforce…

Product complexity was the elephant in the room in 2017 as companies across Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, and Industrial Manufacturing looked to differentiate their offerings and create disruptive business models. These challenges exposed significant…

Updated 9/6/19. Whether you're just starting your journey with Aras Innovator or you know the platform inside and out, this living list of helpful resources will come in handy. Looking for a resource or topic you can't find below? Let us know in the…

Here are a few tips and best practices to follow when creating an Aras Community Project. Do: Include Your Source Code All Aras Community Projects must include the original source code. For example if you create an external application that interacts…

Aras customers are redefining what PLM can do. The industry is taking notice. Product complexity continues to increase. Anyone relying on legacy PLM, or the promises being made that it can “handle” today’s complex product environment - will be left…

The Business of Engineering is a term we’ve used to describe the multiple facets of developing today’s complex, connected products – from the design challenges to the disciplines involved to the type of data and processes that connect them. In essence…

What happens after a rocket unintentionally explodes or a plane crashes or some other catastrophic event occurs? Source: CNBC Tracing critical information back from the actual unit that failed to its specific design, manufacturing and supplier data…

Source: GE[/caption] Thanks everybody for all the feedback on my previous post, Exploring the Digital Twin . Seemed like there was pretty consistent consensus about some of the basic characteristics of Digital Twins, particularly; Instance-based…

When it comes to Aras best practices for server-side code there are two goals: Reduce the number of queries sent to the server. Reduce the volume of data retrieved from the server. Applying the following best practices to your server-side code…

Aras sent shockwaves through the PLM industry by announcing that former Siemens PLM CEO Tony Affuso has joined the company's Board of Directors. It’s another significant step forward for Aras’ growth, a major industry validation, and another eyebrow raiser…

Source: DNV GL[/caption] What is a Digital Twin? It’s one of those questions that if you ask 3 people, you’ll get 5 answers. It’s clearly a hot topic. It was on Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2017 and IDC predicts that by 2018…