Check out this most-viewed showcase presentation from ACE past. It's the CATIA V5 PDM Workbench and it lets you integrate your CAD data directly into your BOM in Aras with reciprocal data exchange between the two systems. Watch the video to learn m…

The Microsoft Office Connector for Aras makes extending your PLM system to non-technical users easy and approachable. The Office Connector combines the best of both systems: the familiar user interface of Office with the PLM power of Aras, making it …

I'm kind of a sucker for a good infographic. I love them. Truly. So when I was Internetting a few weeks ago and I stumbled across this beauty, well, I almost fell out of my chair. Apparently, I waste a lot of time at work. When I opened this one,…

The title immediately caught my attention, "Technology: Augmented Reality on the Plant Floor" and the article got me thinking about all the possibilities the future holds for manufacturing. Imagine this: you're on site doing maintenance...

As we've covered in recent posts, Aras has three out of the box templates for change management: Simple ECO, CMII Change and Express ECO, as well as the ability to create custom change processes tailored specifically for your company's needs. The…

Aras Innovator includes three out of the box templates for change management: Simple ECO, CMII Change and Express ECO, as well as the ability to create custom change processes tailored specifically for your company's needs. Configuration Management …

For many companies, change management is a huge aspect of their product development process.  The ability to quickly and efficiently manage and communicate product change is key for getting quality products to market on time. Aras Engineering Change…

I recently read this blog entry, "Is Open Source Product Development the Next Big Thing?" At Aras, we know all about open source software, but what is open source product development? According the author, in a few years... "...the rea...

Pi (π) day is celebrated every March 14th (3.14), which also happens to be Einstein’s Birthday. Here at Aras we’re celebrating with a pie off and pi trivia. How are you celebrating? Pi is approximately 3.14159 but it never ends an...

Bloomberg TV's Betty Liu's recent LinkedIn post: What Would You Really Ask A CEO challenged readers to think beyond the typical questions people ask F500 CEOs. Liu suggests we go beyond questions about market trends and business strategy, and…

By now you've read about our approach to CAD file management and you've seen a multi-CAD Connector in action Today we're taking a closer look at a solution designed specifically for CATIA users. Created by our partner T-Systems International…

Yesterday we told you about our approach to CAD File Management and today we’re going to dig into one of our CAD Connector solutions. Sergio Salsedo of Focus PLM presents Direct PLM, a multi-CAD Connector for Aras. This solution is an external ...

Happy Monday! Today is the kick-off of our Product Data Management (PDM) themed week. Now some of you may be scratching your heads right about now and saying, hmmm... isn't Aras a PLM company? Well you are right, but PDM is a big part of what PLM...

In today's complex PLM environments performance is paramount. Yet a lot of global companies with established PLM systems still struggle to achieve acceptable performance in global CAD data management. These days, before you implement a new PLM syste…

There is a must read on Connect Press communities right now featuring a Q&A with Aras President Peter Schroer. Peter gives an overview of where requirements management (RM) is today and where he sees it going in the future, which is embedded in a...

According to Industry Week, the next generation of manufacturing includes more reliance on robotics and automation, more software embedded in products, 3-D printing and sensor-enabled machines. As Warren Smith, senior industry consultant and business…

It seems like just yesterday we announced the opening of our Japanese headquarters but let me tell you, we've hit the ground running. In the past few months we've welcomed several Japanese Partners to the Aras Community. These new partnership...

Happy Friday everyone! Today we’ve put together a short list of facts you might not have known about Aras. Do you have any Aras fun facts that aren't listed below? Five Fun Facts @ Aras The Community shapes our future by voting in the Road…

For those of you attending Product Innovation Congress today and tomorrow, make sure you say "hallo!" Not only will we be there but so will our partners, including Minerva, Shapespace and Kalypso. Minerva will be demonstrating various solutions…

Recently, we talked with Aras President, Peter Schroer about how Aras just wrapped up its 5th consecutive year of record growth and a shift in the PLM market toward replacing legacy systems.Today, we'll found out how Aras plans to deliver. JM: You s…

What's up with the product lifecycle? I ask this because I recently read 2 articles that offered conflicting opinions, with one saying that product lifecycles were "collapsing" and the other talking about how people are holding on to their…

JM: In our last conversation, you said that ROI is driving CFOs to re-evaluate their PLM systems. How widespread is this movement? Peter Schroer: I've been in PLM for a long time and right now I am seeing more reassessments than ever before. The ...

Aras recently wound up another record year, so I decided it was time to catch up with CEO Peter Schroer and find out how Aras keeps growing when other PLM vendors have been posting "lackluster" results. JM: Aras just announced 5 years of re...

This post by HBR's Scott Anthony got my attention in a big way. First, he talks about disruptive innovations in business which, as a card-carrying member of the Aras Community, is a topic near and dear to my heart. Ok, we don't really have ca...

Change management. It's the process by which changes to products or documents are initiated, developed, reviewed and implemented. Managed change enables a company to improve its products and become more successful, while documenting history and a...