Digital transformation has changed how engineering teams design, manufacture, launch, and service products. Many of these teams build and release products at an unprecedented speed — all while adhering to more stringent requirements and regulations than…

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…

Aras Customers Generate Value with Digital Thread We are excited to announce that Aras will be a platinum sponsor at CIMdata’s 2024 PLM Road Map & PDT North America Conference . CIMdata calls the event a “must-attend” for product lifecycle management…

Sustainability has moved from a topic of discussion to a business imperative. The Tech-Clarity survey on executive strategies reflects the impact of environmental, sustainability, and governance (ESG) on manufacturers. According to Tech-Clarity’s Jim…

As artificial intelligence (AI) is making headlines worldwide, it seems that the negative press has overshadowed the potential of AI to make positive impacts across many disciplines. This is nothing new. With any emerging technology, there are bound to…

I was recently lucky enough to attend my first Aras Community Event or ACE. ACE 2024 took place in Fort Worth, Texas, from March 4-7, with a special invite-only event on March 4. The Tech Summit made its return this year after a hiatus since 2019, providing…

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…

How can Aerospace and Defense (A&D) companies best meet the needs of product development and manufacturing teams and their unique view of the authoritative source for product information—the bill of materials (BOM)? In other words, how do engineering…

The aerospace industry's legacy approach to product data management is broken. To fix it, the sector needs to prioritize three things: transparency, flexibility, and adaptability. When an aerospace company launches a major new product development effort…

Did you know that 80% of companies across the US, Japan, and Europe are feeling the effects of the political, economic, and environmental pressures facing the world today? Even with those stats, there is good news. Industrial manufacturers are taking…

In release 29 we saw the initial release of Responsive Forms in Aras Innovator ® . They're a new, powerful tool to create elegant responsive forms that will respond to the layout of your specific device. In release 30 (R30), we improved upon the initial…

Recently, I had the pleasure of chatting with Rik Rasor, Head of CoE Artificial Intelligence at Fraunhofer-Institute for Mechatronic Systems Design, and Ruslan Bernijazov, Co-CEO at AI Marketplace & Systems, Engineering Lead at Heinz Nixdorf Institute…

NuScale's mission is to improve the quality of life for people worldwide by providing scalable advanced nuclear technology for producing electricity, heat, and clean water. NuScale Power is also developing a new modular light water reactor to supply…

It’s that time of year! We’re just about five weeks away from ACE 2024 , which is taking place in Fort Worth, Texas. This year’s theme is Unlocking Innovation . ACE is the premier Aras community event in 2024 and a chance for us to share our vision for…

Experience a better way of using Aras Innovator ® with our latest updates to low-code customization features! One feature introduced recently in Release 28 is adding a responsive form design editor that utilizes a more intuitive, easy-to-use interface…

In my blog 3 Predictions Impacting the 2023 Enterprise PLM Cloud Market , I predicted that “… as companies find that managing complex PLM deployments on the cloud requires more than just cloud technology, but also the skills to manage it effectively,…

Most manufacturing organizations have some form of active digital transformation project to stay relevant in the current economy. Challenges stemming from legacy systems and processes often constrain these efforts. One challenge is enabling an effective…

Having worked with Aras Innovator ® for many years, I consistently use a few things I’d like to ensure more people know. Some of these have been released alongside recent versions of Aras Innovator, and some are tips that have saved me time in the past…

Welcome to the second post in our CTO video blog series, in which Rob McAveney, chief technology officer at Aras, shares information and insights on new technologies and trends, hot topics like AI and sustainability, Aras' new initiatives and solutions…

Create a Roadmap for Building AI-Augmented PLM Capability Building value with practical applications of AI is fundamental to digital transformation initiatives in 2023 – and will continue to be in 2024. There is enormous pressure in every organization…

AVEVA is focusing on connecting the industrial ecosystem and providing data in context From the first keynotes at this year's AVEVA World, held October 23-26, the focus was on shared data connectivity in a multi-vendor, distributed industrial ecosystem…

Examples and key metrics to transform your product lifecycle What is digital transformation? Digital Transformation is the integration of digital technologies into all areas of a business, fundamentally changing how that business operates and delivers…

In a perfect world, companies could implement software (even complex, enterprise-scale solutions), turn it over to users quickly, and start benefiting from the system’s functionality. Reality is rarely so kind. Organizations, huge ones, have their unique…

Engaging users is vital to successful business transformation Today, the pace of change in virtually every industry is at an all-time high. The traditional 5-year or even 3-year plan is inadequate to keep up with the competition. Companies that previously…