Aras®, the next leader in enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, today announced that Toshiba Machine has selected Aras Innovator® to streamline design and manufacturing processes as the company continues to expand internationally. Aras is expected to improve the company’s design processes for made-to order products, improve collaboration with ERP, and increase product quality.
After replacing a replace a legacy product data management system that was unable to meet the needs of the design department for product design improvement, Toshiba Machine will use Aras for bill of materials and related CAD data and document management for their made-to-order products. In the future, the company plans on using Aras to standardize global design processes and streamline international collaboration with ERP.
Toshiba Machine chose Aras based on the following criteria:
- Ability to manage the entire design process
- Web-based platform ideal for global expansion, including the company-wide management of design-related documents/deliverables and the expansion of overseas production
- Enhancement of design work as an upper process to enhance the product quality
- Lower overall total cost of ownership
