CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
7 February 2013
Implementation Investments
MAN Diesel & Turbo Selects Aras as Supplementary Platform for Engineering Process Management
Aras® today announced that MAN Diesel & Turbo, the provider of large‐bore diesel engines and turbo machinery for marine and stationary applications, headquartered in Augsburg, Germany, has selected Aras as a supplementary platform for engineering process automation.
Working with Aras Gold Certified Partner, Minerva, MAN Diesel & Turbo will implement Aras as part of its existing PLM landscape, for driving project management, change management and more. Flexibility, ease of customization and ease of expansion were key factors in MAN Diesel & Turbo’s selection.
“We needed to extend the capabilities of our PLM system and we chose Aras to assist us with a solution that is quick to deploy, easily adapts to the needs of our business and connects to existing systems,” said Helle Georgakis, Department Manager at MAN Diesel & Turbo. “With Aras we have a supplementary platform for engineering process automation, and we expect that Aras will give us the freedom to use and manage the software, the way we would like.”
MAN Diesel & Turbo is one of the world market leader for large diesel engines for use in ships and power stations, and is one of the three leading suppliers of turbo machines. The company employs more than 15,000 staff at over 100 international sites. From gensets to two‐stroke engines for giant container ships, from power units to turnkey diesel power plants, from single compressors and turbines to complete machine trains, MAN Diesel & Turbo has a suitable product solution for every application. For more information visit http://www.mandieselturbo.com/
“During the evaluation process, one of MAN Diesel & Turbo’s primary requirements was ease of customization,” explained Leon Lauritsen, Director at Minerva. “Due to its modern architecture, Aras is very easy to customize and customizations are protected through upgrades so users know they can always take advantage of the newest product features and functionality.”
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