Aras, a leading provider of digital thread solutions for product lifecycle management (PLM) and engineering AI, announced that Aeronamic, a Dutch aerospace specialist in advanced turbomachinery and engine-driven systems for commercial and defense aviation, is expanding its use of Aras Innovator through the adoption of the Aras Digital Manufacturing Engineering accelerator.
Building on more than a decade of innovation with Aras Innovator, Aeronamic is strengthening engineering-to-manufacturing alignment and extending digital continuity. The accelerator will help the company create manufacturing-ready product structures earlier in the lifecycle while maintaining traceability across the digital thread. This supports Aeronamics continued evolution as a supplier to leading commercial and defense aerospace programs, including Airbus, Boeing, Gulfstream, and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Prior to implementing Aras Innovator in 2012, Aeronamic managed critical business information across spreadsheets, custom databases, paper-based processes, and disconnected systems. As the company grew, these fragmented processes created challenges around traceability, compliance, and collaboration. Aeronamic progressively expanded the scope of Aras Innovator to support engineering, quality management, maintenance processes, qualifications management, and increasingly sophisticated product data governance.
“PLM is a journey. For us, that journey with Aras has spanned more than a decade of continuous improvement. Aras has guided us from digital foundations to industrial maturity, and today we are building on that foundation to extend our digital thread strategy,” said Ronny Blaauwgeers, Director Manufacturing Engineering at Aeronamic. “The benefits are clear: greater anticipation, faster time-to-market, increased flexibility, reduced material waste, and full traceability across the product lifecycle. It allows us to make smarter decisions at every stage.”
The adoption of the Aras Digital Manufacturing Engineering accelerator will enable Aeronamic to govern and maintain traceability between Engineering Bills of Materials (EBOMs) and Manufacturing Bills of Materials (MBOMs), helping ensure alignment between engineering intent and manufacturing execution throughout the product lifecycle. As the first European customer to subscribe to the Digital Manufacturing Engineering accelerator, Aeronamic is among the early adopters helping advance digital manufacturing capabilities within the Aras ecosystem.
Today, Aeronamic operates a single Aras-based product data environment connected to multiple ERP systems across its business units, providing the foundation for the company’s continued expansion of digital manufacturing capabilities. Looking ahead, Aeronamic is exploring advanced manufacturing process planning, deeper PLM-ERP integration, additional digital manufacturing capabilities, and future AI-enabled innovations to further strengthen traceability, compliance, and operational efficiency.
“Aeronamic has taken a practical, step-by-step approach, balancing strategic initiatives with continuous improvement along the way. The adoption of Digital Manufacturing Engineering represents the next phase of that evolution, extending digital continuity into manufacturing while supporting the traceability and control required in aerospace,” said Leon Lauritsen, CEO of Aras.
