Aras®, the next leader in enterprise Product Lifecycle
Management (PLM) software, today announced that Pioneer FA, a leader in the
design, manufacture, and sale of electronic communications component
manufacturing equipment, selected Aras Innovator® to streamline the
management of CAD models and drawing files used by product teams during the
product development process. Prior to using Aras, the company used a
combination of systems to track storage and retrieval of product data files
which was resource-intensive, especially to manage their complex file
identification naming process.

After reviewing major systems in the managing CAD file market, the Pioneer
FA team selected Aras Innovator with Aras Certified Partner SCSK. Aras
Innovator helps simplify identification of their existing CAD files, as
well as improves their ability to search sub-components by parent assembly
and track revisions and version control.

“Pioneer FA looked to meet the challenges associated with the design and
development of complex product systems, especially with the increasing
commoditization of components,” said Peter Schroer, CEO of Aras
Corporation. “Aras will help the company reduce errors, improve design
collaboration and meet accelerated product development cycles.”

About Pioneer FA

With locations in Japan, Pioneer FA designs, manufactures and retails
mounting devices, assembly machines and inspection devices for a range of
electronic components used for smart phones, mobile phones, communication
equipment, flat panel displays and automobiles. Pioneer FA serves global
communication instrument manufacturers, crystal oscillator manufacturing
companies, cameral module manufacturers, automobile parts manufacturers,
and LCD parts manufacturers.

http://www.pioneerfa.co.jp/

About SCSK Corporation

SCSK provides a full lineup of services to support any area of IT solutions
required for businesses from system integration to IT infrastructure
implementation, IT management, BPO(business process outsourcing), and IT
hardware and software sales.

In addition, we take advantage of the capability to support a global IT
system network for customers including Sumitomo Corporation, aiming for
further leaps ahead as a global IT services company. http://www.scsk.jp/

About Aras

We offer the best Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software for global
businesses with complex products and processes. Resilient PLM platform
technology makes Aras more scalable, flexible and upgradable for the
world’s largest organizations, and a full set of applications provide
complete functionality for the business of engineering. Customers include
Airbus, GE, Hitachi, Honda, Kawasaki, Motorola and XEROX. Aras is privately
held with global headquarters in Andover, Mass. More at www.aras.com and Twitter @aras_plm