Aras®, the next leader in enterprise Product Lifecycle
Management (PLM) software, today announced that LORD Corporation, a leading
global manufacturer of adhesives, coating, sensing and motion technologies,
selected Aras Innovator® to standardize product development processes at
current sites, and to help the company efficiently support emerging
businesses.

When fully implemented, LORD anticipates more than 1,000 users will access
Document Management, Configuration Management, Engineering Change
Management, as well as Quality Systems (CAPA) applications as part of the
Aras PLM platform.

LORD Corporation is transforming their business of engineering due to the
flexibility, scalability, and common architecture offered by Aras PLM. The
company is better positioned to easily and quickly integrate new
acquisitions, while standardizing current engineering and product
development sites onto one common platform.

After a comprehensive search of most major PLM providers, LORD Corporation
selected Aras due to:

  • Scalable, robust and flexible PLM capabilities to accommodate changingbusiness and market condition, as well as future acquisitionsanticipated by the manufacturer.
  • Model-based, service-oriented architecture that delivers low total costof ownership without reducing the long term vision of the project.
  • The expertise of Aras partner xLM who managed the data extraction anddata load portion of the first phase of implementation.
  • Ease of integration with multiple systems including SAP; an internalproject management system; as well as Product Data Management (PDM)integrations.

“A flexible PLM platform is an important competitive advantage for LORD.
With the company’s growth, their PLM solution must easily accommodate
changing business needs with “yet-to-be-determined” requirements dictated
by acquisitions,” notes Peter Schroer, Aras Founder and CEO. “Unlike
traditional systems that impose a one-size-fits-all “best practices”, the
Aras PLM platform ensures LORD can support the needs of the enterprise as
it continues to grow and drive innovation.”

About LORD Corporation:
LORD Corporation is a diversified technology and manufacturing company
developing highly reliable adhesives, coatings, motion management devices,
and sensing technologies that significantly reduce risk and improve product
performance. LORD provides innovative oil and gas, aerospace, defense,
automotive and industrial solutions. With world headquarters in Cary, N.C.,
LORD has approximately 3,100 employees in 26 countries and operates 19
manufacturing facilities and 10 R&D centers worldwide. http://www.lord.com

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, Huntington Ingalls, Kawasaki, Motorola and
XEROX. Aras is privately held with global headquarters in Andover, Mass.
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