Aras®, the next leader in enterprise Product Lifecycle
Management (PLM) software, today announced Hitachi Industrial Equipment
Systems Co., Ltd has selected Aras Innovator® to standardize management of
drawings, data, design and development processes of the company’s wide
portfolio of products. After implementation with Aras Certified Partner
Hitachi Systems, Aras will standardize processes in engineering data
management and workflow management across the company’s main manufacturing
plants in Japan, Thailand and China.

Of special interest to Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems was Aras
Innovator’s ability to be easily deployed across multiple languages and
locations. Aras Innovator will help the company improve build-to-order
production processes, streamline change order operations, and standardize
product development management.

Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems chose Aras based on the following
criteria:

  • Strong capability to connect and manage multiple sources of informationwith a single platform
  • Functionality to easily create and maintain structured, bill ofmaterials (BOMs) for each stage of the product lifecycle
  • Enhanced ability to synchronize EBOMs and MBOMs for clear visibilityinto cross-disciplinary change states through design, manufacture andservice

“Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems has the same challenge that many
global companies face in maintaining data consistency across multiple
locations due to increasing product complexity of a broad product
portfolio,” notes Peter Schroer, Founder and CEO of Aras. “Now, the company
is in a better position to standardize and coordinate these complex
processes with more effective integration of data structures and workflows
that support part and BOM release and change processes.”

About Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.

Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co. Ltd. designs, manufactures, sells
and servicesindustrial equipment such as industrial motors, air
compressors, industrial ink jet printers and transformers. More at

http://www.hitachi-ies.co.jp/english.

About Hitachi Systems

Hitachi Systems supports the business growth of its customers by offering
genuine one-stop services across the IT lifecycle, from system consulting
to system construction, installation, operation, and maintenance. Areas of
expertise include cloud technology, system construction, outsourcing,
systems operation and maintenance, and IT environment building. More at

http://www.hitachi-systems.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.
More at www.aras.com and
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