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We began our journey 25 years ago with the simple, yet ambitious vision to change the way people work together to make things. Big things. Small things. Things that transport us across oceans. Things that our children play with. Things that nourish our families. Things that provide power. Things that defend our way of life. Things that matter.
Over the years, we have built a community of customers, partners, employees, and friends. We have worked hard. We have had some fun. It has been an adventure.
Looking forward to all the great milestones to come.
Foundation
2000
Aras is Founded
Aras was officially founded in January 2000 and legally incorporated in March 2000.
2001
Aras Innovator is Launched
“Our product had lots of really stupid preliminary names. Innovator was a happy accident following the acquisition of Cimtelligence from IDFM. Their product was called Process Innovator.” – Peter Schroer, Aras Founder
Global Expansion
2008
Aras in Switzerland
Aras opens first international office in Switzerland
2012
Aras Japan
Established Aras Japan in Tokyo, bringing advanced PLM solutions to the Asian market.
2014
Aras Germany
Aras Germany was opened in Munich in September 2014 – just in time for Oktoberfest.
2016
Aras France
Established Aras France in Lyon, bringing advanced PLM solutions to the European market.
Scale
2017
Recognized as a Leader
Aras is named a leader in inaugural Forrester Wave for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
2017
Tony Affuso joins Board of Directors
Former Siemens PLM CEO, Tony Affuso, joins Aras’ board, bringing decades of industry expertise and strategic leadership.
2017
Silver Lake Invests
Silver Lake’s significant $40 million investment fuels Aras’ growth and accelerated product innovation efforts.
2018
Comet Acquisition
To enhance simulation capabilities, Aras acquired Comet Solutions, integrating simulation data management into its PLM platform.
2018
Goldman Sachs Invests
Goldman Sachs recognizes Aras’ strength with a $70 million investment, enabling further expansion and innovation.
2019
Ansys Partnership
Ansys launches SPDM solution, “Ansys Minerva” powered by Aras
2021
GI Partners Investment
Secured a significant investment from GI Partners, propelling growth and innovation.
The Next Era
2021
Roque Martin Appointed CEO
Industry veteran succeeds founder Peter Schroer as CEO for Aras. Peter remains on Aras board of directors.
2021
Jim Cashman joins Board
Aras welcomes James Cashman, former CEO of Ansys, to its board, adding invaluable industry insights and leadership.
2022
Minerva Acquisition
Aras merges with Minerva Group, a leading provider of PLM solutions for high tech and medical devices. Many Minerva alumni still work with Aras including global head of sales, Leon Lauritsen.
2022
XPLM Acquisition
Aras invests in XPLM, the leading provider of connectivity solutions connecting PLM with mechanical CAD, electronic CAD and the broader digital enterprise
2022
AVEVA Partnership
AVEVA launches “AVEVA Asset Lifecycle Management” powered by Aras
2024
SAIC Partnership
SAIC Powers Its ReadyOne Digital Engineering Ecosystem Solution with Aras
2013
Airbus builds with Aras
Airbus’ “Greenhouse” Lets Users Build Custom Applications and Streamline Processes
2014
Seaspan builds with Aras
Seaspan Shipyards Charts a Course for Smoother PLM Waters with Aras
2015
Kawasaki builds with Aras
Kawasaki Robotics Builds Global Platform for Enterprise Engineering Management System with Aras
2016
Microsoft builds with Aras
Microsoft hardware product team developed a single functioning PLM platform to streamline product delivery from design to supply chain
2018
Dräger builds with Aras
Dräger Migrates to an Open, Integrated, and Cloud-Based PLM Platform
2019
Honda builds with Aras
Honda works with Aras to revolutionize data management
2020
Denso builds with Aras
DENSO Corporation Selects the Aras Platform to Modernize Infrastructure
2021
Haulotte builds with Aras
Haulotte Enables True Enterprise Digital Thread with the Aras Platform
2021
Technip Energies builds with Aras
Technip Energies Selects Aras to Support the Digitalization of Project Execution Practices
2021
Safran builds with Aras
SAFRAN Seats reduce time spent on finding the parts and material data by 50%
2022
Bureau Veritas builds with Aras
Bureau Veritas and Aras Deploy Digital Twin Pilots
2023
Toshiba builds with Aras
Toshiba Digital Solutions Partners with Aras to Accelerate Digital Transformation in Manufacturing
2024
SAIC builds with Aras
SAIC Powers its ReadyOne Digital Engineering Ecosystem Solution with Aras
2025
Tokamak builds with Aras
Tokamak Energy Selects Aras Innovator SaaS to Accelerate Commercial Fusion Energy Development
2001
Aras Innovator
“Our product had lots of really stupid preliminary names. Innovator was a happy accident following the acquisition of Cimtelligence from IDFM. Their product was called Process Innovator.” – Peter Schroer
2002
Aras Innovator Platorm
Aras Innovator was the first web-native PLM platform. First version included the novel Aras Markup Language, a XML-based query language for working with PLM data.
2003
Change Management, Configuration Management
New application capability added to Innovator application library
2004
Workflow Engine and Data Classification
New platform services added to Innovator Product Data Platform
2005
Program Management, Product Engineering (w/ CMII), Quality Planning
New application capability added to Innovator application library
2005
Microsoft .NET
Standardization on Microsoft .NET
2007
Aras Innovator Open Edition
Aras releases “open” version which would later become Aras Innovator Community Edition
2009
Web Services
Opened web service based APIs to developers
2011
CAD Integration
Launch of CAD Integration Framework simplifies integration to common CAD platforms
2012
日本語
First release of built-in Japanese language support
2013
Requirements Management, Office Connector
New application capability added to Innovator application library
2014
Visual Collaboration with 3D and PDF Viewing, Component Engineering
New application capability added to Innovator application library
2015
Azure Marketplace
Aras becomes available on Azure Marketplace
2015
Technical Docs, Quality Management System, Manufacturing Process Planning
New application capability added to Innovator application library
2016
Enterprise Search, Content Modeling Framework, Low code UI enhancements,
New platform services added to Innovator Product Data Platform
2016
Quality Systems (CAPA)
New application capability added to Innovator application library
2017
Extended Classification, Enhanced 3D Visualization, Query Definition, Tree Grid Views
New platform services added to Innovator Product Data Platform
2018
Graph Navigation, Domain Access Control (DAC), Configurator Services, Effectivity Services, REST APIs
New platform services added to Innovator Product Data Platform
2018
Enhanced SPDM solutions
New SPDM capabilities with acquisition of Comet Solutions
2019
Dynamic Product Navigation
New platform services added to Innovator Product Data Platform
2020
Requirements Engineering, Systems Architecture, Simulation Management, Digital Twin Core, Mandatory Access Control (MAC)
New application capability added to Innovator application library
2021
Aras Innovator SaaS
Release of Aras Innovator SaaS is industry’s first (and still the only) enterprise class PLM solution with full capability parity to on Prem solutions
2022
Variant Management, Low Code Dashboards
New application capability added to Innovator application library
2024
Build with Aras
Build with Aras delivers new development resources, certification programs, and monetization options to Aras builders
2024
Supplier Management Solutions
New application capability added to Innovator application library
2025
Aras InnovatorEdge
Adds low code API management toolset to Aras Innovator