Aras®, the next leader in enterprise Product Lifecycle
Management (PLM) software, today announced the availability of the Aras
Manufacturing Process Planning (MPP) application for a new platform-based
approach to managing the complex business processes that extend from
product development through manufacturing. New capabilities bring together
the Manufacturing Process Plan, Work Instructions and MBOM (Manufacturing
Bill of Materials) making them interdependent and automatically
synchronized as changes occur. This innovation enables direct EBOM
(Engineering BOM) to MBOM translation bridging the gap enterprises have and
creating the process foundation necessary for Industry 4.0 and Industrial
Internet initiatives.

Register for the upcoming live webcast of the MPP application at
http://aras.com/plm/003300
and see Aras MPP in person at the ACE Japan conference in Tokyo

EBOM / MBOM Breakthrough

Using Aras MPP, global product teams are able to concurrently define
manufacturing processes, work instructions and MBOMs while avoiding the
EBOM/MBOM conflicts, especially in products that combine complicated
mechanical designs with electronics, software and firmware. Process plans
include operations, equipment and tooling illustrated with models,
drawings, pictures, graphics, videos and text. Automatic EBOM/MBOM
reconciliation results in traceability between the as-designed and
as-planned configurations to provide the basis for a digital thread across
the product lifecycle.

“We’ve drawn on our experiences with a wide variety of Aras customers over
the past decade including GE Aviation, Rolls-Royce and the U.S. Army to
provide enhanced capabilities and introduce new innovations to best support
the complex, connected products and factories of the future,” said Rob
McAveney, Chief Architect at Aras.

Functionality Highlights

  • Manufacturing process plan, work instructions and MBOM areinterdependent and automatically synchronized as changes occur
  • Version controlled process plans detail operations, work cells,equipment & tooling, parts consumed, resources utilized, skills,documents referenced, etc.
  • MBOM derived from EBOM with automatic reconciliation
  • Change control workflows with impact analysis and effectivity
  • Plant-specific MBOMs and process plans
  • Connected directly with quality management capabilities includingPFMEAs and inspection and test control plans

Foundation for Industry 4.0

Research by the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute shows
81% of enterprises acknowledge a digital transformation in manufacturing is
a key element to their future competitiveness, but only 14% say they are
adequately equipped today with the necessary technologies and expertise.

Aras MPP is built on a single platform that is flexible, scalable and
upgradable, and provides connected capabilities for EBOM, configuration
& change management, requirements, quality and other areas. In
addition, Aras MPP is designed to integrate with existing ERP, MES and
legacy PDM environments to provide these new process capabilities on top of
existing enterprise systems. By layering the Aras platform over existing
systems large enterprises can avoid the risk and disruption of a “rip &
replace” approach and drive digital transformation more quickly.

“We believe that the processes that span product development and
manufacturing engineering are a necessary foundation that must be addressed
up front for Industry 4.0 or IoT to work,” said Peter Schroer, Aras CEO.
“Companies with factories all over the world need a better way to drive
transformation faster which is why you can overlay existing legacy with our
platform and get new capabilities immediately that directly support your
strategy.”

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

Aras Press Contact

Kylie Reardon

Corporate Communications Manager

[email protected]