Aras®, the next leader in enterprise product lifecycle management (PLM)
software, today announced availability of new functionality in
Aras Innovator
to enable quality management professionals to react to quality events and
cascade change requirements across all facets of product development. This
new capability in the
Quality Management Systems
(QMS) application connects Manufacturing and Service to product engineering
to create a Digital Thread for product quality. In addition, the latest
version of Aras Innovator adds new usability and productivity features.

The latest version of Aras Innovator is available for open download.
Existing subscribers are entitled to software upgrades performed by Aras at
no additional charge, regardless of the amount of system customization.

Enterprise-wide Quality Management in One PLM Platform

Quality management professionals face the challenge of quickly responding
to quality issues and communicating change requirements enterprise-wide.
The new Quality Systems (QS) component in Aras QMS connects the proactive
and reactive aspects of quality management, and fully integrates quality
processes into Engineering and Manufacturing. QS enables:

  • Closed-loop corrective action/preventive action (CAPA) – acceleratesidentification, containment, and analysis of issues, and tracking ofaffected items
  • Root cause analysis (RCA) – offers a variety of RCA tools; fault treeanalysis, fishbone analysis, and five whys
  • Collaboration – supports quality review through Visual Collaboration,business rules and workflow, and aggregation and packaging of CAP items
  • Reporting – provides 8D reporting and tracking of CAPA metrics (%closed, % due)


New Usability and Fast Access to Information for Enhanced Productivity

The latest version of Aras Innovator adds a range of user interface (UI)
enhancements that include:

  • Tab mode – offers a Tab view to avoid launching multiple windows duringan Aras Innovator session
  • Enhanced search – new preview option allows quick viewing of full itemdetails directly from search results
  • Deep Linking – allows users to share asset locations through direct URLhyperlinks
  • Microsoft Edge support – enables Aras Innovator access through theMicrosoft Edge browser

For more information, attend the live Aras Innovator Demo Series

webinar on Quality Systems, Thursday, April 13, 11 AM EDT.

Supporting quotes:

  • “With this latest release of Aras Innovator, we continue to expand theAras PLM Platform, whether building out the Quality Management Systemapplication for the specific needs of quality professionals orextending the platform to connect Engineering, Manufacturing, andService to enable Digital Thread. Driven by customer requirements andinput, Aras Innovator is the industry’s only PLM platform that providesthe upgradeability, flexibility, and scalability that organizationsrequire for digital transformation and complex product innovation.” –John Sperling, VP Product Management, Aras

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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
Twitter @aras_plm

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