Tamturbo Tuned for Excellence with Aras Innovator

Tamturbo, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Tampere, Finland, is a trailblazer in the field of air compressors. The company produces oil-free air compressors that are environmentally friendly and energy-efficient.

Tamturbo is committed to both sustainability and innovation. Its compressor technology eliminates the risk of oil contamination and significantly reduces energy consumption. Unlike traditional compressors, Tamturbo products utilize a unique, direct-driven, high-speed turbo technology for efficiency and reliability. Companies and industries that use Tamturbo’s products contribute to a greener planet for everyone.

Tamturbo further demonstrated its dedication to progress by embracing Aras Innovator® for superior product data management. Aras Innovator helps Tamturbo ensure precision, accuracy, and streamlined operations. This combination of advanced technology, environmental consciousness, and strategic use of digital tools positions Tamturbo as a leader in the industry, driving significant advancements across product performance and sustainability.

“The Aras platform is our central station for all of our product-related data. At Tamturbo, we can’t imagine being without it.”

Igor Nagaev, CEO of Tamturbo

Pain Points

Before settling on Aras Innovator, Tamturbo, like many companies, struggled with fragmented data systems and Excel spreadsheet sprawl. This hindered its ability to maintain accurate and reliable product information, resulting in inefficiencies across various departments. Each team relied on different data sources, and often, it was unclear which sources were the most up-to-date and accurate, leading to inconsistencies and delays.

One of Tamturbo’s critical pain points was that, as the company grew, its data and file structures inherently increased in complexity. Data became even harder to locate, and employees were never certain they were working with the best available data.

Moreover, Tamturbo’s existing systems lacked the necessary controls to manage product changes effectively. There was no way to know who had made what changes or what had been changed.

Finally, Tamturbo found itself in a period of rapid growth. The company had begun to build more complex products, which resulted in even more product data to manage. Excel-based product data management couldn’t keep up with the speed of product changes or handle version control issues, leading to chaos. It was time for a better way.

PLM Requirements

To address these pain points, Tamturbo sought a comprehensive PLM solution to centralize their product data, streamline development processes, and improve data accuracy and control.

The critical requirements for their PLM solution included:

• ROI: The solution needed to address their data challenges in a way that would provide a strong return on investment.
• Simple migration: The team prioritized ensuring that the move from Excel to a PLM solution would be straightforward and cause minimal disruption.
• Flexibility: Tamturbo has clear processes that any PLM solution selected would need to be flexible enough to work around; many of the alternatives Tamturbo considered did not meet this requirement.
• User-friendliness: Tamturbo is a company in growth mode, which means that any solutions it invests in need to be ready to scale with it. The ability to customize and upgrade frequently was a must.
• Accessibility: The company wanted to invest in a PLM platform that could be used not just by engineers and designers but by any department across the organization.

Successes with Aras Innovator

After thoroughly evaluating various PLM solutions, Tamturbo selected the Aras Innovator platform to address their PLM challenges.

The implementation of Aras Innovator brought several significant improvements to their operations:

1. Centralized Data Management: Tamturbo successfully centralized all product data from Excel into a single, unified platform with Aras Innovator. This eliminated data silos and provided a consistent, reliable source of information for all departments. The centralized system improved data accuracy, reduced duplication of efforts, and enabled teams to collaborate far more effectively than old-school spreadsheets.
   

   “All data, documents and files can now be found within minutes in Aras Innovator. This makes our work so much easier and reduces complexity.”

   Kari Koskenjoki, Engineering Manager

2. Streamlined Development Processes: Aras Innovator’s change management capabilities allowed Tamturbo to better organize product development processes. Engineers and designers could now easily track and manage changes, ensuring all modifications were documented, approved, and communicated across the organization. This reduced the time spent on administrative tasks and accelerated innovation.
3. Stronger Operations: Tamturbo also improved operational efficiency and control by implementing Aras Innovator. The platform’s user-friendly interface and advanced features enabled teams to work productively, including being able to collaborate more efficiently with customers around unique design specifications.
   

   “We introduced Aras Innovator exactly at the point when we started to extend our production and shorten the times needed for orders and the supply chain. It played a critical role in supporting our company’s growth.”

   Timo Pulkki, Chief Growth Officer

Results: Trustworthy Product Data

Adopting the Aras Innovator platform’s centralized data management, streamlined product development processes, and enhanced tracking have enabled Tamturbo to achieve its business objectives even while expanding rapidly and building and releasing ever more complex products.

Here are a few of the results the company has achieved:

Streamlined Data Access
Before implementing Aras, it took the team hours or even days to find the design data they needed to get started with a particular project. Now, it takes a few minutes. Additionally, departments like sales and customer service quickly pull up 3D visualizations of compressors and individual parts with full detail, allowing them to better communicate and collaborate with customers. Before Aras, only CAD users could view these drawings; today, any employee can quickly view, measure, and analyze product information. This saves time and money while increasing customer satisfaction. All CAD data, analysis and simulation data, IoT data, and ERP data are now integrated into the PLM system.

Higher Data Accuracy = More Trust
In addition to making it easier to access and use data, Aras has empowered Tamturbo to eliminate version control issues and data sprawl. Now, it’s simple to see what changes have been made to data, when, and by whom. This provides a clear overview of the data and confidence in its accuracy. Now, employees don’t have to wonder whether they are accessing the latest version of product data. Given that lack of transparency and data loss are estimated to cost millions of dollars in lost revenue each year, this peace of mind about data integrity is not just a nice to have but a necessity for Tamturbo.

Improved Sustainability
Since Tamturbo builds air compressors for many different industries and types of organizations, sustainability requirements are often a key aspect of customer discussions. They need to be able to quickly convey information to customers about sustainability metrics like carbon emissions. The Aras platform allows Tamturbo to pull up an overview of the entire lifecycle of the compressors, providing customers with the information they need to make informed decisions about sustainability priorities. Additionally, the platform allows Tamturbo to be more efficient and environmentally friendly.

With Aras, Tamturbo has achieved a clear, traceable view of the entire lifecycle of its compressors by federating all data into one system available across its entire value chain. This has allowed them to work more productively and meet customer needs more efficiently, driving the company’s ongoing success.