Aras®, the next leader in enterprise Product Lifecycle
Management (PLM) software, today announced that MacGregor, a leading
provider of cargo handling solutions and services with the goal of becoming
the leader in intelligent cargo handling, has selected Aras Innovator® as
their PLM backbone. Aras Innovator® will be implemented across more than 10
sites.

Key drivers in MacGregor’s selection were flexibility, platform
capabilities, speed of implementation, breadth of functionality and
upgradeability including customizations.

Working with Aras gold certified partner Minerva, MacGregor plans to
implement Aras Innovator® to streamline the related processes. “We are
excited to implement Aras Innovator,” said Pär Dehlin (Director Product
Lifecycle Management). “The Aras Innovator Suite will enable us to have a
backbone on top of the current engineering data solutions we have, and over
time incorporate more and more functionality from these solutions into
Aras. We have defined a roadmap where we step-by-step will harmonize our
engineering systems landscape by extending the functionality of Aras over
and beyond what our current PDM/PLM applications are used for.”

MacGregor, like many of other companies, have through the years built up a
range of applications to support them from the early stages of development
until the equipment is installed and serviced. However, all these
applications are mostly isolated islands of data without transparency,
traceability and process alignment. “It is interesting to see that more and
more of the larger companies take Aras in as their backbone, even on top of
traditional PLM applications. This is done because they need a flexible
platform and a rich application that can manage advanced information
structures, and link them together in order to establish the digital thread
all the way from requirements through design to how it is installed &
maintained to enable the digital twin.” explained Leon Lauritsen, VP at
Minerva, Europe’s leading Aras Certified Gold Partner working with
MacGregor.

“Worldwide, manufacturers are struggling with legacy IT architectures that
cannot support their current product development processes. In response,
they are turning to the Aras PLM Platform to align design disciplines and
enable full product lifecycle traceability. There’s no doubt that companies
such as MacGregor who are first to transform their processes will be the
pacesetters for their industry,” said Peter Schroer, CEO and President of
Aras.

About MacGregor

MacGregor’s sales totaled EUR 778 million in 2016 and MacGregor employs
approximately 2.000 people. MacGregor has personnel in 32 countries with
more than 70 offices. The largest countries are Norway, Germany, China,
Sweden, Singapore and Finland.MacGregor is part of Cargotec. Cargotec
(Nasdaq Helsinki: CGCBV) is a leading provider of cargo and load handling
solutions with the goal of becoming the leader in intelligent cargo
handling. Cargotec’s sales in 2016 totaled approximately EUR 3.5 billion
and it employs over 11.000 people.

http://www.cargotec.com

About Minerva

Founded in 1995, Minerva specializes in the development and implementation
of Enterprise solutions in both PLM and ERP. Established as Europe’s
largest Aras implementation partner, Minerva offers a full range of PLM
services, productivity tools, integrations and complete industry solutions.
The company works closely with its customers, challenging ineffective modes
of operation and providing insight and expertise to drive results and help
customers reach their business objectives. For more information, visit

http://www.minerva-plm.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.
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