Aras®, the next leader in enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, today announced that Pioneer FA, a leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of electronic communications component manufacturing equipment, selected Aras Innovator® to streamline the management of CAD models and drawing files used by product teams during the product development process. Prior to using Aras, the company used a combination of systems to track storage and retrieval of product data files which was resource-intensive, especially to manage their complex file identification naming process.

After reviewing major systems in the managing CAD file market, the Pioneer FA team selected Aras Innovator with Aras Certified Partner SCSK. Aras Innovator helps simplify identification of their existing CAD files, as well as improves their ability to search sub-components by parent assembly and track revisions and version control.

“Pioneer FA looked to meet the challenges associated with the design and development of complex product systems, especially with the increasing commoditization of components,” said Peter Schroer, CEO of Aras Corporation. “Aras will help the company reduce errors, improve design collaboration and meet accelerated product development cycles.”

About Pioneer FA

With locations in Japan, Pioneer FA designs, manufactures and retails mounting devices, assembly machines and inspection devices for a range of electronic components used for smart phones, mobile phones, communication equipment, flat panel displays and automobiles. Pioneer FA serves global communication instrument manufacturers, crystal oscillator manufacturing companies, cameral module manufacturers, automobile parts manufacturers, and LCD parts manufacturers. http://www.pioneerfa.co.jp/

About SCSK Corporation

SCSK provides a full lineup of services to support any area of IT solutions required for businesses from system integration to IT infrastructure implementation, IT management, BPO(business process outsourcing), and IT hardware and software sales.

In addition, we take advantage of the capability to support a global IT system network for customers including Sumitomo Corporation, aiming for further leaps ahead as a global IT services company. http://www.scsk.jp/

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