We had an incredible time at Aras Corporation’s ACE 2025 as a proud sponsor of this year’s event. From thought-provoking keynotes to deep-dive sessions and partner showcases, ACE 2025 truly brought together the brightest minds in the PLM community.
If you couldn’t attend or just want a quick recap, here’s a summary of the key announcements, partner insights, and what SteepGraph brought to the table.
What’s New on the Aras Roadmap?
Aras shared some exciting updates that signal big strides toward a more intelligent, scalable, and user-friendly PLM future:
1. Aras Marketplace
Aras introduced its very own Marketplace—a central hub for pre-built solutions, connectors, and extensions. This is a game-changer for customers looking to accelerate their PLM journey with plug-and-play capabilities.
2. InnovatorEdge
This new low-code API platform enhances Configurable Web Services, enabling secure integrations, mobile app development, and selective data exposure for AI-powered use cases. It’s all about flexibility and speed for solution developers.
3. AI Chatbot – Coming in Release 36
An AI-driven chatbot will soon be embedded directly in the Aras Innovator interface, simplifying how users interact with knowledge and documentation. Future iterations, powered by Microsoft Azure Fabric Services, aim to extend AI features across the Aras SaaS ecosystem.
4. User Interface Enhancements (Coming Q3 2025)
Aras is revamping its UI to improve usability and accessibility. Key highlights include:
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Enhanced Search Grid with dynamic, conditional formatting
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Flexible CSS styling in the Custom User Interface (CUI)
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New splash screens, tile icons, and other UX refinements
Learnings from Leading Innovators
Some of the world’s most forward-thinking organizations shared how they are leveraging Aras:
CERN
CERN illustrated how they manage highly complex engineering data for large-scale scientific projects, using Aras for 3D visualization and real-time collaboration.
Honda
Honda shared insights into their performance and scalability journey with Aras—focusing on bottleneck resolution, centralized data warehousing, and the power of no-code development.
Microsoft
Microsoft’s presentation focused on deep integration between Aras and Azure, with a strong emphasis on security, scalability, and AI use cases that are reshaping the future of PLM.
What the Community Loved from SteepGraph
With our new OEM partnership with Aras, we were thrilled by the enthusiastic response to our latest innovations and tried-and-true PLM tools:
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Aras Rabbit – Accelerate PLM development from planning to deployment.
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Aras Development Studio – Context-aware schema development made easy.
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Aras Q-Checker – Ensure adherence to Aras best practices for quality code.
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Aras Packaging Wizard – Simplify packaging for smoother CI/CD processes.
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Import Analyzer – Pre-validate packages before deployment to avoid errors.
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Aras Data Loader – Rapidly import data and files via Excel/XML.
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PCS Testing Framework – Detect and fix performance issues, in line with Honda’s methodology.
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Scale B by SteepGraph – A sleek, modern UI framework built on Aras Innovator to boost user adoption.
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Aras eLearning by SteepGraph – Modular, scalable training for improved user onboarding and productivity.
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Data Migration Framework – Migrate from over 16 legacy systems, including ENOVIA, Teamcenter, Windchill, Vault, and more.
Few snapshots from the Event
Let’s Continue the Conversation
Whether you’re exploring a digital transformation or enhancing your current Aras environment, we’re here to help. If any of these solutions caught your attention or sparked new ideas, reach out—we’d love to connect and show you how SteepGraph can support your PLM goals.
Thanks again to everyone who stopped by, and to Aras Corporation for organizing such a fantastic event. See you at the next one!
