FAQ

Aton is a PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) system that helps companies comprehensively manage every stage of a product's lifecycle and its related information — from design and development to production and maintenance. The PLM system improves productivity, reduces costs, and accelerates time to market. Serving as the backbone of the Digital Thread, Aton consolidates product information into a single system and efficiently distributes it.

Aton PLM is ideal for companies of all sizes across various industries that require effective product lifecycle management. It is especially beneficial for businesses aiming to accelerate product development by enhancing the quality and accessibility of product information and enabling seamless information transfer between different systems and teams. Additionally, Aton PLM improves communication with various partners, such as design and manufacturing teams within subcontracting networks. Aton PLM also works particularly well in project-based business, where deliveries consist partly of ready-made modules or products but also include project-specific implementation. It is ideal for companies whose products are "mechatronic," meaning they contain mechanics, electrical and electronic components, and software.

Aton PLM enhances your business by offering better visibility and control over product information, improving collaboration between teams, and speeding up product development processes. These improvements lead to cost savings, reduced time to market, and increased customer satisfaction.

A new major version of Aton is released roughly every year, with minor updates every month.

The implementation of Aton PLM depends on your company's needs and existing systems. Typical implementation times vary between 4-6 months. Our team will support you throughout the process to ensure smooth and quick implementation.

Yes, Aton can be integrated with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. This integration enables seamless data transfer and integration, improving the efficiency of company processes and data management. Roima has a ready-to-use productized integration with Lean System, among other ERP systems, which makes deployment fast and easy.

Yes, Aton can be seamlessly integrated with various mechanical and electrical CAD software. This enables efficient data management and collaboration between design teams, improving project and product management and productivity. SolidWorks and Inventor design software can be integrated with the Aton for CAD add-on, enabling easy access directly from the design software interface.

Yes, Aton can be integrated with a wide range of software solutions. For example, Aton can be integrated with ecommerce platforms such as our Parttrap ONE product. This integration allows for efficient sharing of product information for spare parts sales, helping you boost after-sales performance.

Yes, Aton PLM supports two-way integration. A ready-to-use Aton PDM REST API interface enables almost all product data retrieval and maintenance features.

Aton PLM offers a wide range of features, such as product data management, document management, project documentation management, delivery structure management, change management, and workflows. These enable your company to manage and optimize all stages of the product lifecycle. Aton's Dynamic Form tool provides flexibility in extending its use to meet a wide range of business needs. Warehouse workers are assigned a picking round that follows the most appropriate route in the warehouse and ensures that items are picked according to the order in which they are to be packed in the shipping packaging. This order depends on weight and other critical product characteristics.

Yes, Aton PLM is customizable to meet your company's specific needs and processes. We can help you create a solution that is just right for your business.

Aton provides comprehensive workflows that support the entire change management process. You can model your change management process using ECR (Engineering Change Request), ECO (Engineering Change Order), and ECN (Engineering Change Notice) forms and Aton workflows. These tools ensure that all changes are well documented, tracked, and managed, reducing errors, improving communication, and accelerating change implementation throughout the product lifecycle. With Aton's Impact Analysis tool, you can plan and define future configuration changes in detail. It enables the implementation of these changes and supports their reporting and documentation.

Aton PLM is suitable for a wide range of industries, including discrete manufacturing, food and beverage, mechanical engineering, and electronics. Its flexible and scalable features make it an ideal solution for companies that need efficient product information management and integration into various business processes.

Aton supports the manufacturing industry by integrating design with product management, procurement, and production processes while also offering tools for managing serial number data. It enhances collaboration between design and production teams, particularly in the areas of manufacturing information and change management. Additionally, Aton centralizes product information into a single system, improving information management and making data more accessible throughout the organization.

Aton offers multiple benefits for the food and beverage industry. These include efficient recipe management, comprehensive change management, and accurate nutritional calculations. Recipe management keeps ingredients and manufacturing instructions up-to-date, while change management supports recipe changes and their impact management. Nutrient calculations ensure accurate nutritional values of products. Product data can be transferred from Aton to GS1 Synkka.

Yes, Aton PLM is useful for consumer product manufacturers. Aton is designed to support all companies that manufacture their own products. Aton's change management allows for efficient analysis, implementation, and documentation of product changes. One of Aton's key features is its Dynamic Form, which allows the system to be used for a wide range of applications related to product information.