Gaining Full Control and Traceability of the Product Record
Company Size
1,000+
Region
- America
- Europe
Country
- United Kingdom
- United States
Product
- Arena PLM
- Altium
- SOLIDWORKS
Tech Stack
- Cloud-based System
- Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
- CAD/CAM Design Tools
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Customer Satisfaction
- Digital Expertise
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
- Functional Applications - Product Lifecycle Management Systems (PLM)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries
- National Security & Defense
- Telecommunications
- Transportation
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
- Product Research & Development
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Remote Collaboration
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
- Training
About The Customer
With a worldwide customer base and offices in the U.K. and U.S., ALL.SPACE is a pioneer of the world’s first multiservice, high throughput range of satellite terminals that can be customized to meet the performance, cost, and power requirements of countless applications—from complex government defense systems and mobile backhaul solutions to next-generation connected experiences aboard commercial airliners, cruise ships, offshore rigs, and even small fishing boats at sea. Unlike traditional antenna technologies which can only link to one satellite at a time, ALL.SPACE’s novel optics technology enables customers to simultaneously connect to multiple satellites in different orbits through a single multibeam terminal.
The Challenge
As a high-growth satellite communications company, ALL.SPACE attracted the interest of many customers and investors with its breakthrough technology. To present itself in the best light and stand out from the competition, ALL.SPACE needed a systematic approach to showcase how their product was progressing and how it addressed evolving market needs. In addition, ALL.SPACE relied on manual, disconnected systems to maintain CAD/CAM design files and other documents associated with their product record. Given the complexity of the product design, ALL.SPACE required a system that could better manage and control high volumes of product data throughout the entire product lifecycle.
The Solution
Arena provides ALL.SPACE a single, unified system to manage and control the entire product record. From the beginning, James Moyle, Quality Assurance and Systems Manager, championed the idea of adopting a product lifecycle management (PLM) solution. Having used similar product development tools at previous companies, he understood how PLM could help ALL.SPACE manage its increasingly sophisticated product design while supporting the company’s future growth plans. By aggregating product assemblies, requirements information, design files, quality documents, and other essential records into one cloud-based system, Arena PLM enables ALL.SPACE to control, track, share, and approve the product design. Because automated change processes and revision controls are applied to parts, BOMs, and documents, ALL.SPACE teams always have access to the most current and accurate product information. The ability to drive real-time collaboration in Arena PLM anytime and anywhere also keeps ALL.SPACE’s dispersed teams on the same page and enables faster engineering change cycles to meet their product development milestones.
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