Aras as Global PLM Platform for Spontech Spine Intelligence

Aras officials announce that Spontech Spine Intelligence AG, a Class 3 medical device company specializing in spine surgery and located Stuttgart, Germany, has selected Aras as its global PLM platform. Spontech will implement Aras solutions for Quality, Regulation, Compliance and Risk Assessment, as well as Document and CAD File Management, Design Project Management, Electronic Design History File (DHF) and Device Master Record (DMR), Workflow-Driven CAPA and Non-Conformance Management, and more.

Spontech takes a fundamentally new, systemic approach in spine surgery. Combining clinical knowledge, supporting software, innovative implants and instruments, and collaboration with the scientific community, Spontech strives to restore the individual spine geometry, maintaining the individual joint function of the human vertebral column. The company’s goal is to enable maximum mobility and pain-free motion for people with spinal conditions and diseases, prevent adjacent segment degeneration, and improve quality of life long-term. 

Spontech selected Aras for its web-based open, flexible architecture. The company is leveraging several Aras Community Solutions and looks forward to advancing those solutions and contributing back to the Aras Community. Spontech’s implementation also includes integration with ERP, Pro/ENGINEER, MS Office / Outlook and the Global Supply Chain.

“With Aras, Spontech is moving from ad-hoc Excel- and Access-based systems to a highly secure, structured environment. Not only will Spontech see dramatic improvements quality, control and visibility over information and processes, they will gain traceability and trackability which are absolutely critical capabilities for Class 3 medical device companies,” says Peter Schroer, president of Aras.