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Altium Enterprise Integration
Digitally-connected ECAD and PLM: The Last Mile of Digital Transformation
Provided by Altium
Pricing Details:
Subscription
Altium Enterprise required. Arena machine user subscription purchase required for all API connections.
Categories:
Engineering Design Tools
Connects to these systems:
Altium Designer Enterprise (Agile Enterprise)
Type:
Connected App
Integration Flows:
- Arena > Target System
- Target System > Arena
Overview:
Connect Electronic Design to Product Lifecycle Management with Arena and Altium Enterprise
Accelerate product development and improve cross‑functional alignment by connecting Altium Enterprise (Altium Agile Enterprise) with Arena PLM through an integration provided by Altium. This integration bridges the gap between electronic design and enterprise product management, ensuring teams across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain are working from a consistent, trusted source of product data.
Modern electronics development depends on close collaboration across many disciplines. Yet too often, design teams and downstream stakeholders operate in disconnected systems, leading to late-stage surprises, rework, and costly delays. When BOMs and design data are not easily accessible beyond engineering, decisions are made without full visibility into sourcing, manufacturing, or lifecycle impacts.
The Arena–Altium Enterprise integration helps eliminate these silos by enabling the transfer of Altium design and BOM data into Arena’s cloud-based PLM environment. By making up-to-date product information available earlier and more broadly, organizations can identify issues sooner, improve change coordination, and reduce the risk of errors as products move from design to production.
With Arena and Altium Enterprise working together, product teams gain better visibility, stronger collaboration, and a more streamlined path from concept to launch—helping products reach the market faster and with greater confidence.
DOCUMENTS
HIGHLIGHTS
- Reduce time to market with direct integration between Altium and Arena PLM
- No IT overhead with Cloud-based, seamless integration
- Mitigate risk, avoid schedule delays, and reduce scrap with a connected product development environment
- Empower engineering to make optimal part selection decisions early in the design cycle when the cost of change is lowest
SOLUTION FEATURES
- Closed Loop NPI - Automatically generate an Arena PLM part number and status to new parts introduced in the design. This ensures part qualification occurs up-front, removing late stage supply chain issues.
- Item and BOM Synch - Push latest design changes from Altium to Arena for a "zero touch" BOM automation
- File Publish - Publish files from Altium to Arena, associating the files to the appropriate Items
- Error Handling - Notifications for status integration activities and any errors requiring review
- Audit - History tracking for full audit of all data processes between Altium and Arena
SOLUTION DETAILS
Services and Support:
Sales, implementation and configuration services, and on-going support and maintenance of any integration / app is provided by the provider listed below. All queries regarding purchase and support of the integration solution should be directed to the provider.
Integration Methods:
Arena API
Arena Licensing Needed:
API calls, Arena Machine User
Arena Worlds / Modules Required:
Product Record - BOMs, Items, Changes, Files
Supports Arena GovCloud?
Yes
SaaS Solution?
No
Languages:
English
Other System Requirements:
Altium Agile Enterprise or Altium Agile Extreme subscription
ABOUT PROVIDER
Altium’s rich history began in 1985 as one of the world’s first PCB design tool providers. Since our early days, we’ve grown into a global market leader with the #1 PCB software tool in use today. Our software tools empower and connect PCB designers, part suppliers, and manufacturers to develop and manufacture electronics products faster and more efficiently than ever before. With the addition of our new cloud platform Altium 365, Altium’s leading PCB design software moves into a whole new dimension, creating seamless collaboration across the entire PCB design process.
Areas of Expertise:
- eCAD
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