Active Sensing, Inc.: Breaking the Myth of Complex and Expensive PLM

Engineering-intensive companies have found Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) to be an essential tool for creating, managing and sharing their designs. However, as product and organizational complexity grows, many PLM vendors are under constant pressure to expand their products’ functions. As a result, PLM has a reputation for complexity and implementation risk. In contrast, Rohit Lodha, CTO of Active Sensing, says their PDXpert PLM software focuses on fundamentals—simplicity, flexibility, security and affordability. “It can be installed in minutes, evaluated in a few days, and fully pay for itself in a couple of months,” he says.

PDXpert streamlines PLM functionalities—such as bill of materials (BOM), revision control and change management into lightweight processes with immediate benefits. There is a unique manner in which Active Sensing allows organizations to leverage the benefits of PDXpert. Usually, PLM vendors come armed with documents and dummy databases to demonstrate the power of their product. However, as the product is implemented, complexities creep in and the vendor’s technical team becomes an unavoidable, expensive part of the organization.

Active Sensing believes in giving organizations the time for discovering PLM product at their own pace, with their own data and processes. “It’s easier to understand the differences – and unique benefits of PLM if you spend a bit of time exploring its capabilities and thinking about your current practices,” says Lodha. “Since PDXpert can be downloaded, installed and evaluated without our help, the customer is always in control of the process.” Users can choose to install PDXpert on their local network or use private hosting, addressing public cloud security concerns. Additionally, flexible, simple-to-manage role and membership-based permissions take