Which industries does Trace One Devex PLM support?
How does Trace One Devex PLM help you stay compliant?
Process manufacturers in Food & Beverage, Cosmetics, and Specialty Chemicals use Trace One Devex PLM capabilities to work with a single source of truth throughout formula-based product development. By providing more efficiency and better cross-team collaboration, Devex PLM results in accelerated time to market and lower costs.
Process manufacturers must navigate an ever-changing set of compliance regulations in different regions and languages around the world. Trace One Devex PLM capabilities include a comprehensive regulatory compliance framework, which makes it easier to avoid compliance violations and recalls.
Labeling requirements are particularly strict for chemical companies, and failure to comply can result in fines, recalls, or legal issues. Trace One Devex PLM for chemical companies includes an SDS Authoring and EHS compliance module that automates labeling and safety data sheet generation aligned with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS).
Product inconsistencies present another risk for process manufacturers: they erode consumer trust and can lead to brand damage, regulatory penalties, and even lawsuits. Devex PLM has built-in quality management tools to provide end-to-end visibility with easy-to-read dashboards. Trace One Supplier Collaboration Portal (SCP) makes it easy for suppliers and vendors to maintain quality, as global supply chains shift, and compound ingredients undergo changes.
Who in your company uses Trace One Devex PLM?
Many roles in a manufacturing business make use of Devex PLM capabilities. Devex PLM connects teams including research & development; regulatory affairs; quality management; procurement and supply chain management; and IT.
| Business Role | PLM Capabilities |
|---|---|
| Heads of Research & Development | With Trace One Devex PLM, R&D heads can automate recipe management, track and compare formula versions, and accelerate product development. |
| R&D Specialists | Trace One Devex PLM makes it easy to collaborate and communicate, so there's no confusion about which version of the formula is in use and no need to send and sort through many emails. |
| Global Regulatory Leaders | Regulatory leads can perform automated, early, and real-time compliance checks throughout the product development process with Devex PLM. The Trace One Regulatory Compliance service provides continual updates on regulations. |
| Regulatory Affairs Specialists | Regulatory affairs specialists benefit from the single source of truth that Trace One Devex PLM provides. They can easily access past evaluations and approvals and store product regulatory dossier information. |
| IT Directors | Trace One Devex PLM can be deployed either in the cloud or on-premises for the most cost-efficient solution. It can be integrated with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems for seamless product data transfer. Manufacturers can recoup costs by retiring legacy software. |
| Quality Directors | Quality directors get end-to-end visibility of product quality with Trace One Devex PLM. Specifications, requirements, incidents and CAPAs sit in one place, with easy-to-read dashboards to track issues and act early. |
| Quality Managers | Trace One Devex PLM and E-Sourcing capabilities increase supplier-provided data quality through electronic questionnaire-based collaboration. This can help identify potential quality risks in the earliest stages of the supply-chain process, putting quality teams in a proactive rather than reactive position. |
| Chief Procurement Officers | Trace One's Supplier Collaboration Portal simplifies qualification, registration, and management for suppliers and vendors to maintain quality. This helps manufacturers to maintain a stable and flexible supply chain. |
| Procurement Specialists | Trace One Devex PLM provides clear rules and workflows for supplier onboarding and management together with comprehensive risk assessment and supplier audits. Documents and procedures are accurate, up-to-date, and traceable. |
What does Trace One Devex PLM offer your industry?
The PLM capabilities of Trace One Devex have been developed over decades of serving the specific needs of process manufacturers across major industries.
How does Trace One Devex PLM support food and beverage manufacturers?
In the food and beverage industry, global food regulation adds layers of complexity for manufacturers. Trace One's pre-existing regulatory packages include a wide breadth of data structured to work efficiently within Trace One Devex PLM to ensure compliance. This is the fastest and easiest way to customize the platform's regulatory automation functions. Our packages cover legislative sources reaching over 85 countries, including more than 400 vertical and horizontal guidelines along with 2 million restrictions. Our database includes more than a million limits on additive usage in specific food categories, 40 thousand restrictions on veterinary drugs, 900 thousand restrictions on pesticide residues, 16 thousand limits on contaminants, and more than 40 thousand conditions of use for flavoring specific regulations.
For food and beverage manufacturers, end-to-end quality management is a particular concern. Devex PLM's integrated food safety management system reduces the risk of recalls with standardized food safety audit procedures. Specific product development tools control attributes for juice, alcohol, and cereal recipes.
How does Trace One Devex PLM support cosmetics manufacturers?
Trace One Devex PLM helps cosmetics and beauty manufacturers manage all new product development and introduction processes. Cosmetics-specific templates for ingredients and formulations allow manufacturers to standardize data requirements for new products. Trace One modules automate the creation of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and Product Information Files (PIF), and make it easy to generate Technical Data Sheets (TDS). Integration with ingredient and raw materials platforms in Trace One Devex PLM helps product developers choose the best raw materials from a comprehensive database of 80,000+ ingredients and raw materials for cosmetics and personal care.
How does Trace One Devex PLM support specialty chemical manufacturers?
In the specialty chemicals industry, Trace One Devex PLM helps expedite product development by providing one platform that all teams use. Cost and time-to-market are reduced with formula batching and by leveraging a centralized formula database. In addition, Trace One SDS Authoring can automatically distribute the correct version of your data sheet.
Key Takeaways
Trace One Devex PLM serves process manufacturers in three industries: food and beverage, cosmetics and personal care, and specialty chemicals. Each industry gets dedicated capabilities, such as regulatory packages for food, cosmetics-specific ingredient and formulation templates, and formula batching for chemicals.
What makes Trace One Devex PLM different?
Trace One Devex PLM covers the entire product lifecycle in one system, from formulation and regulatory compliance to quality, suppliers and launch. The result is faster product launches, a connected value chain and simpler business processes across the company.
What do you get with Trace One Devex PLM?
| Benefit | How it works |
|---|---|
| Integrated Regulatory Compliance | A complete regulatory solution is available with Trace One Devex PLM, so you can evaluate recipes and compare them against a harmonized database of regulations. |
| Workflow Management | Validation and approval processes are tailored to your organization's requirements. |
| Industry Expertise | Trace One has implementation, customer success, and support teams with deep experience in many different areas of process manufacturing. |
| Efficient Change Management | Trace One Devex PLM enforces control over revisions to formulas, specifications, and documents. |
| Data Intelligence | Flexible dashboards, real-time performance metrics, and reporting tools in Trace One Devex PLM support data-driven decision-making. |
| Integration | Trace One Devex PLM integrates with ERP and other enterprise systems, sharing information about ingredients, packaging, formulas, and finished products. Manufacturers can also link formula-based business processes to essential financial data. |
How does Trace One Devex PLM use AI?
Precise raw material data is key for ensuring product adherence to development requirements. Dealing with hundreds of product specifications from raw materials suppliers, product developers need to spend a significant amount of time entering materials' attributes in PLM manually with a high risk of making mistakes.
Trace One Devex PLM's new AI-powered feature, AI Data Extractor helps recognize and extract necessary data from product specifications in PDF format to boost efficiency and reduce manual data entering. Introduced AI technology as part of a PLM system can comprehend various document types and formats, continuously learning to adapt to evolving content patterns, and seamlessly mapping extracted data to existing system attributes for enhanced integration and analysis within the PLM system.
Product developers using AI Data Extractor will get the benefits of:
- Efficiency: the solution reduces time and effort required for manual extraction tasks.
- Accuracy: AI Data Extractor provides precise and consistent extraction compared to manual methods, minimizing errors.
- Productivity: it boosts overall productivity by streamlining extraction processes.
- Data Accessibility: the solution makes extracted information readily available within the PLM system for quick access and utilization.
- Scalability: it is adaptable to various document types and formats commonly encountered in PLM workflows.
Key Takeaways
AI Data Extractor is an AI-powered feature in Trace One Devex PLM. It reads supplier product specifications in PDF format, extracts the data product developers need, and maps it to existing PLM attributes. This reduces manual data entry and the errors that come with it.
What business results can you expect from Trace One Devex PLM?
Accelerated innovation and faster launches
Trace One Devex PLM helps process manufacturers develop and manage new product introductions and change requirements efficiently. Trace One's product development suite makes opportunities easier to discover, facilitates production and launch velocity, and simplifies packaging management and specifications.
A connected product value chain
Trace One Devex PLM lets you manage and measure every aspect of the product lifecycle to optimize business processes.
Mobile access on the go
The mobile web application makes it convenient to check and approve projects, specifications and materials. It allows employees to access Trace One Devex PLM from wherever they are, using a mobile phone.
Forward-looking sustainability metrics and management
Companies can make sustainability decisions early in the product development cycle through integrated lifecycle assessment (LCA) analysis with Trace One Sustainability.
Frequently Asked Questions about Devex PLM
Is Trace One Devex PLM the same as Selerant Devex PLM?
Yes. Trace One Devex PLM is the Devex PLM platform originally developed by Selerant. Trace One acquired and integrated it when it acquired Selerant in 2022, and the product continues under the Trace One name.
Who makes Devex PLM today?
Trace One. Trace One is a global provider of AI-native Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and regulatory compliance software for the food & beverage, cosmetics & personal care, and specialty chemical industries, with more than 30 years of industry expertise.
Is Devex PLM still supported?
Yes. Trace One continues to develop and support Devex PLM. Recent releases include Trace One Devex PLM 2025 and Trace One Devex PLM 2026.
Is Trace One Devex PLM related to devex.com or DevEx?
No. Trace One Devex PLM is product lifecycle management software for process manufacturers. It is not connected to devex.com, the international development news site, or to DevEx, the software engineering term for developer experience.
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About Trace One
Trace One is a global provider of AI-native Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and regulatory compliance software for the food & beverage, cosmetics & personal care, and specialty chemical industries. With more than 30 years of industry expertise, the company helps over 9,000 brands worldwide develop, launch, and manage remarkable products faster while turning regulatory complexity into a competitive advantage. Trace One's AI-native PLM platform is purpose-built for formula-based product development, connecting the entire product lifecycle from ideation and portfolio planning to formulation, product and packaging specifications, supplier collaboration, quality management, regulatory compliance, and approval to launch. Integrated regulatory intelligence spanning 170+ countries helps R&D, regulatory, quality, and product teams understand requirements, assess product compliance, and make informed decisions throughout the product lifecycle.