Case Study: H2 PowerTech achieves faster global product development and improved product quality with Arena Solutions

Accelerating Product Development Across the Globe

H2 PowerTech, a developer of reformers, hydrogen production and advanced fuel cell systems, struggled to coordinate R&D in Bend, Oregon with manufacturing and design teams in South Africa and Taiwan. Product information was scattered across spreadsheets and legacy file structures with no revision control, and complex assemblies (often 2,000+ parts with multiple circuit boards and firmware) made early issue detection difficult, leading to late-stage scrap and rework.

They adopted Arena PLM, a cloud-based centralized product record with role-based access, searchable data, and real-time collaboration across sites. This enabled quick onboarding of new facilities, clear traceability linking quality issues to parts and BOMs, uninterrupted remote development during the pandemic, and measurable improvements in product quality and time to market.

H2 PowerTech

Alex Charney Cohen

Senior Manufacturing Development Engineer