Automate and streamline Engineering Change Management
In complex discrete manufacturing, frequent engineering change orders (ECOs) are a fact of life and can result in significant downtime and high costs. With the Solumina platform, you can implement engineering change in real-time during a production run while keeping operations moving. Avoid the delays associated with other approaches and maintain visibility and traceability as changes are implemented.
Introduction to ECM
At its most basic, engineering change management is a closed-loop process used to implement changes to components, products, or processes. It involves requesting, evaluating, planning, implementing, and tracing an engineering change to completion. ECM can be daunting when managing the production of complex products with intricate processes. The Solumina platform streamlines and expedites all aspects of this process.

Features Of Engineering Change Management
Complex manufacturers often deal with invasive engineering change orders that need to be closely tied into the shop floor.
When an engineering change occurs, many departments and individuals need to be notified of the changes. Updated work instructions must be sent to every production line. Suppliers must be notified, and new part shipments arranged. Warehouses must be restocked. Price lists must be updated. And critically, production lines often sit idle until the changes are complete. With Solumina, it’s easy to control and implement engineering changes. As engineering change orders are received, plans can be revised quickly.
Existing orders can be superseded to incorporate changes automatically with no loss of data in the existing work history, and individual work orders can also be altered to ensure the latest processes are being followed. Changes can then be propagated on a larger scale to include additional orders. This data is incorporated in the digital thread that accompanies each product’s lifecycle. Key features of Solumina’s ECM solution include:
Manage External and Internal Changes
Connect Affected and Resulting Objects
Impact Analysis
Action Planning
Execution
Close the Loop
Benefits of Solumina ECM
Managing engineering changes with Solumina drives efficiency and precision.
Respond Faster
Mass Updates
Drive Awareness
Retain Work History
Minimize Downtime
Reduce Errors
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