Ship industrial programs
on time.

BlackOrbit is the coordination system for new product introduction.
Every signal captured, every action followed through, every status updated. Less coordination tax, more shipping programs.

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Why It Matters

Most NPI delays are organizational, not technical.

50%+
Growth in time spent coordinating, not building*

Time spent in meetings, on email, and on collaboration has grown by half over the past two decades. Most managers now spend the majority of their workweek on it, not on skilled work.

3 yrs
Average schedule slip on flagship defense programs†

Delivery time on the largest defense programs (F-35, Columbia-class, Sentinel ICBM) climbed from 8 to 11 years. More than half reported schedule delays last year. Their suppliers feel every slip downstream.

65%+
Of manufacturers say program talent is their #1 business challenge‡

Counting on hiring won't be enough. Your program managers and engineers need leverage, quickly.

* Cross, Rebele & Grant, "Collaborative Overload" — Harvard Business Review (Jan–Feb 2016). hbr.org/2016/01/collaborative-overload

† U.S. GAO, Weapon Systems Annual Assessment (GAO-24-106831, 2024). gao.gov/products/gao-24-106831

‡ National Association of Manufacturers, Manufacturers' Outlook Survey. Talent has ranked #1 for 16 consecutive quarters. nam.org/manufacturers-outlook-survey

The Platform

A coordination system for new product introduction,
with an agentic engine built in.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT A modern, collaborative and easy to use project management platform. Planning & stage gates Work packages & actions Timesheets Full portfolio view Magic import — Excel to live program REPORTING Lightning fast reporting from our templates or built from your existing formats. Automatic status reports Custom reports on demand External access for customers SIGNALS 5 agents reading signals to remove time-consuming tasks. CLEANER INGEST PLANNER DRAFTER ADVISOR INDUSTRIAL CONNECTORS Live link to your systems of record. Cross-system workflows, no re-typing. ERP PLM MES COMMS Teams · Slack Your existing stack stays in place. BlackOrbit works alongside it. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT A modern, collaborative and easy to use project management platform. Planning & stage gates Work packages & actions Timesheets Full portfolio view Magic import — Excel to live program REPORTING Lightning fast reporting from our templates or built from your existing formats. Automatic status reports Custom reports on demand External access for customers SIGNALS 5 agents reading signals to remove time-consuming tasks. CLEANER INGEST PLANNER DRAFTER ADVISOR INDUSTRIAL CONNECTORS Live link to your systems of record. Cross-system workflows, no re-typing. ERP PLM MES COMMS Teams · Slack Your existing stack stays in place. BlackOrbit works alongside it.
Inside a BlackOrbit program: work packages, owners, dates, and gates
Portfolio view of every BlackOrbit program
Portfolio
Every program, one view.

All your active NPI programs in one place — current stage, owner, blockers, and risk. See the whole portfolio at a glance, then drill into any program.

Stage gates with native checklists
Gates
Gated process with native checklists.

First article, PPAP, design reviews, source inspection — the gates your segment runs on. Configurable per program. Sign-offs and traceability built in.

Proposal cards in the cockpit
Signals
5 agents reading signals.

Every proposed change lands as a card in the cockpit, with the impact preview attached: work packages affected, owners to ping, gates that move, customer risk flagged. One click to confirm, correct, or defer.

MES, ERP, PLM data connected
Connectors
Plugged into your industrial stack.

MES, ERP, PLM, email, shared drives. Live data flowing in. Your systems of record stay where they are; the program gets the visibility.

Project notebook with full audit trail
Notebook
Audit trail and project notebook.

Every decision, every signal, every change — chronological, provenance-stamped, exportable. The trail an auditor wants. The story a customer asks for. Always ready.

The reports view, pre-filled
Reports
The reports view, pre-filled.

Weekly status drafts, monthly portfolio reviews, customer update emails — assembled from live program data and waiting for you. Open, scan, edit, send. Friday is back to being just Friday.

Meet the five agents →

Live in a day Upload your Excel, PDFs, and SOWs in the morning. Your first program is running by lunch. ERP, PLM, and MES connectors plug in at your pace.
Where It Fits

We coordinate the programs.
Everything else is integration surface.

Your ERP, PLM, and MES weren't built to coordinate the program. BlackOrbit was. Your existing stack stays in place; we add the layer it was never designed to be.

What it is

  • Program intelligence and management
  • NPI coordination from PO to first qualified part
  • Cross-functional coordination system
  • Signal capture across email, ERP, PLM, MES
  • AI-assisted decisions with human confirm

What it is not

  • Not an ERP. Not a system of record.
  • Not a PLM. Not product documentation.
  • Not an MES. Not shop floor execution.
  • Not RFQ. Not ordering. Not transactions.
  • Not a generic PM tool.
BlackOrbit runs the program from PO accepted to first qualified part shipped.
Capabilities

Built in the field,
with operators.

Your segment's stage gates, quality events, and supplier patterns are built in — not configuration work.

Capability 01

Precision Machining

CNC, milling, turning, EDM. AS9100, AS9102 FAI, ITAR / CUI, multi-tier supplier coordination, DFM loops with primes.

Aerospace, defense, medical, energy Capability 02

Electronics / EMS

PCBA, box build, system integration. High BOM complexity, fast ECO velocity, component obsolescence, IPC standards.

Defense electronics, industrial, medtech Capability 03

Plastics & Molding

Injection molding, tooling-coupled production. Tool design, validation runs, secondary operations, qualification builds.

Automotive, medical, consumer industrial Capability 04

Assembly & Fabrication

Multi-supplier orchestration, kit assembly, sheet metal, weldments. Where mechanical, electrical, and outsourced components come together.

Industrial equipment, finished goods Capability 05

Composites & Advanced Materials

Layup, autoclave, cure cycles, NDI inspection. The structural side of aerospace, defense, hypersonics, and wind.

Aerospace structures, defense, hypersonics, wind Capability 06

Complex Manufacturing

Integrator shops that combine multiple processes into one product. Capital equipment, industrial machinery, specialty systems — where every BOM change touches every process.

Capital equipment, machinery, specialty systems
Industries

By the market you serve.

Industry 01

Aerospace & Defense

CUI-safe, CMMC-ready coordination for AS9100 suppliers. ITAR, DFARS, prime flow-downs, and source inspection — the regulated reality, handled.

AS9100 · ITAR · CMMC 2.0 · GCC High Industry 02

Medical Devices

Design transfer and validation coordination for device OEMs and their contract manufacturers — alongside your QMS, audit trail included.

ISO 13485 · FDA QMSR · IQ/OQ/PQ · DHF Industry 03

Space

Qualification campaigns, prime flow-downs, and export-controlled program data — coordinated at constellation cadence.

AS9100 · ITAR / EAR · Protoflight · EEE Parts Industry 04

Industrial Machines

Change orders, long-lead items, and three disciplines on every machine — the ETO program run from order to site acceptance.

ETO · FAT / SAT · Multi-Discipline BOM
More coming

Energy & more

Additional market pages are in the works. Tell us which regulated segment you operate in and we'll prioritize it.

In progress
Design partner application

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What you get as a design partner
  • Direct influence over v1 roadmap and the data model
  • Dedicated engineering pair embedded with your program team
  • Locked-in founder pricing — substantially below list for your first two years
  • 30-minute intro call, NDA-backed — you walk away with a coordination teardown either way