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Changelog History

Changelog #55

Dec 17, 2025

Overview

Welcome to Changelog #55

TL;DR

Unified reviews and modern editing in new ION Procedures, execution logs for ION Actions, improved inventory imports, enhanced step attribute visibility, and a happy holiday season.

CHANGELOG VIDEO

Changelog #54

Dec 1, 2025

Overview

Welcome to Changelog #54

TLDR;

Enhanced permission visibility, strengthened datagrid integrity, improved Postgres capabilities, added operation-ID traceability, and exposed standard step attributes for smoother data operations, and a reminder about scheduled downtime.

Changelog #53

Nov 19, 2025

Overview

Welcome to Changelog #53

TLDR;

Improved visibility into standard step updates, smarter WIP inventory location inheritance, faster performance in high-volume operations, and a brief scheduled maintenance window ahead.

Watch the latest overview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiLBSrv14f8

Changelog #52

Oct 22, 2025

Overview

Welcome to Changelog #52

Here’s a look at what shipped over the past few weeks focused on making ION faster, more reliable, and smoother across the board.

Highlights

Improved performance for aBOM, inventory, and query-heavy operations, smoother tool scanning and navigation, and new flexibility in approvals and dependency handling.

Watch the latest overview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvEC-0NYkhg

Changelog #51

Sep 26, 2025

Overview

Welcome to Changelog #51

Highlights

Faster procedures and mBOM work, smarter inventory labeling and merging, clearer maintenance communication, and a more reliable platform under the hood.

Watch the latest overview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUOpfwIBjAo

Changelog #50

Aug 25, 2025

Overview

🎥 The New ION Experience:

We’ve made it easier than ever to find and manage the information that matters:

• Smarter filtering: Quickly narrow tables to the data you need, save filters for reuse, and share them with your team.
• Better file handling: Drag-and-drop attachments, preview multi-page PDFs, and download files anytime.
• Faster purchase order updates: Bulk edit attributes like ETA dates to manage hundreds of lines in seconds.

Watch the latest overview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85LvcyJm7HE

Changelog #49

Aug 12, 2025

Overview

Welcome to Changelog #49!

New ION Experience Coming Soon

The First Resonance team is hard at work delivering the next evolution of ION, and we’re excited to give you a first look. As we roll out the new experience to our Beta customers, you’ll get exclusive previews of what’s coming next.

Changelog #48

Jul 16, 2025

Overview

Welcome to Changelog #48!

New ION Experience Coming Soon

Be among the first to experience the launch of the new ION Factory OS: An operating system built for an era of transformation. Designed for advanced manufacturers leading the way in their use of automation, AI-native production, this evolution of ION brings factories into the future. ION is faster, smarter, and scalable.

Date: June 24, 1:00 PM PST / 4:00 PM EST

What’s Launching:

• A Factory That Thinks for Itself: Meet ION Intelligence, our agentic AI engine that makes real-time decisions, resolves disruptions before they escalate, and accelerates production with unprecedented efficiency.
• A UX That Matches the Pace of Innovation: The new ION Experience introduces a sleek, simplified interface designed to empower teams to move from idea to execution without delay.
• A Platform That Evolves With You: From APIs to the ION Marketplace, manufacturers can build custom stacks, integrate trusted partners, and scale operations without compromise.

What You’ll Learn:

• How agentic manufacturing redefines what’s possible with AI-powered decision-making
• How top manufacturers are cutting time-to-industrialize by 10x
• How to transform operational speed and visibility with a redesigned, intuitive user experience
• How to build a resilient, future-proof digital stack using ION Marketplace and open architecture

Changelog #47

Jun 12, 2025

Overview

Hi there, Welcome to Changelog #47! It's packed with improvements; buckle up and happy reading.

Changelog #46

May 9, 2025

Overview

Hi there, Welcome to Changelog #46!

Changelog #45

Apr 9, 2025

Overview

Hi there, Welcome to Changelog #45! Over the past few weeks, we have focused making batching reliable and on make many quality of life improvements throughout the application.

Changelog #44

Apr 3, 2025

Overview

Welcome to Changelog #44! We hope your year is off to a fantastic start. Read on for the latest updates from release two of the new year!

Changelog #43

Jan 10, 2025

Overview

Welcome to Changelog #43! We’re kicking off 2025 with a strong start. Each month, we refine our product based on your valuable feedback and share the latest updates with you.

Changelog #42

Jan 9, 2025

Overview

Welcome to Changelog #42!

Changelog #41

Nov 13, 2024

Overview

Welcome to Changelog #41! Each month, we improve our product based on your feedback and share what we have released.

Changelog #40

Sep 24, 2024

Overview

Hi there, Welcome to Changelog #40!

Changelog #39

Aug 29, 2024

Overview

Welcome to Changelog #39!

Changelog #38

Jul 12, 2024

Overview

Hi there, Welcome to Changelog #38! We are excited to share all of the cool features and quality of life improvements First Resonance has delivered on over the past few months.

Changelog #37

Jan 24, 2024

Overview

Run Execution 2.0 beta preview:

• Bulk approve and merge redlines
• Expansive Issue creation
• Clock-in accuracy
• aBOM agility
• Rapid step signoffs

Other awesome happenings:

• Purchasing versions, change orders, history
• Manage lineside inventory like a pro
• Sleuthing a part's journey has never been easier

Changelog #35

Aug 2, 2023

Overview

• aBOM being restructured for performance (edits, loading) and functionality (remove & replace, part-step association)
• AI-powered user manual
• Pro tips (table load times, single-click rules, chrome shortcutting)
• Kitting performance revamp
• 40+ new features & fixes

Changelog #34

Jul 10, 2023

Overview

• 10-100x performance improvement of parts/inventory workflows
• Datagrid upgrade
• mBOM versions
• Custom attributes on tools
• Simplified issues on multiple/batched runs

Changelog #33

May 24, 2023

Overview

• ION ACTIONS
• Runs are 10x faster at work centers
• Bookmarked views
• Team approvals
• Multiple inventories on issue

Changelog #32

Jan 11, 2023

Overview

• Scan barcodes from anywhere
• Get notifications in Slack
• Merge inventory

Changelog #31

Oct 20, 2022

Overview

• ION Analytics
• Autogenerate guides and training videos
• Reference Designators and Made on Assembly

Changelog #30

Sep 16, 2022

Overview

• Role-based access control
• Issues revamp
• Auto-install from kit
• Right click functions

Changelog #29

Jun 27, 2022

Overview

• Improved Content Editor
• Redline Merge to Runs
• Location Propagation

Changelog #28

May 10, 2022

Overview

• ION types
• Automated inventory splitting
• "Not Applicable" fields

Changelog #27

Apr 4, 2022

Overview

• Barcodes and scanning
• mBOM viewer
• Tool fields

Changelog #26

Feb 14, 2022

Overview

• Tools management in ION
• Nested standard steps
• Faster redlining

Changelog #25

Dec 22, 2021

Overview

• Increase production traceability with transaction history
• Move faster through ION with CommandBar
• Purchasing enhancements and supplier management

Changelog #24

Oct 21, 2021

Overview

• aBOM lot and quantities
• Required rows in datagrids
• Workcenters home page
• Calculated inventory status

Changelog #23

Sep 29, 2021

Overview

• Standard Steps in Runs
• Untracked and lot tracked run improvements
• Datagrid importer

Changelog #22

Sep 5, 2021

Overview

• Enable file attachments in datagrid
• PO lines
• Location Hierarchy
• Export aBOMs as a CSV

Changelog #21

Aug 20, 2021

Overview

• Richer aBOMs
• Indented aBOM view
• New datagrid architecture

Changelog #20

Aug 3, 2021

Overview

• Batch execution
• Fast Run execution mode
• Redline approvals

Changelog #19

Jun 18, 2021

Overview

• Custom attributes in issues
• Redesigned Runs execution screen
• New Runs table and board view
• Integration with Duro PLM

Changelog #18

May 26, 2021

Overview

• Flexible aBOMs
• Line-level PO details
• Check In dashboard widget

Changelog #17

May 3, 2021

Overview

• New issues experience
• Verified procedures
• Better reviews workflow with comment resolutions

Changelog #16

Apr 1, 2021

Overview

• Part substitutions in kitting
• ion Plans
• Purchase Order importer

Changelog #15

Mar 5, 2021

Overview

• Parts and procedures linking
• Status updates with webhooks
• PDF/PPT importer

Changelog #14

Dec 30, 2020

Overview

• Datagrids addition
• Purchasing (beta)
• Run execution preview

Changelog #13

Oct 22, 2020

Overview

• Improved reviews
• Part revisions
• Custom part attributes

Changelog #12

Aug 27, 2020

Overview

• Check Ins
• Export control
• Redline interface improvements

Changelog #11

Aug 12, 2020

Overview

• Require peer review for signoffs
• Multi-quantity run kits and better part description
• Quickly copy a field
• Added shortcuts

Changelog #10

Jul 31, 2020

Overview

• Move parts after completing a run
• New BOM importers (beta)
• Notifications for step assignments

Changelog #9

Jul 16, 2020

Overview

• New inventory manager
• Serial # autogeneration

Changelog #8

Jun 25, 2020

Overview

• Inventory kitting
• New GovCloud region to support ITAR compliance
• Improved aBOM viewer

Changelog #7

Jun 11, 2020

Overview

• aBOM builder and visualization (beta)
• SQL connectors for analytics

Changelog #6

May 27, 2020

Overview

• Numerical field validations
• New inventory manager
• Procedures labels

Changelog #5

Apr 30, 2020

Overview

• Workcenters
• Nested steps
• Issues (beta)

Changelog #4

Apr 2, 2020

Overview

• Run timeline view
• Attachment downloads
• mBOM panel
• Run archives