How Tulip & Duro Are Working Together to Break the Aerospace Manufacturing Bottleneck

Few industries operate under more pressure than aerospace and defense. These manufacturers build highly complex products with stringent regulatory requirements, while also keeping pace with rapid design changes, evolving technologies, and shrinking timelines.

The tools meant to support these efforts haven’t kept up. Engineering and operations often work in silos, relying on rigid legacy systems and manual processes to manage change. A simple update to a part number can take days to reach the floor. In the meantime, teams are left guessing, documentation drifts out of sync, and compliance risks pile up.

Tulip’s integration with Duro PLM breaks this cycle. It creates a secure, real-time bridge between engineering and frontline operations—so every change is visible as it happens, every record stays aligned, and every compliance demand is addressed before it becomes a problem. Agility replaces lag. Clarity replaces guesswork

In aerospace and defense manufacturing, every part, process, and decision must be traceable by design. Compliance frameworks, such as AS9100 require more than simple documentation. They demand evidence that the right version of the right part was built using the right procedure, every time.

But too often, that chain breaks. Engineering changes get bogged down in manual approvals or siloed tools. By the time a new revision hits the floor, operators may already be halfway through building the old one. Work instructions go stale. Deviations multiply. And in a regulated environment, those disconnects don’t just waste time—they open the door to rework, audit failures, and contractual penalties.

Most ADEF manufacturers aren’t struggling because they lack discipline. They’re struggling because their systems weren’t built to support rapid iteration with traceability intact. What’s needed isn’t a new process—it’s infrastructure that lets engineering and operations move together, not in sequence.

The integration between Tulip and Duro delivers a secure, real-time bridge between engineering and frontline execution, offering a flexible alternative to traditional enterprise software.

Duro serves as the system of record for engineering data, housing live BOMs, revisions, and part metadata in a cloud-native PLM built for modern hardware teams. Every change is tracked, versioned, and approved according to industry-standard processes, with full traceability from ideation to release.

Tulip turns engineering data into action on the shop floor. With its no-code platform, operations teams can quickly build interactive work instructions, embedded quality checks, and production apps that draw live data straight from Duro’s PLM. Every update—whether it’s a new part number, a revised assembly, or an adjusted spec—flows instantly into operator workflows. No waiting for manual syncs. No chasing outdated paperwork. Just real-time alignment between engineering intent and frontline execution.

This real-time connection means:

• Faster, controlled implementation of engineering changes, reducing lag time between design and production.
  
  

• Tighter compliance and traceability, with a clear digital audit trail for each completed build, including as-built BOMs.
  
  

• More agile manufacturing, where frontline workers are empowered with the latest part information, product diagrams, and instructions.
  
  

• Lower operational risk, thanks to reduced manual entry, fewer handoffs, and smarter workflows.
  
  

In short, the Duro-Tulip integration makes it possible for ADEF manufacturers to move at the speed of modern innovation—without sacrificing the rigor and control their industry demands.

The demands of aerospace and defense manufacturing aren’t slowing down—and neither should the systems that support them. As complexity grows and compliance becomes more critical, manufacturers need infrastructure that’s built for speed, precision, and accountability.

With Tulip and Duro, companies get more than just modern tools. They get a connected, configurable system designed specifically for regulated industries, that closes the loop between engineering and execution, reduces risk, and keeps operations aligned with every change.

With Tulip and Duro, teams don’t just keep up with change—they lead it, without sacrificing compliance, control, or confidence.