From drawings to usable data.
Turn dimensions, materials, and requirements into structured part data. Describe what you want to create or change in plain language.
FACTORY INTELLIGENCE, DOWN TO THE PART
The smartest
AI-enabled
factory software.
Turn specs in CAD files and drawings into actionable factory-floor data—with a few sentences.
Describe what you need made. Use AI to build the part definitions, material requirements, and production steps behind it—so you can quote with confidence, control costs, and get work moving.
YOUR KNOWLEDGE. YOUR MODEL. YOUR CONTROL.
FROM DRAWING TO FACTORY FLOORMODEL / 001
X 042.80
Y 018.00
Z 006.35
Y 018.00
Z 006.35
PART TEMPLATEMounting bracketParameters → rules → production
CONNECTED OUTPUTBOM + routing
YOUR SPEC → YOUR DATA
01:01 / LIVE CONTEXT+ −
YOUR DRAWING → PRODUCTION DATA
↗“Use 6061 aluminum. Cut, machine, then inspect.”
PARTS. PROCESS. POSSIBILITY.ILLUSTRATIVE MODEL
Built in manufacturing.
Built for what comes next.
20+ years of factory experience
Rooted in Elkhart, Indiana
A practical path forward01 / THE BACKBONE DIFFERENCELESS RE-ENTRY. MORE PRODUCTION CONTROL.
From specifications
to production decisions.
Put the details in your drawings to work: defined parts, material requirements, and production steps your team can act on. Spend less time re-entering specs and more time controlling the work and its cost.
Define it once. Build on it.
Use part templates to carry your specifications into calculated BOMs and production routes. Reuse the rules across a family of parts.
Know what the job will take.
Connect material requirements, processing steps, and costs. Quote with a clearer view of the work and the margin you need to protect.
02 / THE AI TOOLKITSMALL DETAILS. BIG POSSIBILITIES.
Part templates.
The tools behind your control.
Use AI to turn your specifications into part definitions, calculated BOMs, and routings. Keep every parameter and rule editable, down to the level of detail your factory needs.
Describe the part and the changes you need in a few sentences. Part templates turn that intent into precise control: editable parameters, manufacturing rules, BOMs, and routings.
EXPLORE THE MODEL BELOWPT-042 / REV A
Mounting bracket
A clear identity. A material. A starting point.
MATERIALAluminum 6061-T6
PART TYPEPurchased component
MODEL DEPTHEssential
120 mm360 mm
TEMPLATE CONTROLS02 TOOLS
Read part identity Read material specification
CALCULATED BOMRULE-BASED OUTPUT
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Identify the part and specify its material once. Keep purchasing and production working from the same clear definition.
LOCAL SIMULATION · ILLUSTRATIVE VALUES
THE PRINCIPLE
Model only what matters.
Refine everything that does.
Use AI to refine a single property or the rules behind an entire product family. You control the detail; templates connect it to materials, production, and cost.
03 / THE WHOLE FACTORY, CONNECTEDEVERY DETAIL HAS A DOWNSTREAM EFFECT.
A part is never
just a part.
Change a dimension. Follow the material requirement. Understand the production work. Backbone connects the model to the work your factory does every day.
01 / DEFINE
Parts & BOMs
Parameters and calculations that describe what you make and what it takes.
02 / COMMERCIALIZEQuoting & sales
BOM-based quoting, customer pricing, orders, shipments, and invoices.
03 / SUPPLYPurchasing & inventory
Connect demand to purchase requirements, stock, and future inventory.
04 / MAKERouting & production
Define the path through your factory and organize the work to get it done.
See how the pieces work together
From demand to delivery. A sales order creates demand for a finished part. Its BOM identifies materials and components. Inventory and purchasing support those requirements, while production routing describes the work to be done.
Keep quoting and production flexible. Dedicated quoting BOMs let you improve the production BOM without changing the basis of an existing quote. Connect QuickBooks for accounting, and give customers access to their orders, shipments, and invoices through the customer portal.
04 / CHOOSE YOUR BACKBONEONE PHILOSOPHY. TWO WAYS TO BUILD.
Your factory.
Your kind of control.
A connected online experience or the deepest level of desktop customization. Choose the foundation that fits your team.
01 / CONNECTED
Backbone Online
A connected model.
Ready for your operation.
Bring parts, orders, inventory, and production together. Run in the cloud or deploy internally with the release control your factory needs.
- Configurable parts, BOMs, and routings
- Customer portal and practical AI document workflows
- Cloud or internal deployment, with pinned versions
02 / ADVANCED CUSTOMIZATION
Eclipse Backbone
Your factory model.
Extended by you.
Go further with an extensible desktop platform. Create your own plugins to model specialized processes and connect the systems you already use.
- Deep customization through your own plugins
- Integrate existing factory systems
- Transfer responsibilities and replace systems over time
05 / A PRACTICAL WAY FORWARDKeep the paperwork.
Keep the paperwork.
Move the responsibility.
Your factory shouldn’t have to stop to get smarter. With Eclipse Backbone, build around the documents and systems that already keep production moving.
NO HARD CUTOVER DATE.
A TRANSITION AT YOUR PACE.
A TRANSITION AT YOUR PACE.
Start with what works.
Reproduce the familiar job sheets, labels, and production paperwork your people use every day.
Connect before you replace.
Create Eclipse plugins that integrate existing systems. Use AI guidance to help plan and implement the connections.
Move forward, responsibility by responsibility.
Bring workflows into Backbone gradually. Keep production moving as the new model takes on more of the work.
LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR FACTORY.Take control of production.
Take control of production.
Protect your margins.
Backbone is currently available by invitation. Get in touch to discuss your factory, explore the right edition, and plan the next step together.