Software Advances Quality for a New Era in Aerospace and Defense
Fulcrum has launched Fulcrum Control quality management, a new product designed to connect production and compliance across America’s manufacturing network. As U.S. investments in space exploration and defense continue to rise, Fulcrum Control quality management arrives at a critical moment, empowering manufacturers to meet escalating domestic supply chain demands.
Control simplifies quality workflows and strengthens coordination within shops and across customer relationships. Founder & CEO Sunny Han shared, “Existing tools solve part of the equation, but no modern system ties production and quality control together. We built Control alongside our aerospace and defense manufacturers to solve the coordination problem every quality shop has. When quality lives in a silo, teams act on incomplete information and throughput suffers. Today we’re launching a product that solves that problem.”
Control raises the bar for coordination, efficiency and execution in quality management. It supports compliance with AS9100D and ISO 9001 while also addressing ITAR requirements. For manufacturers balancing speed and compliance, Fulcrum Control quality management is built to close that gap.
How it Works
Built on rapidly advancing AI models, Fulcrum Control quality management gives shops precise command over how drawings are annotated and shared. Users can define how prints are auto bubbled, execute quality plans and send reports directly to customers while reducing manual data entry.
Tightly integrated with Fulcrum, Control strengthens the Autoschedule function by deepening its understanding of real-world shop constraints, operational levers and available capacity. A simple, intentional interface clearly shows which bubbles require specific measurements and when. This reduces operator error and unlocks efficiency gains that improve over time.
Fulcrum’s Vice President of Product, Alex Troesch, said “Our customers have played a central role in shaping this new product over the past several months. We’ve spent a lot of time listening to CNC and sheet metal fabrication shops, especially those in space, aerospace, and defense, where quality systems are non-negotiable. But what we learned applies well beyond those industries. Again and again, what we’ve found is that when quality processes are integrated with production and more precise, we can unlock real, valuable capacity without cutting corners. Control is built for high-precision, compliance-heavy environments, helping teams do their best work with confidence and deliver reliable, safety-critical outcomes.”
Demo Control and Join Upcoming Livestream
Control is available now to all Fulcrum customers. Learn more here
For those new to Fulcrum, you can sign up for a demo by clicking here
Fulcrum is also hosting a livestream to launch Control with live demos on February 18, 2026 from 1–2pm CT. Register for the livestream here to join and ask questions to Sunny Han, Founder & CEO, and Alex Troesch, VP of Product.
About Fulcrum
Fulcrum is a cloud-based manufacturing software platform designed to help manufacturers connect their shop floor with real-time data to make better, faster operational decisions. Comprehensive tools include digital job tracking, automated production scheduling, precise job costing and integrated workflows spanning quoting, BOM and routing, inventory, purchasing, quality control and live reporting. By replacing paper-based processes with connected, live information, Fulcrum enables manufacturers to optimize production efficiency, reduce waste and improve profitability. What sets Fulcrum apart is its ease of deployment and ongoing support for its customer base.
