How do you track revisions between prototype and production?
Revision tracking between prototype and production requires a discipline of labeling every file with a revision identifier, recording what changed in a revision log, and confirming which revision was used for each build. Without this, you cannot answer the question that always comes up after a field failure: was this unit built from the correct file version?
Why this becomes hard
Prototype revisions happen fast. Parts are changed by email, verbal discussion, or a quick file update on a shared drive without logging what changed or why. By the time production starts, five or six intermediate revisions exist and no one is confident which one is correct.
What teams usually miss
The change description. Teams often label files as Rev C but do not record what changed from Rev B. When a production issue is traced back to a file revision, the investigation stalls because no one documented what Rev C changed.
What KnowYi does
KnowYi maintains revision history in the build record: file name, revision, date, description of change, and which build lot used which revision. If a field failure requires a production history review, we can identify exactly which file version was used for each lot.
What to send us
Your current file set with whatever revision labels you have. We will establish a clean revision baseline from there.
If you already have CAD, drawings, BOM, Gerbers, or even an incomplete file package, send it to KnowYi. We can turn it into a clear manufacturing path with missing inputs identified, quote blockers flagged, supplier routing handled, production records maintained, and delivery evidence returned.
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