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The digital thread that survives a change order

Why most ‘single source of truth’ programmes die in ECO-4 — and the plants that kept the thread intact anyway.

22 October 2026 · 16:00 BST · 45 min · Chaired by The Industrial Brief

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Limited to readers who run design-to-manufacture. Forty-five minutes, three questions, no slideware.

With Helena Duarte, Head of manufacturing engineering, aerospace structures.

  1. 1.Where does the thread actually break — CAD, PLM, or the shop packet?
  2. 2.What does a first-article look like when the file is the part?
  3. 3.Which integrations did you stop buying?

Seats will open with the first session. Register for the briefing in the meantime.