First Resonance Launches ION Intelligence, New ION Factory Operating System, and ION Marketplace to Accelerate Reshoring & Modern Manufacturing

New Agentic Manufacturing capabilities enable manufacturers to deploy lightweight, semi-autonomous AI agents across their operations—leading to faster, more proactive decisions 

LOS ANGELES, June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- First Resonance, a leader in digital manufacturing solutions, today unveiled the next generation of its ION Factory Operating System, a new agentic manufacturing solution (ION Intelligence), and the ION Marketplace, helping manufacturers build smarter, more resilient factories and accelerate U.S. reshoring efforts. The new and improved ION user experience makes manufacturers more productive than ever in their production, supply chain, and quality workflows. ION Intelligence is the first of its kind to deliver agentic workflows for manufacturing and is fully integrated into the new user experience to accelerate workflows by 10x through AI-driven agents. The ION Marketplace empowers manufacturers with a full factory stack of solutions by connecting app partners, and solutions providers in the ION Factory OS.

First introduced in 2021, the ION Factory OS has been deployed across more than 60 companies including Radiant, Saronic, K2 Space, and some of the world's largest manufacturers. 

Building Smart Factories: The Only Path to Successful Onshoring
Manufacturing is being redefined by geopolitical instability and a retreat from hyperglobalization—putting pressure on manufacturers to stand up new facilities faster and creating a growing need to scalably re-industrialize with modern tools that are agile, transparent, and AI-native. After experiencing bottlenecks building products using standard manufacturing processes at SpaceX, Boeing, and other large manufacturers, First Resonance has emerged as a leader in modernizing factory operations through connected, intelligent systems. The ION Factory OS helps engineers move quickly, collaborate with their teams efficiently, and make decisions semi-autonomously. The ION Factory OS provides a cloud-native orchestration layer that lets manufacturers evolve in real-time and retool lines, suppliers, and workflows in days, freeing up engineering and operations talent to focus on innovation, not firefighting. Together, these capabilities can enable manufacturers to unlock a 10x acceleration in time-to-industrialize, entering new markets or product categories faster. 

Radiant, the company pioneering the world's first mass-produced portable nuclear microreactor has been using the ION Factory OS to manage quality assurance procedures, supplier data, and traceability across its complex manufacturing procedures since 2023. "ION is built into many of Radiant's quality assurance procedures and effectively allows us to manage supplier data, purchase order data, and traceability across our inventory and assembly locations. Radiant's quality procedures and ION workflows have been reviewed by third-party nuclear quality assurance auditors who have found the software as an effective means to control our data and work procedures," said Matt Wilson, Senior Director of Operations at Radiant. "Over the last several years the ION team has supported Radiant's requests to build out new features and workflows to support the increased scale of our operations."

New ION Intelligence Featuring Agentic Manufacturing, ION Factory OS, and ION Marketplace
First Resonance released today, ION Intelligence, the next generation of its ION Factory OS, and the ION Marketplace.

"ION is giving manufacturers the speed advantage they need to reshore operations—by automating decisions, shortening production cycles, and bringing software-level agility to hardware companies," said Karan Talati, CEO, First Resonance. "While AI is taking multiple industries by storm, we have been hard at work at applying it for the critical nature of manufacturing. While it is powerful, the key is to make sure that manufacturers can understand, approve, and scale AI-driven decision-making. We are excited to share what the balance of automation and augmentation should be in mission-critical applications like aerospace and energy.."

ION Intelligence–Autonomous Decision-Making and Agent-Based Automation
AI-powered agents can make real-time decisions and manage production processes independently, without the need for onerous setup that remains fragile in the case that conditions change. These agents optimize workflows, resolve issues proactively, and ensure smooth operations, significantly reducing the reliance on human operators while increasing efficiency and responsiveness.

The All New ION Experience
The new ION Experience features a modern, intuitive interface, real-time updates with detailed audit logs, and a performance-optimized architecture—ready to integrate seamlessly with ION Intelligence.. Taking in the lessons of first-hand interactions with over 60 customers and over 5+ years, First Resonance has developed an all-new interface that empowers users to seamlessly access and maximize advanced features, ensuring factory employees can do more with less effort. In addition the new ION API enables manufacturers to automate repetitive tasks and seamlessly connect disparate systems. 

ION Marketplace
Manufacturing is inherently diverse. Each factory has its own processes, machines, compliance requirements, and vertical specific needs. Most manufacturing systems don't communicate natively with each other, forcing teams to manually bridge gaps between ERP, PLM, other business systems, and custom solution providers. The ION Marketplace surfaces verified partners, including Arena, Duro, Silkline, and Razorleaf to provide a trusted place for manufacturers to discover who and what extends their digital stack. This enables them to confidently scale operations, implement specialized workflows, or augment capacity with partners that understand the ION platform.

About First Resonance
Headquartered in Los Angeles, First Resonance is a leading developer of digital manufacturing solutions. The company's ION Factory Operating System, agentic manufacturing solution, ION Intelligence, and ION Marketplace help manufacturers build smarter, more resilient factories and deliver better hardware by breaking down barriers between design, manufacturing, and product delivery, so engineers can move faster and continuously innovate. First Resonance is completing self-certification for CMMC 2.0 Level 2, which is aligned to NIST 800-171 controls, and is working toward fuller FedRAMP Moderate certification by the end of the year. First Resonance is backed by Blue Bear Capital, Third Prime, E12, Fortitude Ventures, Industrious Ventures, Craft Ventures, Fika Ventures, Emerson Ventures, Stage Venture Partners, and other leading investors.

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