Every changevisualized and reviewed

Yes — if GitHub is version control with diffs and review for code, Kord is GitHub for hardware: visual diffs and structured review on docx, Excel, PDF, images, CAD drawings, STEP models, and every file in your submittal package — not just source code.

Kord is version control and structured change management for engineering document sets — P&IDs, datasheets, calculations, drawings, spreadsheets, and submittal packages. Teams review visual diffs, run structured review sessions, and use AI to catch cross-document inconsistencies before release.

EPCs, modular equipment companies, and hardware engineering teams that deploy a base design at multiple customer sites. If you fork document sets per project, iterate submittals, and lose consistency across SharePoint, email, and Bluebeam — Kord is built for that workflow.

Bluebeam and Adobe excel at marking up individual PDFs. Kord manages the whole document set: version history, grouped review sessions, visual diffs across every file format in the package, and an audit trail tied to release — not isolated markups in separate sessions.

PLM and QMS systems are optimized for parts, BOMs, configurations, and quality records. Their viewers can compare a single drawing or model against its prior revision, but none diff a mixed-format submittal package in one session or flag when a value drifts across related files. Kord is the structured review layer for document-set deliverables — spec packages, P&IDs, calculations, and submittals — where the per-part model is the wrong abstraction. Kord is not a validated, 21 CFR Part 11 system of record; keep your QMS for controlled records.

A CDE like Oracle Aconex or Bentley ProjectWise owns controlled documents, transmittals, versioning, and references, and can compare one document against its prior version. What it does not do is diff a mixed-format package in one session or catch cross-document drift. Kord focuses on package-level visual diffs, review-session workflow, and AI consistency checks so teams can see every change across the set before approving a submittal.

PDFs (including P&IDs and drawings), spreadsheets, text and spec documents, images, SVG system diagrams, and STEP 3D models — with side-by-side, overlay, and difference views depending on format.

When pressure, material, or equipment specs change in one document, related files often still reference old values. Kord reads across the document set and flags mismatches — for example, a Concept of Operations still citing 150 psig while vessel specs were updated to 120 psig.

No. Files can live in SharePoint or Drive; PLM can still own parts. Kord is the missing layer between storage and PLM: document-set change management, visual review, and release with a complete audit trail.