CoLab Software

“There was a very short learning curve. A team could start learning CoLab and then actually start working with CoLab within a one hour time slot.”

“It exceeded our expectations quite a bit, on the scale of participation,”

“There has to be a system that provides evidence of our process, and the system has to be the most efficient that it can be in order for us to be productive,”

“Colab helps to avoid waste, like duplicate mark-ups or waiting for models to load,”

“It makes it easy to understand why the design decisions were made and be able to go back and reference that information,”

“The way that the conversation happens on the model–it is sort of effortless,” says Bragdon. “The interface is easy to use and the tasks can be assigned right there on the model geometry.”

“It makes everybody so much more efficient. With times being the way they were, there was a huge opportunity for us to get worse at efficiency, and I feel like this tool has allowed us to do the opposite.”

“CoLab is more than willing to jump in and help anywhere they can, which is a huge deal for me.”

“CoLab has proven to be successful,” reflects Stauffer. “Using this for VA/VE events has been a big savings on our part.”

“It’s been great. It’s a better communication tool. It’s looking at models, looking at drawings, and people can make comments right on them, so there’s no misinterpretation of what we’re talking about,” emphasizes Stauffer. “We all speak the same language when we’re looking at a model. Right?”

“With a global engineering and manufacturing organization, it’s critical that we can keep all parties on the same page,” says Mike Zamalis, VP Global Chiller Product Engineering. “With CoLab we have that ability to have various functional groups around the world all reviewing and commenting, live or around the clock, on the same exact model.”

““To me, it’s worth it. It's a tool that’s worth the investment,” Shojaei emphasizes. “If you have collaboration and you want others to look at your model and comment and then go and fix and revise — then it's a tool that’s worth it. Otherwise you're going to have a lot of processes around that and you’ll waste more time there.””

““I’ve recommended CoLab to my peers across the company,” Filipic adds. “What I've told them is that I think it's a good tool. It's very productive.””

““Using CoLab, we can reduce our quality costs because designs get reviewed more, and more easily, and by more people – not only internal people, but also external people. So that helps us to identify any issues before they become an expensive fix,” Shojaei explains.”

““The collaboration is going very well,” agrees Shojaei. “The implementation was as smooth as possible, and I know it pays off on my side now. It's easier for me to work on CoLab than other tools. Training everyone and getting everyone on board, it pays off.””

““With CoLab, you can be more productive. You can be more predictive. That's what it's all about.””

“It puts forward a very professional representation of the company. Our goal is to remove friction from every customer interaction.” IT Director David Mowery said. “By centralizing design collaboration in one system, we’ve created a faster, more accountable, and more transparent process. That level of digital maturity builds confidence with our OEM partners.”

“That speed is advantageous to us. If we can turn around a quote in 24 hours and it takes somebody else three weeks, then that's three weeks’ time that you’re banking for the OEM,” Rivera sums up.”

“By the time someone comes out to us for a quote, they already have dates and launches set in their mind.  A lot of times it's coming down to the wire and we’re almost under the gun. So the less time it takes for quoting, the more time we have for  production. Getting a quote out quickly gives us more time to jump on actually making the product,”

“The beauty of this collaboration is how it brings the information to us rather than us having to chase it,” explains Robert Boody, CEO and President of Structure Medical. “Whether we are reviewing an opportunity from a manufacturing or quality mindset, having that speed of access through CoLab is a significant advantage. It has changed the way we engage with our customers, allowing them to provide feedback in the moments that work for them without the constant need for scheduled meetings.”

“Using CoLab, we can reduce our quality costs because designs get reviewed more, and more easily, and by more people – not only internal people, but also external people. So that helps us to identify any issues before they become an expensive fix.”

““It exceeded our expectations quite a bit, on the scale of participation,” says Bragdon. “Our users are very excited about it. It's just word of mouth between the teams."”

““Colab helps to avoid waste, like duplicate mark-ups or waiting for models to load,” says Podschwadt. “You also avoid unnecessary emails by putting comments right on the feature.””

““Colab helps to improve quality,” remarks Podschwadt. “It provides more team members with easier access to review models and prints, which leads to overall better reviews.””

““It makes it easy to understand why the design decisions were made and be able to go back and reference that information," explains Bragdon.”