What if you could get better supplier reviews – without the compromises?

Let me guess. The way you’re sending files to your suppliers looks something like this:

• Package up technical documentation in PLM
• Create a SharePoint package
• Send via email

Or, worse, you’re paying major $$$ to bring your suppliers into your PLM, ERP or quote management system.

Then, you’re waiting weeks to set-up a meeting to review notes and feedback. It’s a logistical nightmare.

Meanwhile, the pressure to deliver the final product faster and cheaper isn’t letting up.

How it works

A portal your supplier can actually use

Give your suppliers access to a dedicated portal where they can access your CAD files and leave critical feedback directly on 3D models – without a complicated licensing fee.

Avoid the hassle of giant email chains and scheduling meetings during impossible time slots. So, your team can bring your supplier into a design review in seconds while giving them the context they need to provide valuable feedback

.Companies who use CoLab, bring suppliers into design conversations much earlier to expose risk before a drawing gets to production.

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Get full visibility into what’s happening with your files

Up to 80% of drawings and models get shared by suppliers (to their suppliers), without you ever knowing.

Regain control of your critical IP with secure, traceable file sharing.

CoLab lets you create unlimited workspaces, each with custom permissions to view, share, or download files.

That means every suppliers gets only the access they need. And when you’re done collaborating, shut down file access just as easily.

Turn every supplier into a trusted partner

Companies rely on a supplier’s institutional knowledge because there’s no traceable data from the hundreds, if not thousands, of times that supplier has quoted business or machined a component.

What if you could capture all that knowledge in one place? And then, what if you could share all that data with any new supplier.

CoLab gives you the platform to track and share product data, 3D models and relevant documentation with any supplier, any time.

With access to the files that matter AND the context that matters, new and incumbent suppliers alike feel like partners in your business.

Integrations

You don’t need yet another disconnected software solution. That's why CoLab does two things: 

• It integrates with your CAD and PLM software to create a connected tech ecosystem.
• It replaces the 5-10 apps you use to complete a single process workflow with 1-2 apps (CoLab + PLM, for example)

CoLab supports more than 70 file types, including native and neutral CAD and integrates with many PLM/PDM systems. 

Aside from engineering system integrations, CoLab also integrates with Jira and supports security protocols, like SSO, user permissions and more.

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