With CoLab’s Windchill integration, you can securely share design and manufacturing data such as 3D CAD, drawings, Bills of Materials, and product manufacturing information to folks outside of your Windchill environment. No more Wild West of drawings attached to emails or expired download links. Just easy, simple sharing in the browser.
You don’t need to hand over sensitive CAD files to a supplier every time you need a quote. CoLab lets your suppliers review Windchill files—spinning 3D CAD and freely navigating the model—without ever downloading anything. Permissions are fully under your control, and you can shut off access whenever you want. Since files aren’t being uploaded and downloaded all over the place, your IT team always knows exactly how and where data is flowing.
Stop searching through emails and meeting minutes when you need to report on decision-making and prove due process was followed. Unlike using Windchill on its own, with CoLab you’ll have an automatic (and digital) record of when a file was shared, who approved it, and how decisions were made. That means stress-free compliance, without the need to waste time retracing your steps.
By sharing files directly from Windchill to CoLab in the cloud, your team can stop wasting time searching for the right file or worrying about accidentally sending an outdated version that was sitting in their inbox. You can feel confident everyone is reviewing the right files and the right versions, even when you’re going back and forth on changes, and that quality slips and mistakes won’t reach production.
Mike Zamalis
VP Global Chiller Product Engineering
Johnson Controls