Supplier DFM in days, not weeks

Right now, engineers throw their design over the stage gate wall, and find out too late that a part isn’t toolable or a component can’t be machined. With CoLab, companies bring that risk forward by giving suppliers and manufacturing access to 3D models earlier.

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How it works

Never send a DFM PowerPoint again

CoLab eliminates the need for disjointed tools like PowerPoint, Excel, and email. Because it gives engineering teams a single platform for all reviews. 

So, global collaboration on designs happens in one place. Teams across locations and timezones can access and contribute to the same files in real-time, together.

Get DFM feedback in half the time

Let’s face it: DFM is just plain tedious. Communication is slow and sequential, so engineering teams waste time waiting for critical feedback. 

With CoLab, engineering teams can collaborate with multiple suppliers simultaneously, on the same file. Switching from sequential to iterative collaboration, engineering teams get critical feedback 50% faster.

Proactive DFM means better engagement

DFM is still too reactive. So, engineers get critical supplier feedback too late, leading to late-stage design changes and rework.

Using CoLab, engineers engage with stakeholders early and often. Bringing in subject matter experts from design, manufacturing, and supply chain fosters better alignment while the design is still flexible. Teams who do proactive DFM with CoLab reduce late-stage changes and improve collaboration across departments.

Integrations

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

  • 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)

Case Studies

50%
cost reduction
Product Redesigns

“When we released all the manufacturing prints, it was about 300 individual PDF documents and we reviewed them all in CoLab. It's safe to say that it was the cleanest design release that we've done. We didn't have any mistakes that made it out to the supplier.”

Kevin walters
Kevin Walters
Senior Director of Hardware Engineering
Mainspring
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FAQs about using CoLab for DFM

So is CoLab a DFM analysis tool?

Will CoLab help us catch cost reduction DFM opportunities?

My engineering team is in the United States but our manufacturing plants are worldwide, so we struggle to do DFM ahead of production. Can CoLab help with this?

We don’t do DFM today, can CoLab help us start and iterate on this process?

Does CoLab have any tools to assess the monetary value of a DFM analysis?

DFM is too complicated.

But it doesn't have to be.

With CoLab, teams bring more partners into DFM reviews early and often.

Then they put that feedback into action 2x faster.

See how teams who use CoLab for DFM get higher quality products to market with less resources.

See how CoLab could work with your DFM process