# EMS@C-LEVEL 2022 Season Episode #1 with Altium and MacroFab

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2022-02-20
- Length: 23m
- Episode: 1
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-02-20-ems-c-level-2022-season-episode-1-with-altium-and-macrofab

## Summary

Ted Pawela, Chief Ecosystem Officer at Altium, and Misha Govshteyn, CEO of MacroFab, discuss their strategic partnership and the launch of the Altimate solution. They explain how this integration connects Altium Designer directly to MacroFab’s cloud manufacturing network, allowing designers to see real-time cost, availability, and DFM data. The conversation highlights the shift from 'designing for manufacturing' to 'designing with manufacturing' to maintain agility and data coherence during the new product introduction process.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-02-20-ems-c-level-2022-season-episode-1-with-altium-and-macrofab#t=7) Introduction: Misha Govshteyn and MacroFab
- [2:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-02-20-ems-c-level-2022-season-episode-1-with-altium-and-macrofab#t=129) Introduction: Ted Pawela and Altium
- [3:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-02-20-ems-c-level-2022-season-episode-1-with-altium-and-macrofab#t=189) The Origin of the Altium-MacroFab Partnership
- [5:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-02-20-ems-c-level-2022-season-episode-1-with-altium-and-macrofab#t=313) Erasing Boundaries Between Design and Manufacturing
- [7:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-02-20-ems-c-level-2022-season-episode-1-with-altium-and-macrofab#t=448) Altimate: Real-Time DFM and Costing in Altium Designer
- [9:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-02-20-ems-c-level-2022-season-episode-1-with-altium-and-macrofab#t=557) The Cloud Platform and Collaboration Benefits
- [12:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-02-20-ems-c-level-2022-season-episode-1-with-altium-and-macrofab#t=745) MacroFab’s Perspective on the EDA Integration
- [14:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-02-20-ems-c-level-2022-season-episode-1-with-altium-and-macrofab#t=892) Agility, Supply Chain Crisis, and Concurrent Engineering
- [17:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-02-20-ems-c-level-2022-season-episode-1-with-altium-and-macrofab#t=1045) Beta Testing and Controlled Release of Altimate
- [19:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-02-20-ems-c-level-2022-season-episode-1-with-altium-and-macrofab#t=1173) Future Vision: Digital Thread, NFTs, and Traceability

## Topics

- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Altium (company)
- MacroFab (company)
- Altium Designer (product)
- Altium 365 (product)
- Altimate (product)
- Octopart (product)
- Amazon Web Services (company)
- Tesla (company)

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- [PCB Design Tools for Every Team Size: Altium's New Approach](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-10-22-pcb-design-tools-for-every-team-size-altiums-new-approach) (OnTrack)
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