# Revolutionary System Design: How Valispace is Changing Engineering

- Show: [OnTrack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack)
- Published: 2024-03-19
- Length: 33m
- Episode: 258
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-03-19-revolutionary-system-design-how-valispace-is-changing-engineering
- Listen: https://podcast.altium.com/e/revolutionary-system-design-how-valispace-is-changing-engineering/

## Summary

Louise Lindblad and Marco Witzmann, co-founders of Valispace, explain how their system engineering software bridges the gap between requirements and implementation to solve the 'spreadsheet pain' of hardware development. They discuss their backgrounds in satellite engineering, the limitations of legacy tools, and how Valispace uses connected data models and AI assistance to enable real-time collaboration and traceability. The conversation details Valispace's recent acquisition by Altium and its integration into Altium 365 to connect systems engineers with PCB designers.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-03-19-revolutionary-system-design-how-valispace-is-changing-engineering#t=0) Introduction and Guest Backgrounds
- [2:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-03-19-revolutionary-system-design-how-valispace-is-changing-engineering#t=157) The Origin of Valispace and Spreadsheet Pains
- [6:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-03-19-revolutionary-system-design-how-valispace-is-changing-engineering#t=364) Valispace Vision and Software vs. Hardware Engineering
- [10:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-03-19-revolutionary-system-design-how-valispace-is-changing-engineering#t=628) Core Technology: Connected Data and Real-Time Updates
- [14:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-03-19-revolutionary-system-design-how-valispace-is-changing-engineering#t=872) AI Assistance and User Experience
- [18:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-03-19-revolutionary-system-design-how-valispace-is-changing-engineering#t=1082) Altium Acquisition and Integration Strategy
- [28:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-03-19-revolutionary-system-design-how-valispace-is-changing-engineering#t=1729) Success Stories and Future Roadmap

## Topics

- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Growth, exits & acquisitions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/growth-exits-and-acquisitions)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Valispace (company)
- Altium (company)
- Altium 365 (product)
- Altium Designer (product)
- Valis Assistant (product)
- WhatsApp (product)
- AOL Messenger (product)
- CubeSat (product)
- Meteosat Third Generation (product)

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