# The Future of Design Collaboration for Engineers

- Show: [The Manufacturing Executive](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive)
- Published: 2022-08-23
- Length: 27m
- Episode: 116
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-08-23-the-future-of-design-collaboration-for-engineers
- Listen: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-manufacturing-executive#episode-41b54ebd-5489-4554-828c-5835ef321c41

## Summary

MJ Peters, VP of Marketing at CoLab Software, discusses the evolution of engineering collaboration and the gap between CAD/PLM systems and real-time decision-making. She explains how CoLab integrates with existing stacks to streamline processes like gate reviews, helping companies reduce product development cycles from 36 months to 12 months. Peters also highlights the rise of industrial SaaS startups like Augmente, Machine Metrics, and Monolith, which are digitizing manufacturing execution and simulation.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-08-23-the-future-of-design-collaboration-for-engineers#t=0) Introduction: MJ Peters and CoLab Software
- [4:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-08-23-the-future-of-design-collaboration-for-engineers#t=250) MJ's Career Path: Halma, Refine Labs, and CoLab
- [6:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-08-23-the-future-of-design-collaboration-for-engineers#t=415) The Industrial Renaissance and Software Innovation
- [8:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-08-23-the-future-of-design-collaboration-for-engineers#t=527) The Gap Between CAD, PLM, and Engineering Decision-Making
- [15:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-08-23-the-future-of-design-collaboration-for-engineers#t=925) Digital Transformation in Manufacturing: Augmente, Machine Metrics, and Monolith
- [19:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-08-23-the-future-of-design-collaboration-for-engineers#t=1161) CoLab's Go-to-Market Strategy and Process Transformation

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- CoLab Software (company)
- Halma PLC (company)
- Refine Labs (company)
- Fire Trace (company)
- Gorilla 76 (company)
- Augmente (company)
- Machine Metrics (company)
- Tulip (company)
- Monolith (company)
- Instrumental (company)
- CAD (tool)
- PLM (tool)
- PDM (tool)
- ERP (tool)

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- [122: Modern Methods for New Product Development](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2022-04-13-122-modern-methods-for-new-product-development) (Product Startup)
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