For teams assessing how to deploy AI across global product development organizations

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We're helping the world's leading manufacturers accelerate product development with AI.

Build your AI strategy for global engineering with CoLab.

Engineering executives at companies like Bombardier, ExxonMobil, and Bobcat partner with CoLab to deploy AI on real programs, fast. Together, we’ll create a roadmap to turn AI from a strategic goal into a working capability — integrated with your processes, data, and enterprise systems (with a focus on CAD and PLM).

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  • 30% shorter lead times
  • 8 figures annual cost savings
  • 15% COPQ improvement
  • 4X faster supplier reviews
  • $3M savings in one VA event

Engineering leaders agree: adopting AI is critical. Now’s the time to figure out how.

Product complexity has exploded, generating more design data than teams can manually process.
At the same time, market dynamics are compressing design cycles across industries.

Engineering teams must make more complex design decisions, with more data, in less time. The teams that deploy AI first will lead the way.

47% of engineering leaders say if they don’t adopt AI in 1-2 years, their competitors could put them out of business.

Most enterprise AI initiatives fail – and we know why:

Chatbots can't handle critical workflows

Consumer AI tools that are easy to deploy lack enterprise-grade customization and memory.

P&L impact is elusive

Very few AI deployments — just 5% — have generated measurable financial returns of 7 figures or more.

Enterprise AI is hard to get right

While 60% of companies have evaluated enterprise-grade AI tools, only 20% have kicked off pilots, and only 5% are in production.

Project complexity exceeds internal capacity

Only 33% of pilots developed fully in house reach deployment – compared with 67% of pilots developed with an outside technology provider

*Data from MIT’s “The State of AI in Business, 2025” – for a deep dive on the findings in this report, see Building an AI Strategy that Actually Works

A partnership model built for engineering teams seeking top 5% AI deployments

Speed to market with a working AI solution
Building AI solutions with internal teams takes time; there’s a learning curve. By partnering with CoLab, you tap into a technology foundation, specialized expertise, and fast-moving startup culture. All of this helps you launch AI solutions your team will actually use faster.

Implementation plans aligned to your strategic objectives

As we partner with dozens of engineering organizations worldwide, we develop proprietary implementation frameworks that solve for the most common roadblocks. We combine these best practices with an audit of your data, data management, internal processes, and compliance needs, developing a custom roadmap, so you can achieve strategic milestones faster.

Custom development and integrations

Strategic partners are first-movers with exclusive access to CoLab’s R&D leadership. You’ll have the opportunity to shape the roadmap based on your unique needs. You’ll also work directly with the application development team to build integrations into your legacy systems. That means we can use your institutional knowledge to build tailored AI solutions.

Work with a dedicated team of AI and change management experts

Strategic partners get a dedicated CoLab account team made up of some of our most experienced and talented people:

Strategic Customer Success Manager

  • 10+ years of experience across engineering and customer success
  • Background in mechanical, project, or systems engineering
  • Proven track record driving transformation across global, cross‑functional teams
  • Strong aptitude for stakeholder management from executives to users

Technical Program Manager

  • 10+ years of experience leading complex software programs
  • Deep expertise in agile and scaled delivery
  • Proven success managing enterprise‑wide transformations
  • Strong aptitude for driving cross‑functional alignment

Forward Deployed Mechanical Engineer

  • 10+ years of experience in product design and R&D
  • Expertise in complex mechanical and electromechanical systems
  • Practical knowledge of CAD, PLM, and design workflows
  • Led large-scale digital transformation at global OEMs

Forward Deployed Software Engineer

  • 10+ years of experience in AI and software development
  • Expertise spanning ML, deep learning, computer vision, and image processing
  • PhD-level talent in applied engineering AI
  • Deep CAD/PLM integration and customization expertise

Learn more about the technology powering CoLab's AI solutions

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Foundational capabilities powering CoLab’s AI solutions

“I’m putting this at the top of my priority list.”

That’s what engineering executives tell us weekly, after hearing about our practical, ROI-driven approach to AI.