Case Study: Mainspring Energy achieves 50% cost reduction and half-time redesigns with CoLab Software

How Mainspring used CoLab to achieve a 50% cost reduction redesign in half the time

Mainspring Energy, a clean power generation company building linear generators for commercial, industrial, and grid-side customers, was looking to more than double its product development speed. Before adopting CoLab Software’s design review platform, the team relied on screenshots, slide decks, email threads, and frequent live meetings to gather feedback across mechanical, electrical, software, systems, supply chain, and supplier stakeholders, which slowed collaboration and made it hard to clearly communicate design intent.

Using CoLab Software for design reviews, Mainspring centralized feedback directly on 3D CAD models, streamlined internal and external collaboration, and created a repeatable review process that fit their workflow. In the first six months, the team completed over 500 reviews, cut review time by 27%, and used CoLab Software to support a cost-reduction redesign that delivered a 50% BOM cost reduction and reduced a year-long product cycle to six months.

Mainspring Energy

Kevin Walters

Senior Director of Hardware Engineering