Case Study: IMI Critical Engineering improves customer lead times by 40% with CoLab Software

IMI introduces CoLab Software to improve customer lead times up to 40%

IMI Critical Engineering, a global leader in flow control solutions for industries like oil and gas, power, and petrochemical, needed to speed up design validation while involving the right subject matter experts across multiple locations. Their challenge was to capture feedback from engineering, sourcing, manufacturing, suppliers, and customers quickly and accurately during the design review process, without relying on informal conversations or incomplete records.

To solve this, IMI Critical Engineering implemented CoLab Software’s Design Engagement System to formalize design reviews, let SMEs interrogate CAD models in a browser, and create auditable records tied into SolidWorks PDM. With CoLab Software, IMI improved collaboration, uncovered cost-saving material changes, and reduced customer lead times by up to 40%, while also helping turn quote turnaround from weeks to hours and supporting new business wins.

IMI Critical Engineering

Robert Taylor

Technical Director