Oct. 8, 2026, St. John’s, N.L. — CoLab has announced a collaboration with Vestas, a manufacturer of wind turbines, to transform how engineering reviews are conducted across Vestas R&D and its supplier network. Vestas is aiming to create a more consistent technical review process across its engineering organization, using CoLab to bring models, design context, feedback and decisions into a common workflow. “We are focused on improving every workflow within R&D, including how we collaborate with suppliers, which is critical to both speed to market and quality,” explains Martin Skov Jensen, senior vice president of transformation, enablement and innovation (R&D) at Vestas, in a press statement. “CoLab is a key contributor to our broader vision for R&D transformation. Not only does CoLab integrate with the core systems our engineering team uses today, the platform also captures additional data – including design rationale – and brings exciting AI capabilities to the table.” Vestas will accelerate supplier review cycles by moving reviews from disconnected markup tools and meetings into Portals, CoLab’s dedicated supplier collaboration workspace. Inside Portals, engineers, suppliers and design partners can exchange feedback directly on 2D and 3D design data, making design intent clear without extended back and forth discussion. This has the added benefit of improving IP security, because engineers collaborate with suppliers on a secure platform, rather than sharing design files across a multi-tiered supply base via emails. Vestas’ engineering teams are already conducting live model-based design reviews in CoLab as part of the company’s broader effort to standardize MBD practices. As a byproduct of these reviews, Vestas will capture and systemize design rationale, so expert feedback can be used to improve future designs, not just current programs. Through this collaboration, Vestas is also exploring how CoLab’s AI peer checker, AutoReview, could help scale its design for manufacturing expertise. The work includes evaluating how AI can help apply Vestas’ internal guidelines during design reviews, surfacing DFM feedback automatically. The entire solution is integrated with Vestas’ enterprise product lifecycle management (PLM) system, creating visibility into the entire design history. “Vestas has a broad vision for driving engineering excellence, and we are proud to have been selected to support some of their most critical initiatives including supplier collaboration and AI-driven design for manufacturing,” said Adam Keating, chief executive officer and co-founder of CoLab, in a press statement. “Vestas recognizes that design review and engineering knowledge are essential to program speed and effective use of AI, which made CoLab a clear fit for their engineering enablement strategy.”