When I was asked to create a short walkthrough video of bananaz, I immediately thought about the many engineers and managers who still aren’t sure how a tool like this fits into their daily work. If you’re a design engineer, NPI engineer, manufacturing engineer, or an engineering team lead, you’ll probably see yourself in the actions I demonstrate. And if you’re on the other side, QA, procurement, configuration, QC, or department management, you’ll recognize the perspective of the reviewer, giving feedback and approving changes.
I first discovered bananaz not as a team member, but as a customer. In my last role as an NPI and Product Leader in the medical device industry, I began using the platform to manage design changes and streamline engineering collaboration. What struck me was how much faster and clearer my workflows became, processes that once took months shrank to hours, and endless meetings turned into simple, traceable reviews.
That experience changed the way I thought about engineering tools. And today, I’ve come full circle: I’m now the Product Manager of the very platform I once relied on as an engineer.
A Typical Use Case
The scenario in the video is something every mechanical engineer knows: you’re working on a product and get feedback from a customer, production floor, external supplier, validation team, or even training staff. That feedback requires a change. Now the challenge begins, communicating the change back to engineering, implementing it smoothly, keeping a reliable history (audit trail), and making sure no detail is lost in endless iterations, meetings, or misunderstandings.
With bananaz’s CAD integration, this loop becomes structured and traceable. The platform centralizes design validation, rule enforcement, and real-time collaboration, reducing unnecessary meetings and avoiding costly mistakes.
My Journey
I graduated in 2019 and since then have worked across a variety of industries:
- Machining departments in a large industrial plant
- HVAC and advanced ventilation design, including clean rooms, labs, and extreme energy applications like logistics centers
- Medical devices as an R&D engineer, NPI engineer, and eventually as a product leader
The use case in this video is one I lived almost daily as an NPI engineer and product leader.
From Months to Hours: The Power of AI in Engineering Collaboration
Back then, I handled these workflows manually. Every design change, every piece of feedback, every update had to be tracked by hand, and it was slow and error-prone. When we brought bananaz into the process, everything changed. What used to take months suddenly took just a few hours.
As an engineer, that shift was eye-opening: instead of chasing details and struggling to keep track of revisions, I could focus on the actual design and problem-solving.
With bananaz we had:
- Accurate design validation: automated checks that eliminated guesswork and reduced human error.
- Seamless collaboration: engineers, QA, and suppliers working on the same version with clear, contextual feedback.
- Complete traceability: every change captured in an audit trail, ensuring compliance and accountability.
Final Thoughts
My story is about moving from the manual, error-prone workflows I experienced as an NPI engineer, to seeing how Copilot for mechanical engineers like bananaz can transform the way teams work.
If you’ve ever asked yourself “How do I reduce design iterations, enforce custom rules, and collaborate better across engineering and QA?” - this walkthrough shows one answer.
bananaz helps engineers save time, reduce risk, and gain confidence that nothing slips through the cracks. And for teams in medical devices, manufacturing, and product development, that’s a game changer.
