What does “integration” actually mean in an engineering project? In Episode 31 of In the Loop, the conversation takes a deeper look at engineering integration and the different ways the term is used across the industry, from connecting authoring tools to bringing engineering information together for quality, change management, handover, and downstream use. The discussion explores the traditional idea of connecting design tools through publish-and-retrieve workflows, the practical challenges those workflows can create, and why a publish-and-compare or information-first approach may provide a stronger foundation. Could focusing on the information you actually need before trying to integrate every tool lead to better project outcomes?