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Today, high-energy physics machines are broadly speaking of two kinds. Some machines are dedicated to providing a service using particle acceleration as an intermediate step (light sources, neutron spallation sources, cancer therapy equipment etc.)and occasionally, particle colliders are built in which the particles are used directly to probe the nature and origin of matter. The latter machines have developed to a point where the technology needed is often at the extreme edge of what is understood, let alone of what is currently achievable. In addition the scope of supply and the level of equipment integration demanded of industry is increasing as RF skills become scarcer. This reduces the supplier base so placing greater demands on those remaining. To help offset this problem, companies should be brought 'inside' the project team at an early stage of the machine design so that better account can be taken of limitations, preferences and competing obligations that the companies may have. A more collaborative approach should result in projects being completed in a shorter time, to a lower cost, and with a more certain outcome.
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