Generative design and ways to work smarter from the formative design stages
When the term ‘generative design’ came up in a press release about Mazda, Al Dean…
Customer experience, PLM and the digital thread
A strong digital thread that connects every stage of a product’s lifecycle is fast becoming…
Artificial intelligence and simulation
Al Dean considers an announcement from Toyo Tires that it is using artificial intelligence to…
Erin McDermott’s autonomous driving fears
Do you work in product development and find yourself terrified by the prospect of autonomous…
The nature of design and how wonderful ABS plastic can be
With the passing of Lego Minifigure designer Jens Nygaard Knudsen, Al Dean ponders the nature…
End-of-life dilemmas for product life and recycling
With Sonos and Amazon recently hitting the headlines for some rather sharp practices when it…
