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…
CEL-UK’s experience of reshoring
Reshoring of production has boosted CEL-UK’s innovation and competitiveness, and may be a good option…
Erin McDermott’s autonomous driving fears
Do you work in product development and find yourself terrified by the prospect of autonomous…
XR (extended reality) journey – setting out your own roadmap
Companies that rush into an XR journey frequently lose their way. Before setting out, it’s…
With PTC’s acquisition of Onshape, have we seen the last attempt to build a new 3D design system?
Al Dean wonders if the best is yet to come
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…
nTopology’s Bradley Rothenberg on why design tools need to change
Bradley Rothenberg, CEO at nTopology, sets out the case for why 3D design tools need…
End-of-life dilemmas for product life and recycling
With Sonos and Amazon recently hitting the headlines for some rather sharp practices when it…
