"Innovation" has been a popular buzzword in the last few years, especially when it relates to technology, with each new innovation promising more than the last. But there are many steps between an ...

An interesting factoid about computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing is that 70% of all 3D mechanical CAD/CAM systems can trace their roots to CAD pioneer Patrick Hanratty ’s original ...

Why does anything have to change? A manufacturing company’s most critical product decisions are made every day in design reviews. And if you assess the state of what a design review looks like today, ...

Mechanical design engineering includes the design of numerous things. Things that you use every day, from toys, home appliances, clocks, and watches to cars, elevators, hydraulic presses, turbines, ...

A brief history of CAD. The top players in the CAD market. Where AI and other technological innovations fit into design and engineering’s future. The computer graphics industry started with the ...

CREATING WITH CAD - PPTE participants gain digital engineering experience by integrating various tools and processes, including CAD software, enabling engineers to explore how products operate in real ...

Computer Aided Design (CAD), which since the late 1980s has been the bedrock of how manufacturers design, test, and make their products. GenAI’s ability to create CAD models from simple text marks a ...

Have you ever thought about how and why something was designed? Who was considered a “stakeholder” for the design? And what biases are baked within the process of designing something? These are some ...

What’s changing: AI design copilots are becoming embedded in engineering toolchains, enhancing CAD and simulation rather than replacing them. Why it matters: Teams can iterate faster, spot trade-offs ...

New engineering playbook: AI design copilots are enabling continuous iteration and system-level thinking, moving beyond traditional linear CAD workflows. Intelligence layer emerges: Rather than ...