Manufacturing an industrial product that can go viral with your target audience is difficult. There are so many elements that need to be optimized simultaneously: material, utility, space, strength, ...

Trial and error. On a napkin, on tracing paper, or on a black CAD background, much of an architect's work is to make and redo lines, shapes, objects, and images ...

AI-driven generative design automates the exploration of thousands of design permutations, significantly reducing development cycles and costs. Integration of simulation and manufacturing constraints ...

It is no secret that we’ve been critical of the recent framing of “generative design” as a technological trend largely driven by product marketing. We’ve instigated lively Twitter debates, a ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Kevin Bailey Artificial ...

Chairs, spokes on a wheel, bridges, and all kinds of other load-bearing objects are designed such that material is only present where it is needed. There’s a process by which the decisions about how ...

In May, General Motors took its first step into a new world of industrial design that has the potential transform the industry. The auto giant has now officially become the first North American ...

Innovation is transformative. It’s why we ride in a Mustang instead of on a mustang. Centuries of knowledge now fit in the palm of our hand. Products move from reliable to revolutionary. Yet ideas ...

New production materials and methods have begun to revolutionize how we make things. If we look at individual manufacturing innovations in areas like the use of carbon fiber in passenger aircraft, ...

The integration of generative AI (GenAI) into tools such as cloud-based SaaS (software-as-a-service) products are driving dynamic transformation in the industrial automation space. The emergence of ...

Automotive electrical and electronic (E/E) systems are becoming more complex, making the task of designing today’s cars much more difficult. Infotainment, comfort and convenience features, and even ...

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. The way products are developed and manufactured is changing with advances in artificial intelligence (AI), automation, additive manufacturing, big data ...