Engineering intelligence,written down.
Posts, papers and talks from the SPREAD team on engineering data, AI and the systems behind complex products.
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- Mar 17, 2026
The New Reality in Automotive Engineering
In this video, Philipp Noll, Co Founder and Managing Director of SPREAD AI, explains why AI often cannot be used effectively in engineering today and how companies can solve this problem structurally. The focus is on ...
- Mar 17, 2026
A Turning Point in the Defense Industry: Why R&D Needs to Move Faster Now
The Zeitenwende (turning point) is massively increasing the pressure on the European defense industry. Manufacturers must understand and configure complex systems comprising electrics, electronics, software and ...
- Jan 16, 2026
From AI Hype to Real Impact, How Enterprises Turn Artificial Intelligence into Measurable Business Value
This panel cuts through AI hype and inflated success stories to examine what actually works in practice. Stefan Tolle, Executive Advisor at SPREAD and former President and Senior Vice President at MAN+HUMMEL and Bosch, ...
- Dec 02, 2025
Engineering Intelligence, Unlocked. The SPREAD AI Platform Explained
This presentation breaks down the three layers of the SPREAD AI platform and how they transform complex engineering work. It opens with the data ingestion engine that unifies PLM, ALM, ERP and other sources into an open ...
- Dec 02, 2025
The Next Generation of Engineering Intelligence
The CUBE 2025 product keynote presents the newest evolution of SPREAD AI’s Engineering Intelligence Platform. The talk introduces the next generation of Requirements Management, built to ingest unstructured and ...
- Oct 06, 2025
What is Engineering Intelligence?
Engineering is changing fast. Products like cars, aircraft, and industrial machines are now software-defined systems, complex networks of mechanical, electronic, and digital components that evolve continuously.
- Jul 16, 2025
Purpose-built AI for Engineering Excellence
Engineering leaders in automotive, defense, and machinery are rethinking how AI supports development, production, and service. This session shows how purpose-built AI delivers measurable impact across the full product ...
- Apr 02, 2025
Agentic Engineering Intelligence: Transparency & Efficiency through AI
In this talk with Prof. Dumitrescu (Director Research, Advanced Systems Engineering at Fraunhofer-Institut), Philipp Noll, founder and CEO of SPREAD, discusses the challenges and opportunities in modern engineering in ...
- Feb 09, 2025
Agentic Engineering Intelligence explained
For every engineer, time is one of the most valuable resources. Experts are constantly juggling intricate product architectures, massive datasets, and evolving system requirements, leaving little room for creativity and ...
- Nov 06, 2024
Practical demonstration: How Agentic Engineering Intelligence (AEI) empowers engineers
At CUBE Conference 2024, SPREAD’s CTO, Tomas Karlsson, delivered an electrifying live demonstration of how Agentic Engineering Intelligence (AEI) is set to transform engineering workflows and redefine data utilization. ...
- Nov 06, 2024
CUBE Expert Panel: How we drive AI in Engineering
As industries embrace AI-driven transformation, the engineering sector is at the forefront of leveraging AI to accelerate development cycles, enhance efficiency, and drive business success. The CUBE Expert Panel brings ...
- Nov 06, 2024
Agentic Engineering Intelligence (AEI) - The future of engineering
The next era of engineering is unfolding before us, driven by the need to overcome data silos, bridge fragmented information, and eliminate legacy PLM challenges. At CUBE Conference 2024, Philipp Noll, Co-Founder of ...
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A short note when we publish something new on engineering intelligence, knowledge graphs, or the systems behind complex products.