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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- Apr 29, 2026
SPREAD AI Raises $30M Series B to Propel Software-Defined Defense, Vehicles and Machines from Concept to Mission
BERLIN and SAN FRANCISCO, April 29, 2026 – SPREAD AI, the Engineering Intelligence Platform transforming how the world's most complex products are developed and operated, today announced it has raised $30 million in ...
- Apr 23, 2026
SPREAD joins the AWS Partner Network and launches on AWS Marketplace to scale Engineering Intelligence
Berlin, Germany – SPREAD, the decision intelligence layer for engineering, today announced that it has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) and is now available on AWS Marketplace. Together, these ...
- Mar 31, 2026
The case for friction in AI UX: why "Accept all" is the wrong pattern
- Mar 13, 2026
Scaling Industrial AI from Pilots to Value: Target Architecture
Scaling Industrial AI from Pilots to Value: Target Architecture Many AI initiatives in engineering start with promising pilots but struggle to scale into production environments. The Scaling Industrial AI from Pilots to ...
- Feb 12, 2026
Requirements Management in the Age of AI: Turning Past Projects into Tender Intelligence
This article was written by Pedro Vilhena, Senior Product Manager at SPREAD AI. With experience building and scaling software products across B2B SaaS and AI platforms, Pedro blends hands-on delivery with strategic ...
- 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 17, 2025
Unifying icons at scale: lessons from a growing engineering tool
- 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 ...
- Nov 17, 2025
The Engineering Intelligence Index
75% of engineers now spend at least a third of their time on admin, coordination, and chasing information across siloed systems rather than on development work.
- 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.
- Aug 27, 2025
Digitalization of Complex Systems: Knowledge Graphs and LLMs in Systems Engineering
Modern vehicles and aircraft are no longer just machines. They are software-defined, data-driven ecosystems, with complexity rising exponentially. In automotive alone, software complexity has grown by 300% in the last ...
- 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 ...
- Nov 26, 2024
Back to the future: CUBE 2024 Report
Today's engineering leaders face a dual challenge: the pressure to innovate faster while managing ever-increasing product complexity.
- Oct 23, 2024
Tech Deep Dive: Federated queries in Dataspaces
Global economic and legal challenges require innovative solutions that balance efficiency, security, and data sovereignty. Industries such as automotive, logistics, and manufacturing are facing mounting pressure to ...
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