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Neural CAD is pushing AI beyond images and text toward direct reasoning in engineering geometry. But the real breakthrough will come when geometric intelligence is combined with engineering rules, context and knowledge.

Wiring harness design is becoming an architecture decision, not a downstream task. See why engineering leaders are rethinking cable routing, zonal architectures and AI-driven design exploration — and what it means for cost, time-to-market and risk.

Factories are optimized, engineering isn't. Discover why Engineering Intelligence — not more software — is the next industrial productivity breakthrough.

Automotive manufacturers already have the data and expertise. What they lack is speed. Discover how Dessia turns fragmented engineering knowledge into faster, validated decisions.

Most industrial AI pilots fail to scale because they add AI on top of fragmented engineering data (CAD, PLM, requirements, BOMs, test reports) instead of connecting that data first. An Engineering Intelligence Layer turns disconnected engineering files into a connected knowledge graph, giving AI the context it needs to produce trustworthy, traceable engineering decisions—not just plausible-sounding text.

Your CAD models show what was designed. Your engineering rules explain why. Discover how Dessia's CAD-aware AI turns engineering rules into executable engineering knowledge — capturing your organization's expertise so AI can apply it automatically.

CAD is no longer just geometry. Discover how Dessia's CAD-aware AI transforms native CAD models into reusable engineering intelligence by connecting geometry with design intent, requirements, and engineering knowledge.

Most AI projects in engineering never leave the proof-of-concept stage — and it's not a technology problem. Discover the 6 steps that turn engineering knowledge, data, and expertise into real AI value: from spotting the right bottlenecks to building lasting engineering intelligence.

Industrial organizations have accumulated decades of CAD models, BOMs, and validated engineering decisions — yet most engineers still redesign parts that already exist. In 2026, the challenge isn't digitalization: it's making existing knowledge reusable. This piece explores how AI closes the engineering intelligence gap across design, procurement, and aftermarket operations.

Your design engineers aren't struggling with too little data — they're struggling with too little knowledge. Here's the distinction that separates the industrial organizations that lead from those that repeat.

Your team already has the expertise. The problem is it's fragmented — and that's why the same mistakes keep coming back.

LLMs were the stepping stone. AI agents are the destination—autonomous systems that plan, execute, and validate engineering workflows at a scale no human team can match.

Engineering teams have invested heavily in AI copilots — yet workflows remain slow, fragmented, and hard to scale. The real obstacle isn't automation. It's the cost of structuring engineering knowledge in the first place.

Dessia launches Lagrangia 1.0, its first AI model. This DeepAgent automates knowledge structuring, agent creation, and 3D CAD verification—no code needed.

AI-generated 3D looks impressive until an engineer opens the file — BRep is the only format that actually works.

AI is reshaping how products are designed — from concept to manufacturing — and the emergence of AI agents is about to accelerate this shift dramatically.

What if engineers could explore thousands of design options in minutes? Discover how AI-driven engineering is reshaping R&D and accelerating innovation.

AI generative design can explore thousands of design options in minutes. But some critical aspects of engineering still require structured knowledge and human judgment.

Stop losing time to recurring design errors by turning failure knowledge into structured, AI-powered engineering intelligence.

Engineering teams no longer choose between 2D and 3D — they must verify both. Discover how scalable verification systems ensure geometric integrity, documentation completeness, and industrial readiness across complex programs.

Dessia v3.2.0 introduces automated Verification & Validation and visual Solution Landscapes for trade-off analysis. Rule governance becomes scalable, validation runs in parallel on 2D/3D models, and engineering teams compare solutions instantly to accelerate decisions.

Harness design fails when complexity outpaces validation. This article breaks down how requirements, routing, and physical integration must be engineered as a single, rule-driven workflow—across industries.

2D design verification is challenging not because drawings are missing, but because consistency across drawings, BOMs, grids, and metadata is hard to maintain at scale. This article explains why manual checks break down—and how automation fixes it.

GenAI can impress in pilots yet fail to move the P&L. The unlock is applied AI: domain-specific, embedded in real workflows, and managed against hard engineering KPIs.

Designing for cost and PCF isn’t about better formulas—it’s about making manufacturing assumptions explicit, structured, and reusable. Dessia contextualizes assemblies so teams can compare variants consistently and turn carbon into an early, decision-grade engineering signal.

Reuse doesn’t scale when it’s just “find a similar part.” It scales when decisions become standardized and cost-controlled. Dessia connects 3D design heritage to trusted costing references so teams can compare options, converge faster, and keep variants aligned across the lifecycle.

Knowledge graphs connect engineering entities, rules, and evidence into a computable network—so design teams can accelerate impact analysis, traceability, reuse, and decisions.

Spreadsheets can score impact—but they can’t keep up with real design iteration. Dessia contextualizes sustainability logic into a model you can compare, explain, and reuse.

Dessia has been selected to join the French Tech 2030 cohort — a national recognition of its AI-driven approach to reimagining engineering, accelerating innovation, and strengthening France’s technological sovereignty.

As industries race toward net-zero, Dessia envisions a new era where design engineers turn CAD and PLM data into real-time carbon intelligence — transforming sustainability from estimation to engineered precision.

Digital transformation isn’t the endgame — it’s the beginning. Discover how Generative AI and Dessia’s explainable platform are shaping the next era of continuous, intelligent engineering.

Capgemini joins forces with Dessia Technologies to accelerate the digitalization of engineering processes. This strategic collaboration enables the integration of explainable artificial intelligence into complex industrial environments through a robust, scalable, and business-driven approach.

AI has become the universal symbol of productivity. But in engineering, the usual metrics—speed, cost, throughput—fail to capture what truly matters. This article explores why legacy benchmarks distort value, and unveils the new indicators that will define the future of Engineering AI.

Not all AI is built for engineers. Dessia’s libraries go beyond automation, weaving logic, rules, and structure into design data. The result? Intelligence you can trust — hidden inside your CAD, waiting to be unlocked.

Generative AI creates plausible outputs, but engineering demands verified ones. Dessia’s deterministic AI ensures compliance, traceability, and first-time-right design.

Engineering traceability often breaks under fragmented data, slowing teams and adding risk. This article explores how AI-powered digital threads turn it into speed, assurance, and advantage.

Modern engineering systems require scalable, cross-domain V&V. By leveraging graph structures, engineers can ensure consistency, traceability, and rule-based compliance across CAD, PLM, and requirements models.

Modern manufacturing is under pressure: more agility, less downtime, smarter space planning. Yet raw 3D scan data still slows everything down. The future? AI-driven layouts that finally make digital twins scalable.

Forget design prompts and flashy renderings, real engineering transformation won’t come from speculative generative AI. The real advantage? Capturing and scaling the logic your best engineers already use.

Most teams don’t lack design data—they lack ways to use it. This article shows how AI unlocks part reuse, rule enforcement, and real engineering speed.

By linking CAD geometry, PLM metadata, and engineering rules through AI, Dessia enables fully connected, traceable, and automated design workflows at scale—improving speed, quality, and compliance across engineering teams.

July 2025 - A New step in AI industrialization for 3D modeling and design

Manual 2D drawing checks create delays, errors, and hidden costs. Explore how automated validation enhances accuracy, traceability, and engineering efficiency.

Discover how AI is transforming engineering workflows — from automated validation to layout optimization — and what your design team needs to do now.

Aerospace is booming — but the talent pool isn’t keeping up. As the industry faces a historic demand for aircraft and services, companies are struggling to recruit and retain engineers, technicians, and pilots. Why? And how can we turn this challenge into an opportunity?

Explore how AI is revolutionizing automotive engineering, from generative design and architecture optimization to intelligent workflows and system integration

The aerospace industry is entering a new era—driven by digital engineering, AI, and automation. Electrification, sustainability goals, and rising design complexity are pushing OEMs to adopt intelligent systems across the entire aircraft lifecycle. From system architecture to predictive maintenance, aerospace engineering is becoming more connected, precise, and traceable—unlocking a smarter, safer, and more adaptive way to build and operate aircraft.

Industry 4.0 introduced automation, IoT, and smart factories — connecting machines, data, and systems for efficiency. Industry 5.0 builds on that by re-centering humans: blending AI with creativity, ethics, and sustainability. It’s not about replacing people, but empowering them — using AI as a co-pilot to explore better designs, adapt to constraints, and accelerate innovation. The shift reflects a new priority: not just speed, but purposeful, human-centric engineering.

AI empowers engineering teams to automate design tasks, validate complex rules, and explore better architectures—helping manufacturers move faster and smarter.

AI generative design transforms design engineering by enabling the rapid generation, visualization, and comparison of valid, constraint-driven design variants.

AI agents are transforming engineering by moving beyond task-based automation toward autonomous, goal-driven collaboration across tools, teams, and data environments. Built on the foundation of AI apps, they enable real-time decision-making, continuous monitoring, and smarter design workflows that adapt dynamically to evolving project needs.

Discover how electric vehicle harness design evolves with AI to enhance safety, scalability, and performance across next-gen EV platforms and engineering teams.

With a €3 million fundraising round, Dessia accelerates its international expansion and strengthens its teams to become the leader in engineering process automation.

Dessia, The french Artificial Intelligence Start Up developing the first generative engineering platform, is proud to announce its new partnership with Plastic Omnium, a major player in the automotive industry and global leader in green mobility solutions. This collaboration aims to optimize Plastic Omnium's product design by leveraging the advanced design decision support capabilities offered by Dessia.

Explainable AI, often referred to as the 'XAI,' represents a critical bridge between the complexity of AI algorithms and the practical needs of engineers. It offers the capability to demystify the decision-making black boxes inherent in AI systems, providing engineers with invaluable insights into why and how specific choices are made. In the context of hardware engineering, where precision, reliability, and safety are paramount, XAI emerges as a cornerstone technology, enabling engineers to confidently leverage AI-driven solutions for critical tasks

There exists a common perception that mechanical engineers tend to minimize their involvement in programming, opting to steer clear of it whenever possible. If they cannot automate a task using Excel, they often choose to avoid programming entirely. In the day-to-day routine of mechanical engineers, programming typically assumes a secondary role or sometimes no role at all. Their primary focus revolves around machine design, dynamics, and material science, with programming not being a prominent aspect.

Are you leading a digital transformation initiative, focused on Industry 4.0, and looking for the best levers to reduce your engineering costs while guaranteeing product performance? Generative engineering could meet your needs.

Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE) is an engineering methodology that enables the generation of engineering products based on the prior experiences and knowledge held by experts in a field. It is a powerful tool for industrial companies that are looking to increase their efficiency and reduce costs while still delivering high-quality products.

AES is a type of software designed to help engineers process complex tasks faster and more efficiently. It provides a set of tools that enable engineers to quickly analyze data, visualize 3D models, identify potential problems and generate solutions

Use case of collaboration between Dessia and Renault

Design to cost might be a game changer for industries, with its focus on budget constraints and a flexible vision of field operations

Dessia Technologies's new project makes it possible to design the components of an electric car through automation and explainable artificial intelligence, with remarkable gains in time and cost.

France is investing 100 billion euros in “pocket-size reactors”: a cost-effective alternative that has been drawing the attention of world powers

The high price of electric cars compared to combustion engine ones pushes stakeholders towards one of two strategies

Automating part of design tasks will help industry players attain their financial and environmental goals.

The software publisher announces the wrap-up of a first financing round with Supernova Invest, btov Partners, Go Capital and BPI.

Artificial intelligence will be a major asset for European industry in these times of crisis.

Aerospace and defense organizations have invested heavily in digital threads, PLM and MBSE. The next step is turning connected engineering data into decision-grade intelligence that can generate, verify and trace technical decisions directly within engineering processes.