Design & Engineering

Strongwell’s two-part design combines a pultruded FRP plank with a snap-on hybrid composite top cap. BRISTOL, Va.—Strongwell, a manufacturer of pultruded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites, was awarded the 2025 Manufacturing Innovations Award by the Southwest...

Google’s streamlined, next-generation CDU, designed to maintain clean facility power, was built by Boyd. SAN JOSE, Calif.—Google’s fifth-generation Project Deschutes Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU) was exhibited by its builder, Boyd, at the 2025 Open Compute Project...

The funding is intended to help Quilter eliminate manual PCB design, a trillion-dollar bottleneck affecting products from phones to fighter jets. LOS ANGELES—Quilter, claiming to be “the first and only company to publicly demonstrate fully autonomous PCB layout...

The integration brings real-time business context into engineering workflows, helping teams build the right products, faster, the company said. SAN FRANCISCO—Digital analytics platform developer Amplitude, Inc., is collaborating with GitHub to launch an agent-to-agent...

Protolabs recently introduced an expanded, rapid machining service that is said to provide customers with tighter tolerances, diverse finishes, and quality documentation. MINNEAPOLIS—Protolabs reported that it launched advanced features within its automated CNC...

BOCA RATON, Fla.—Palm Peak Capital completed its second platform investment this year with the corporate carve-out acquisition of Domaille Engineering, a provider of highly advanced equipment and related accessories used to manufacture pre-terminated fiber optic...

Toyota engineers have access to industrial-grade 3D printers and advanced materials that enable them to iterate rapidly and adapt to shifting production needs in real time. MINNETONKA, Minn. & REHOVOT, Israel—Toyota’s production engineering group is accelerating...

LOS ANGELES—Divergent Technologies, Inc.,  reported it has collaborated with Raytheon, an RTX business, to reengineer naval products by leveraging the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS™). The collaboration has produced “numerous program successes focused on...

Bullen Ultrasonics’ patented connector is reported to enable safer, faster tool changes and support lights-out manufacturing in Industry 4.0 environments. EATON, Ohio—Precision machining company Bullen Ultrasonics reported it was awarded a U.S. patent for a new...

Vittori is working with Totum 3D and ShapeUp Studios to design, prototype, and manufacture the components in its ‘road-to-air’ plan for metal additive manufacturing. PALO ALTO, Calif.—Vittori, a company that engineers and builds hyper-performance machines for land and...

Foundation EGI’s platform is said to transform natural language inputs, including vague and messy instructions, into codified programming that is accurate and structured. LOS ALTOS, Calif.—When Foundation EGI launched out of stealth mode in April, the company...

The acquisition expands AIR’s U.S. presence with the addition of an established developer of custom automation tools for high-technology industries. LOS ANGELES—Automated Industrial Robotics Inc. (AIR) recently acquired Owens Design, a Fremont, California-based...

CELUS’s new Design Assistant creates a complete schematic while ensuring compatibility and reducing risk, the company said. AUSTIN, Texas—CELUS, developer of an AI-assisted electronics design platform used by developers and engineers globally, recently introduced its...

The purpose-built module is reported to deliver 1080p imaging, on-board AI analytics, and 4G/GPS connectivity—bringing high-level visibility to electric boating. VANCOUVER, British Columbia—ACEL Power, a manufacturer of intelligent electric marine propulsion systems,...

AVL’s engineering services, combined with Jabil’s industrialization and manufacturing expertise, are expected to enable vehicle manufacturers to accelerate time-to-market for complex powertrain, compute, and driver assistance technologies. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Jabil...