PLM, data, and automation are converging, while system complexity continues to increase
Our colleague Jenghis Lem attended the three-day Realize LIVE event in Amsterdam once again this year and came back with some great insights. Read more [Picture source: Zuken on linkedin.com]
From Product Configuration towards Flexible Solution Architectures (FSA)
Customer centricity through customer-specific products drives value and is a key competitive differentiator. At the same time, this approach to developing products presents many manufacturers with a structural dilemma: while engineer-to-order business models enable maximum flexibility, they also make it more difficult to reuse existing solutions and increase dependence on expert knowledge.
Behind the Scenes at Zeal Motors A few months ago, Bob and I traveled to Canada (again in the dead of winter!) to visit Zeal Motors, the company behind the Fat Truck, for our latest E3.series customer success story. The goal was to capture how their team uses E3.series to support electrical and wire harness design for…Does This Truck Make My Wheels Look Fat?
Valeo and Zuken join forces to redefine automotive electronic design
Valeo and Zuken announced the Zuken Valeo InnoLab, a strategic partnership focused on AI-assisted automotive electronic design. The collaboration combines Zuken’s EDA technology with Valeo’s industrial AI expertise across architecture, schematic design, and physical design workflows. Read more
Why PCB Design Has Outgrown Single-Board Thinking
A PCIe signal leaves one PCB, crosses a connector, travels through a cable assembly, enters a second board, and suddenly fails EMC testing three months later. The layout on each individual board looked correct. Signal lengths were matched. Constraints passed. Manufacturing files were clean.But the product still failed. Read more
Zuken Launches GENESYS 2026 to Broaden
Access and Improve MBSE Workflows New release updates Zuken’s model-based systems engineering platform with broader access to model data, performance improvements, and enhanced reporting and diagramming. Read more
Zuken Releases Harness Builder for E3.series 2026 for Wire Harness Manufacturing
Zuken USA announced the release of Harness Builder 2026, the latest version of its wire harness manufacturing software. Designed for OEMs and harness shops alike, this release adds updates for estimating and quoting, bill of materials (BOM) management, build documentation, and shop-floor connected manufacturing. Read more
Determining Conductor DC-Resistance in CR-8000 Design Force
In a simplified view, engineers often tend to assume that PCB conductors behave perfect with zero resistance and no energy loss or dispersion, but in reality this is not the case. Instead, PCB designers working on high-speed or RF designs have…
From Best Guesses to Resilient System
If you work in MBSE or Systems Engineering, you know the paradox. Your models are consistent, traceable, and well-structured. The architecture is coherent. The digital thread connects requirements to implementation. And yet, only months later, the context shifts. Markets evolve. Regulations tighten. Supply chains fluctuate. Stakeholders redefine priorities. Assumptions that once felt solid begin to erode.
Five Years of Smart Cabinet Building: From Vision to Implementation
Five years after its launch, the Smart Cabinet Building (SCB) initiative has entered a new phase: what began as dialogue and initial orientation has evolved into concrete implementation projects across the industry. Read more