{"id":11998,"date":"2025-03-27T13:04:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T17:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/?p=11998"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:17:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:17:14","slug":"how-ai-is-paving-a-new-path-for-design-and-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/ai-spectrum\/how-ai-is-paving-a-new-path-for-design-and-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"How AI is paving a new path for design and manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-megaphone\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=TLFIE6033848326\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><!-- Megaphone -->\n\n\n<p>Artificial intelligence is already finding a place across many different areas of the design and manufacturing process but its benefits aren\u2019t limited to supporting individual, siloed, applications. As both AI technology and the digitalization of the complete product design process continue to develop, AI will become a key tool that spans across the entire breadth of industry, reshaping the entire process from end to end. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode host Spencer Acain is joined by guests Boris Scharinger, Senior Innovation Manager and Technology Strategist for Siemens Digital Industries, and Dr. Justin Hodges, Senior AI\/ML Technical Specialist in Product Management for Siemens Digital Industries Software, as they look to the future of what AI will offer the product design and manufacturing process. They highlight key AI trends and they impact they are already having at every stage of the design process, while also examining the impact those trends will have in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In this episode you will learn:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The impact of AI across the breadth of product design (1:25)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The future of AI in industry (7:18)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/09\/1619026312047.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Justin Hodges\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Dr. Justin Hodges<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>AI\/ML Technical Specialist and Product Manager for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/products\/simcenter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Siemens Simcenter<\/a>.<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/justin-hodges-phd-3432a58b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Justin on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/01\/1516628588678.jpg\" alt=\"Boris Scharinger\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Boris Scharinger<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>Senior Innovation Manager and Technology Strategist for Siemens Digital Industries<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/borisscharinger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Boris on LInkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/06\/spencer-acain.jpg\" alt=\"Spencer Acain\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Spencer Acain<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>Technical Writer for Global Marketing at Siemens Digital Industries Software<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/spencer-acain-a4267b125\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Spencer on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    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