AI for Engineering Knowledge Management
Recap of Leo AI’s August webinar with 150 engineers worldwide.
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Dr. Maor Farid
Maor Farid is the Co-Founder and CEO of Leo AI, the first AI platform purpose-built for mechanical engineers. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and completed postdoctoral research at MIT as a Fulbright fellow. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and former AI researcher and Mechanical Engineer in an elite military intelligence, Maor leads Leo AI's mission to transform how engineering teams design better products faster.
BOTTOM LINE
The August webinar made one thing clear: the engineers already using AI in their daily workflows aren't working harder — they're producing more with the same hours. The gap between AI-augmented and non-augmented teams is growing fast.
The engineering teams watching from the sidelines are falling further behind each month.
John McEleney (Onshape co-founder, ex-SolidWorks CEO) shared insights on AI’s impact on CAD, while Ashraf Serour, inventor & mechanical engineer, showed how he built a 3D-printed prototype in 7 hours using AI. Watch the replay now.
In our August Mechanical Intelligence + Leo AI Webinar, 150 engineers joined us from around the world to explore how AI is changing mechanical design, CAD workflows, and product development.
We were honored to host two distinguished guests:
John McEleney - co-founder of Onshape by PTC and former CEO of SolidWorks.
Ashraf Serour - inventor and mechanical engineer with over a decade of experience leading 40+ industrial projects.
The Problem Every Engineer Faces: Knowledge Silos
Engineering knowledge is fragmented across documents, CAD data, senior engineers’ heads, and textbooks. Generic AI tools like ChatGPT simply don’t cut it.
“80% of the time we’re not designing in CAD -we’re searching for formulas, spreadsheets, parts, or vendor data.” - Maor Farid
“Engineering knowledge is still siloed… in the brains of senior engineers, in documents, in CAD assemblies, and in the bibles of engineering.” - Maor Farid
“ChatGPT has about a 46% error rate for engineers. You cannot build an airplane from Reddit posts.” - Maor Farid
IN PRACTICE
Final Thoughts
"The connection to our PDM and using that as a data source is legit the best thing ever. I found three viable bracket options fitting my exact envelope constraints — in minutes, not days."
— Eytan S., R&D Engineer
What’s New at Leo AI
57,000 engineers worldwide use Leo.
On average, Leo saves 5 hours per engineer per week.
New integrations: SolidWorks PDM, Windows directories, with Onshape integration in development.
SOC 2 certification for enterprise-grade security.
Free 1-week trial now available.
“Leo serves more than 57,000 mechanical engineers globally. The average time saved is five hours per engineer per week.” - Maor Farid
“We are SOC 2 certified now, so your data is fully protected.” - Maor Farid
Case Study: From Pain Point to Prototype in 7 Hours
Ashraf Serour shared how he turned a gym training pain point into a working prototype in a single day.
Defined the wrist-stability problem in a structured prompt.
Used Leo for ideation, calculations, and documentation.
Modeled in Onshape in 25 minutes.
Validated with SimScale simulations (factor of safety >3).
3D-printed and tested in just 7 hours.
“Before Leo, a sprint like this would take me a week. With Leo, I finished it in one working day -seven hours.” - Ashraf Serour
“I spent 25 minutes CAD modeling this part on Onshape.” - Ashraf Serour
“Simulation showed a factor of safety of three, so it was safe.” - Ashraf Serour
“I printed it on my Bambu Lab in about six hours and tested it at the gym -it worked perfectly.” - Ashraf Serour
John McEleney: Lessons From Two CAD Revolutions
John McEleney reflected on decades of CAD innovation -from UNIX workstations to Windows PCs, from SolidWorks to Onshape’s cloud-native platform.
His key message: AI is the next platform shift, and engineers must embrace it without fear.
“Each platform shift -from Unix to Windows to the cloud -redefined how engineers work. AI is the next behemoth that will impact everything we do.” - John McEleney
“Don’t be afraid. Grab it. You cannot stop this. The only way to learn is to try -build stuff, iterate, experiment.” - John McEleney
“Do what Ashraf did. He had a problem, built a solution, tested it, and learned. That’s how we’ll all discover the real value of AI.” - John McEleney
FAQ
Stop Wasting Hours on Manual CAD Search
Leo AI turns your existing vault into a searchable knowledge base.
Leo AI connects to your PDM and makes every part findable by description in under 10 seconds. <a href="/onboarding">Try Leo Today</a>
Schedule a Demo →
#1 New AI Software Globally - G2 2026
Enterprise-grade security
Trusted by world-class engineering teams
Stop Wasting Hours on Manual CAD Search
Leo AI turns your existing vault into a searchable knowledge base.
Leo AI connects to your PDM and makes every part findable by description in under 10 seconds. <a href="/onboarding">Try Leo Today</a>
Schedule a Demo →
#1 New AI Software Globally - G2 2026
Enterprise-grade security
Trusted by world-class engineering teams