Dr. Maor Farid, Co-Founder & CEO at Leo AI
August Webinar Recap: How AI Is Transforming Mechanical Engineering 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKG4PLRLnTo 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 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 Built With Leo: Share Your Projects Leo launched the #BuiltWithLeo initiative to encourage engineers to share their own AI workflows.
• Post your Leo project on LinkedIn.
• Tag Leo AI.
• Get a $25 (or €25) Amazon gift card + 1 free month of Leo. Final Thoughts The August webinar proved that AI is no longer hype -it’s already transforming engineering practice. • Ashraf’s case study: week-long design cycle → completed in one day. • John McEleney’s message: AI is the next CAD revolution -embrace it now. • Leo AI’s role: connecting CAD, PLM, and organizational data with 96% accuracy and secure references. Ready to Experience Leo AI? 👉 Book a demo and see how Leo can streamline your engineering work > https://bit.ly/3Jr9MdU Want to Stay Ahead in AI for Mechanical Engineering? 👉 Join the MI Community - a global space where mechanical engineers discover new AI tools, share real-world workflows, and connect > https://mi.community/