Topology optimization (TO) has been a useful engineering tool over the last decades. The benefits of this method are several, such as material and cost savings, design inspiration, robustness final products. In addition, there educational benefits. TO is combination mathematics, design, statics, finite element (FEM); thus, it can provide an integrative multi-disciplinary knowledge foundation to...

ABSTRACT In this interview Andreas Hinterhuber and Michael Nilles, CDIO of Henkel, discuss the game-changing opportunities that digital transformation opens to companies embed a core into their business models. Nilles sees as Holy Grail: force is not easy find, capture has potential dramatically improve customer experience. B2C, Grail for Henkel’s Beauty Care instance beauty tech ecosystem, ser...