“We wouldn’t develop any KBE application without using AurosIQ as a back end—it’s that critical to how we configure, manage, and adapt our CAD tools at scale.”
— Gerry Hansen, Knowledge Management Technical Specialist
In the automotive industry, General Motors is making engineering design smarter by embedding AurosIQ into CAD environments (Smart CAD) to automate Design Review, Requirements validation, and Lessons Learned. By linking knowledge packets directly to NX parametric and non-parametric models, GM replaced manual spreadsheets and PowerPoints with live, rule-driven assessments that flag compliance issues in real time. This integration now enables designers and engineers to collaborate through dynamic, up-to-date models—with feedback, metrics, and evidence written directly into AurosIQ for peer review and reuse. What once took hours now takes minutes—showing how digital knowledge flow transforms smart CAD into a launch-ready advantage.
“We can’t wait for people to go and find lessons—we have to be more active and push them into how we do business.”
— Carl Hart, Technical Staff, Mechanical Engineering, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
In the aerospace and defense industry, MIT Lincoln Laboratory is modernizing its engineering division by transforming how lessons learned are captured, promoted, and infused into future programs. Faced with the challenge of siloed knowledge and inconsistent reuse, the team implemented AurosIQ to shift from passive documentation to an active knowledge governance model—linking lessons directly to design reviews, assessments, and business processes. Instead of waiting for teams to “go find” lessons, MIT is building a smart system to push relevant insights to the right people at the right time. This early-stage implementation already shows how structured knowledge curation can reduce repeat issues and improve continuity across long, complex prototype lifecycles.
We targeted a 25% productivity gain for our program management organization—and with 32 global program managers, we’ve turned reporting chaos into real-time visibility and control.”
— Matt Baron, Program Manager
In the automotive industry, BorgWarner’s Morse Systems division used AurosIQ to digitize and standardize program management across a global network of 32 managers in 10 countries. Facing inefficiencies from scattered Excel tools and inconsistent gate reviews, they centralized launch planning, metrics, lessons learned, and issue tracking into a unified platform. The transformation eliminated redundant reporting and gave every product launch its own real-time team board, embedded with functional deliverables, workflow triggers, and live KPIs. Within nine months, they scaled from concept to global rollout – proving how structured knowledge can drive proactive launches and cross-regional alignment.
“Regardless of the industry or company, I believe it is impossible to overstate the value of existing enterprise explicit knowledge of products and processes. This is particularly true when that knowledge is captured and reused by modeling and insertion into the flow of work. Done well, it becomes a self-motivating and self-funding continuous improvement activity as the resources saved are used to deepen and broaden product and process knowledge.”
— Darwin Peterson, Technical Fellow, Tools, Processes & Governance, Manufacturing Engineering
In the aerospace industry, Spirit AeroSystems reimagined manufacturing compliance by using Model-Based Cognition to manage torque requirements across engineering, planning, and shop floor operations. Faced with 18 complex specifications and 73 interrelated tables from 3 OEMs, Spirit replaced static manuals with real-time, smart instructions – calculated dynamically for each build. Engineers and mechanics now receive precise, contextual guidance as they work, closing quality gaps and surfacing long-buried process issues. With over 10,000 torque instantiations executed daily, this solution is proving that scalable, automated compliance is not only achievable – but transformative.
Now we have one source of truth that spans engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and construction—and every task is traceable, validated, and sequenced in real-time.”
— Scott Fuller, Chief Engineer of Electrical Architecture & Synthesis
In the energy industry, International Cooling Tower used AurosIQ to overhaul its planning and execution processes across engineering, manufacturing, and field operations. With complex, site-specific cooling tower builds requiring coordination between design, procurement, fabrication, and construction teams, the company replaced static checklists and siloed tools with dynamic, model-based work instructions and traceable knowledge packets. Tasks are now sequenced in real-time, tailored to each project and stakeholder, with embedded validations and lessons learned guiding execution. The result is tighter alignment, faster readiness, and a scalable solution now being extended across new departments and international sites.
“AurosIQ has become, for 220 engineers across 10 countries, very intimate with the way they work—used every day as they go through their engineering activities.”
—Andre Amatori, Director, Morse Systems Engineering
BorgWarner, a global Tier 1 automotive supplier, deployed AurosIQ across 10 countries and 18 engineering locations within its Morse Systems division to streamline its Product Development Process. In just two years, 220 engineers adopted the platform to manage design guides, lessons learned, and daily engineering activities – replacing legacy SharePoint workflows with smart assessments and connected knowledge. By embedding AurosIQ into their global engineering footprint, BorgWarner demonstrated how a complex, multinational organization can unify and accelerate product development at scale.
“Now we have one place to track the whole project—from engineering to manufacturing to customer service—and everyone knows exactly what to do, when to do it, and where to find what they need.”
— Josh DeVoll, Vice President of Operations
In the industrial manufacturing industry, Spraying Systems Company applied AurosIQ to streamline and scale its engineering project execution environment across design, manufacturing, and customer service functions. By replacing scattered ISO documentation, Excel checklists, and email trails, the team built a single digital workflow for their Sold Projects process—capturing tribal knowledge, clarifying task ownership, and embedding expectations directly into project timelines. Engineers now receive role-specific assessments with built-in knowledge packets, while leadership gains real-time visibility through team boards and Gantt-style dashboards. What began as an effort to reduce miscommunication now drives smoother handoffs, fewer errors, and on-time delivery across every system build.
“Even though AurosIQ is not our only initiative … it has been a major contributor to us reducing that warranty, reducing repeat defects, and minimizing customer-facing issues.”
– Nicole Nicholas, Seat Technical Lead
In the automotive industry, General Motors’ seating division transformed its engineering and supplier collaboration processes by integrating AurosIQ across Product Development, Design Review, and Lessons Learned activities. Starting in 2010, GM evolved from static knowledge repositories and PowerPoint-based peer reviews to a dynamic, closed-loop system of over 280 active Knowledge Packets, 400 assessments, and live supplier collaboration through the AurosIQ Partner Portal. Peer review durations dropped from 30 hours to just two, while warranty claims for seats steadily declined – contributing to GM’s #1 ranking in JD Power IQS for seating quality. The system now delivers tailored knowledge to engineers and suppliers precisely when and where it’s needed.
“Instead of coming in thinking, ‘What tool do I go to, and what am I supposed to do today?’ now our engineers open AurosIQ, launch their team board, and everything they need is right there.”
— Wendy Lange, Engineering Manager
In the automotive industry, General Motors used AurosIQ to transform the daily workflow of engineering release management, replacing fragmented tools and manual oversight with smart work instructions, design reviews, and contextualized compliance tracking. By embedding Method Knowledge Packets into visual team boards, GM engineers now receive exactly the right tasks, knowledge, and timing—all dynamically updated and tailored to their domain. What was once a maze of 20+ disconnected tools has become a single point of clarity for over 18,000 users, enabling real-time collaboration, traceability, and continuous improvement across teams. The result is not just greater efficiency—it’s a cultural shift toward proactive, knowledge-driven product development.
“What you really want is just the right information, to just the right people, at just the right time.”
— Craig Brown, Former PLM Leader
In the automotive industry, General Motors redefined how it orchestrates engineering, manufacturing, and regulatory planning across the product development lifecycle by embedding active knowledge application through AurosIQ. In this executive-level retrospective, Craig Brown, former GM PLM leader, illustrates how GM replaced siloed systems and spreadsheet highways with contextual, role-based knowledge provisioned just-in-time across hundreds of programs. From design reviews and compliance to manufacturing rules and lessons learned, AurosIQ emerged as the connective tissue enabling dynamic decision making and scaling reuse of knowledge across products and cycles. The result: faster execution, reduced risk, and a shift from static documentation to living, applied intelligence.