Encube Technologies

Encube Technologies AB is an AI-driven visual engineering collaboration platform headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, founded in late 2021 by Hugo Nordell (CEO, former Sandvik AB and Aker ASA executive) and Johnny Bigert (formerly of Skype and Klarna). The platform is built for hardware development teams and embeds manufacturing data across numerous hardware types, enabling engineers to assess how design changes affect downstream manufacturing costs, carbon footprint, and product complexity — all before production begins. Unlike traditional CAD or PLM tools, Encube integrates manufacturing insights directly into the design phase, allowing AI to run cost-reduction validation during design iterations and simulate the downstream effects of engineering changes in real time. Customers including Volvo Group, RUAG Group's Beyond Gravity, and Cognibotics have reported up to 50% reductions in time-to-market, 20-30% production cost savings, and doubled engineering productivity.