Design Power, Inc. offers Design ++®, a platform that automates engineering design by capturing in-house expertise and integrating legacy systems into design automation and product configuration solutions, with a history of supporting major clients and serving as the foundation for Bentley PlantWise; the company's mission is to amplify knowledge-based engineering so computers actively participate in design. Key Points Design Power provides Design ++, a platform that automates engineering design and harnesses in-house expertise. The platform streamlines integration of legacy systems into design automation and product configuration solutions. Design ++ has a proven track record with high-value clients across industries, including Baker Hughes, Bühler AG, Cornerstone Building Brands, and Fluor. Design ++ underpins a commercial end-user product for conceptual plant design, Bentley PlantWise. The company began as a knowledge-based engineering R&D project with Nokia in the mid-1980s, focusing on expert systems for complex design. Scema Oy spun out of Nokia in 1988 to apply model-based reasoning to design problems. In 1990, the company relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area and was renamed Design Power, expanding into large design problem automation. Bentley Systems acquired Design Power in 2007 to develop new Design ++ end-user applications, such as PlantWise. In 2011, Bentley decided to move Design Power to an independent company, relaunching it as its own entity. The mission is to broaden access to knowledge-based engineering by enabling reuse of captured design knowledge through Design ++, making computer-aided design a more active part of the process.