Author Archives: Matthew West
Five Questions Friday with Jason Balser of Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Name: Jason Balser Title: Development Engineer, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Hometown: Medina, Ohio About: Jason graduated from Ohio State University in March with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. He worked on the university’s Formula SAE team designing
... ContinuedGet Involved…
SolidWorks Forums One of the best ways to get involved in the SolidWorks community is through the SolidWorks Forums. Ask questions, help others and make use of the masses of helpful info posted by other uses and SolidWorks employees. Visit
... ContinuedWelcome to a better way to read, write and share DWG files – and the place to do it all.
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... ContinuedIntroducing DraftSight, a free 2D drafting tool-new from Dassault Systèmes
As much as we all love 3D, it's no secret that a lot of you out there still use, reference, edit, even create, 2D files now and then. It's also no secret that Dassault Systèmes hasn't been in the 2D
... ContinuedSolidWorks 2011 Beta is coming…
July sees the start of the SolidWorks 2011 Beta! Don’t forget to sign up for notifications by adding Beta News to your Customer Centre profile. With the Beta coming very soon it has made me think of the last release
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Simon Booker of SolidWorks
Name: Simon Booker Title: European Marketing Manager, DS SolidWorks Corp. Hometown: Henley-on-Thames, UK 1.Why did you choose to do the work you do? At school I studied Design and Communication which led me on a path into engineering. The great
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Applying dead loads to fatigue
I was recently asked how to apply a dead load in a fatigue study (a none varying load that is applied to a structure all of the time, as opposed to a live or dynamic load that generates an alternating
... ContinuedAll buckled up!
I recently did a simulation product demo for a Norwegian customer and the question of buckling came up. I realised this was an excellent example of understanding the assumptions of the solutions you are producing plus the physical implications of
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Jeremy Luchini of SolidWorks
Name: Jeremy Luchini Title: Manager, SolidWorks Worldwide Certification Program Hometown: Barnstable, Mass. About: When not enlisting new users into the SolidWorks fold, Jeremy hosts the Let’s Go Design web series, where designers from all over the world collaborate to design
... ContinuedEmpire Cycles’ innovative downhill mountain bike
Empire Cycles Uses SolidWorks to Develop New Lower-Cost Method for Producing High-Performance Mountain Bikes A maverick U.K. cycle company used SolidWorks® CAD software to create a mountain bike that defies conventional design techniques and didn’t need endless prototyping to
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Vince “Nobody” Doll of Redneck Engineering
Name: Vince “Nobody” Doll Title: Owner, Redneck Engineering, https://www.RedneckEngineering.com Hometown: Liberty, S.C. About: Redneck Engineering builds really cool, functional, and affordable motorcycles for everyday folks. At Redneck, “we don’t give a damn how they do it on the West Coast.”
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Jesper Ingerslev of Factory Five Racing
Name: Jesper Ingerslev Title: Director of Engineering Company: Factory Five Racing, Inc. Factory Five Racing is the world’s largest manufacturer of component car kits. Website address: https://www.factoryfive.com Job description: Responsible for existing product engineering (problem fixes and re-design along with
... ContinuedSolidWorks welcomes sustainability advocate Asheen Phansey to the team
Last year we launched our newest product, SolidWorks Sustainability, and we're starting to see real interest in the concept of designing for sustainability around the world. To help spread the word, we've brought on Asheen Phansey as product manager and
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Colin Mathews of Team Consulting Ltd
Name: Colin Mathews Title: COO – Team Consulting Ltd. Team Consulting Limited is a leading product development consultancy, working primarily in the life science and healthcare industries Hometown: Godmanchester, UK 1) Why did you choose to do the work you
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