Customer Stories
How SOLIDWORKS is saving lives in the UK
From Kazakhstan to the coastal waters of the UK, through volatile oil fields and across the frontline of warzones, a remarkable design and engineering firm in Devon is using SOLIDWORKS to save thousands of lives. Ask any CAD engineer.
... ContinuedWamore Streamlines Inspection and Goes Paperless with SOLIDWORKS Inspection
Quality control can be a cumbersome process especially when you have a large assemblies and you’re working with pages upon pages of documentation. You can spend nearly a day ballooning each dimension with a red pen and circle template and
... ContinuedHow 3D CAD is revolutionising UK crop farming
Ever wondered how 3D CAD software is applied in the real world? Find out how one UK company made it cheaper than ever for farmers across the globe to establish crops on their fields – increasing turnover from £200,000 to
... ContinuedPRS Guitars: Engineered for Musicians
I’m sure many of us reading this post enjoy listening to or playing music. After all, music appeals to both the technical and creative instincts that drove many of us to become designers and engineers. I’ve balanced being an engineer
... ContinuedTalking Anti-Robots with Prosthesis Founder Jonathan Tippett
Recently, we interviewed Prosthesis Founder and SOLIDWORKS user, Jonathan Tippett (read the interview here). The discussion focused on Tippett’s desire to create an interactive human-machine experience. The result is the Prosthesis Project – a 7,500 pound, 15-foot tall, electric-powered, human-controlled
... ContinuedSee how SOLIDWORKS makes cavity fillings and root canals pain-free
Going to the dentist can be an excruciating experience. The mere thought of it makes me cringe. However, I also find the visits incredibly eye-opening. Sitting in the dentist’s chair gives me an inside look into the new innovations in
... ContinuedEngineering a New Human Experience with the Prosthesis Anti-Robot
Is our humanity being sacrificed at the altar of automation? Jonathan Tippett, founder of the Prosthesis project, a 7,500 pound, 15-foot tall, anti-robot believes this to be true. It’s not that wild of an opinion if you think of it.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS-Designed Technology Comes to the Rescue of Children in Developing Nations
In many rural or impoverished pockets of the world, doctors are scarce and healthcare facilities are few and far between, leaving large populations of people without the medical resources available to the developed world. Faced with severe resource limitations, medical
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Kristen Railey
When I first met Kristen Railey, Assistant Staff at Lincoln Labs and founder of Girls Who Build Wearable Workshop, I was impressed by how much she had accomplished in just two years out of college. While focusing on her main
... ContinuedMeet Argentina’s 10-year-old self-taught SOLIDWORKS star
When Hernan Malleret began working at home parttime he never expected SOLIDWORKS would become a full-time interest for his 10-year-old son Tomas. Hernán’s inquisitive son would often stand near his father’s workstation fixated on the design work transpiring before his
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS-Designed Robots Are the New Face of Some Japanese Businesses
Imagine rolling into a hotel late at night, bleary-eyed from a long day of travel, and instead of a perky hotel clerk you are greeted by an android. Sounds like something you might see on the SciFi channel, but it’s
... ContinuedOnsite User Visit: Reinventing the Prescription Lens
Nightmare scenario for those who wear contact lenses or glasses: lost contacts/broken frames away from home with no backup. Driving home would be an adventure. To add insult to injury, just getting work done would be near impossible if you’re
... ContinuedBreakthrough Cancer Treatment Through Innovative Design
As the portfolio manager for SOLIDWORKS Electrical, I have the opportunity to visit many companies and see many remarkable designs and products that our customers create. Recently, I visited ProNova and from the minute I walked in the building, I
... ContinuedThe Most Innovative Cancer Treatment is Designed in SolidWorks
Designers are by nature “problem solvers.” Sometimes designers are focused on making a product more aesthetically pleasing, but usually engineers are focused on this one fact – to solve a need, and solving the huge need to eliminate cancer is
... ContinuedGet Ready for SOLIDWORKS World 2015 with This Playlist!
We are officially three days away from SOLIDWORKS World 2015, jam packed with cool presentations from Bre Pettis at MakerBot, Michio Kaku and Jinsup Li; SOLIDWORKS brand updates from CEO Gian Paolo Bassi; and awesome technical sessions to help improve
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