Customer Stories
With Dinamo Group and TEKNIKER, Your Museum Guide Could Be a Robot
As some of you travel to new destinations this summer, you may go to a museum or two. You may even decide to take tour. Imagine that your tour was run by a cute robot that guides you through different
... ContinuedFersa Bearings shortens design cycles by 75% with SolidWorks
The global economy can be described by three key factors: quality, price and time. What does it mean for the production industry? Fersa Bearings, a Spanish family owned business in the automotive sector, faces the same challenges-but is perfectly positioned
... ContinuedSignatech helps give new life to Alpine racing at Le Mans
Living in France, I have always been fascinated by the yearly 24 Hours of Le Mans race, which began in 1923 and is the world’s oldest active sports car endurance race. If you are not familiar with Le Mans, teams
... ContinuedJL Marine Drops Anchor With Help From SolidWorks
Summer is back at the office in Waltham, MA – we can finally enjoy the warm, sunny outdoors. Some of you may be busy firing up the grill or planning your next fishing adventure on the lake. Even though my fishing
... ContinuedArtaic is revolutionizing mosaic art through software and robots
Last September I wrote about Day2Night Ladies Footwear, a SolidWorks customer I first met when we invited some 2011 Mass Challenge finalists to visit SolidWorks headquarters in Waltham, MA. If you’re not familiar with the Mass Challenge, it’s a Boston-area
... ContinuedJon Santacoloma Revs Judges’ Engines at the 2012 International Design Awards
Sustainable and renewable energy has become the way of the future. Before long, we may even be living in a world similar to the Jetsons (robot housemaid not included). Many car companies, such as Honda and Toyota, are developing hybrid
... ContinuedRomotive turns your iPhone into a programmable robot
(Soon to be) San Francisco-based Romotive recently announced Romo, a programmable robot that uses your iPhone or iPod Touch as its brain. Using a simple app-based interface, kids as young as eight can program Romo to perform a wide variety
... ContinuedReplicating History: Teversham Engineering’s Project to Rebuild the First Computer
Today’s computers are lightning fast – they can enable you to do anything from communicating with your team remotely to performing complex calculations to improve your designs. Since its invention, the computer has helped scientists solve complex problems. Teversham Engineering
... ContinuedThe Final Frontier: How Copenhagen Suborbitals Took Off
It’s no mistake that a New York Times headline from last September read "Space Tourism is Here". While the human race has already reached the final frontier, the majority of people have probably never ventured into space, let alone traveled
... ContinuedLearn how USSC Group developed a breakthrough product in just four months after switching to SolidWorks
USSC Group is a leading manufacturer of world-class seating for many types of specialty vehicles, such as buses, locomotives, and fire trucks. To maintain its industry-leading engineering capabilities, USSC periodically assesses the effectiveness of its design and engineering tools. In
... ContinuedJL Audio is creating assembly instructions that go BOOM!
Like most SolidWorks users, I love technology. I love to see what’s next, and get excited when I see our customers create something truly original. For example, at SolidWorks World 2013, Dr. Vijay Kumar’s presentation on micro-robots was my favorite
... ContinuedDonn McKinney’s U.S.S. Missouri Propelling Forward with eDrawings
Since 2011, when we first featured Donn McKinney’s U.S.S Missouri project, our friend Donn has further progressed in his work. To give some background to those of you who are unfamiliar with Donn’s project, Donn, a fan of World War
... ContinuedNew on Born to Design: BPGWerks uses SolidWorks to design the future of personal transportation
Even before his BPG Uno was named one of Popular Science’s Inventions of the Year in 2008, 23-year-old Ben Gulak constantly pushed the limits of mechanical design and engineering. Now he and his team have created the incomparable DTV Shredder
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2013–My Take by Chris Scott
Four days have come and gone so quickly. From guest speakers, roller coasters, new technology, inspiring stories, and an artificial flying bird, SolidWorks World 2013 delivered. For me, this was the first time I have attended SolidWorks World, and
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2013: Complete Day 1 General Session Video
Today was a busy day in the general session. Watch the video below to see everything that happened, including SolidWorks CEO Bertrand Sicot’s keynote address The announcement of My.SolidWorks Dassault Systemes CEO Bernard Charles on his vision for the future
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