Transparent Data Management Facilitates Innovation in Conceptual Design
Companies rise and fall with their market share, and to increase market share you need high performance, innovative products. So to feed product portfolio, and by extension your business, you need an innovative conceptual design process. Companies need to move
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series – Rachel York
Getting into Engineering: Rachel was introduced to the engineering world at a young age, growing up around the field. Her father, a mechanic and “fixer of anything”, kept her involved with his work. She was the official “gopher” fetching
... ContinuedExtensive Materials Library: AKA Golden Nuggets for Product Engineers
When you need to test the performance of your product with virtual simulation, you MUST properly define the product’s physical characteristics so your test results closely mirror the product’s real behavior. Then this question often arises; “where can I find
... ContinuedLong Island is Big, so is it's SOLIDWORKS User Group
David Antanavige started his SWUGN life by ascending to the leadership of the Tech Valley SOLIDWORKS User Group when Rachel York left for life as a reseller AE. After doing a great job with the group, he turned it over
... ContinuedThree Key Features of Tube Laser Software
Today many companies with laser tube cutters are tracing production bottlenecks directly to programming. With the increased speed of today’s C02 and fiber tube lasers, programmers are finding it a challenge to keep these machines operating at full capacity. While
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS World 2015 Top Ten List: Now Open For Idea Submission
It is the time of the year to start preparing for SOLIDWORKS World 2015. To start things off we are looking for your input in creating the SOLIDWORKS World Top Ten List. This is a list of your ideas for
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS 2015 Manager Showcase: What’s New in eDrawings
The SOLIDWORKS annual release starts with feedback provided by you, our community, and finds its way to the people responsible for including your request in our annual release. For SOLIDWORKS 2015, we wanted to introduce you to some of the
... ContinuedI'm Going to SOLIDWORKS World (Japan)
In May of 2011, Yoshihiro Dobashi started the first independent SOLIDWORKS User Group in Japan. The group has been growing ever since, and that’s caught the attention of a few folks in Japan. During the week of November 10th, I’ll
... ContinuedRecorded Webinar Spotlight: Unleash the Power of SOLIDWORKS Solutions for Fast, Productive Workflows
Product development is about a lot more than simply designing products. It encompasses all the tasks necessary to take a new product idea from fruition to production, which requires tools to conceive, collaborate, visualize, test, document, and innovate. Fortunately, SOLIDWORKS solutions
... ContinuedEngineering 4.0
Engineering 4.0 What is Engineering 4.0? Are you prepared for Engineering 4.0? What is the next wave of best practices in engineering? How will best-in-class companies continue to differentiate themselves from their competition? To understand where the future trends in
... ContinuedSo..I was Craving a Philly Cheesesteak…
“One Wiz With” or “One Provolone Without” – try to order a Cheesesteak in Texas using “proper” terminology and you’re likely to get nothing but a blank stare. Sure, we have great BBQ, great Tex-Mex food, and more Taco trucks than
... ContinuedBorn to Design: GRIT wheelchair improves mobility for the physically disabled
For the physically disabled, a functional wheelchair can be a lifeline to a more productive life. Realizing that poor road conditions were hindering the mobility of wheelchair-dependent people in developing nations, the designers at Global Research Innovation and Technology (GRIT)
... ContinuedFrom underwear to chocolate bunnies – Gerhard Schubert packaging machines
I’m a big fan of “How It’s Made” – I love to see the machines that build the things we use every day. I always wondered who comes up with the robots that put all the little pieces together and
... ContinuedOctober in the SOLIDWORKS Community
I could probably come up with something special about every month in the SOLIDWORKS Community, but October brings with it the newest release of SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD Software. I’ve watched the comments throughout the Beta program, seen the look on
... Continued10 Reasons Not to Wait to Upgrade to SOLIDWORKS 2015
I get it. You’re a design warrior and have seen your share of the “latest” and “greatest” software releases come and go. You’ve seen the demos and briefly glanced at those promo emails urging you to “Upgrade Now.” Having been
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