Empire 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
... ContinuedDonJoy braces minimize knee misery
Knee problems prompt an estimated 12 million doctor’s office visits each year in the United States alone. More than 600,000 arthroscopic surgeries are performed annually, 85 percent of which are on knees. Nearly 300,000 knees are replaced every year here.
... 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.”
... ContinuedMore Changes To Certification Software Coming
Within the next few weeks we'll be releasing the newest version of our Virtual Tester Pro client software that is used to take our certification exams. One of the bigger enhancements coming will be the addition of portrait scaling that
... ContinuedCardiovascular Systems Inc. – Transcending Mere Business Results
Although I’ve met thousands of passionate designers and engineers, my conversation with Christopher Narveson stands out. Along with his team of designers and engineers, Chris designs life-saving devices that clear deadly blockages from clogged arteries. Every engineer takes pride in
... 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
... ContinuedNaim Audio, creating a high-end audio component with SolidWorks
Naim Audio designs and manufactures a familiar range of audio equipment, but don’t look for Naim on the shelf at the mall electronics store. Naim’s tuners, amplifiers, CD players, loudspeakers and digital-audio converters are for high-end audiophiles, the kind of
... ContinuedRacing toward a greener future with Formula Hybrid
As a featured arena for NASCAR paint-swappin’, the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., ain’t exactly blooming green. Stock cars consume gas and rubber like Mountain Dew and corn chips, and no one complains if you leave your rig
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Sara Cheney of Vault Structures
Name: Sara Cheney Title: Director of Engineering Company: Vault Structures: Vault Structures is a manufacturer of high-security enclosures, vault doors and banking equipment (safes, lockers, safe deposit boxes, pneumatic tube systems, etc.). Hometown: Fort Myers, FL 1.Why did you choose
... ContinuedQuick update on the status of SolidWorks downloads
On Tuesday May 4th 2010 all SolidWorks 2010 service packs were temporarily removed from the customer portal. Later today, May 5th 2010, SolidWorks 2010 Service Pack 3 will be put back in place for customer access. The problem was internal
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Jean-Francois Niaison of SolidXperts
Name: Jean-Francois Niaison Title: President Company: SolidXperts Inc. Since 1998, SolidXperts has been one of the leading providers of SolidWorks 3D design software and services in Québec and Eastern Canada. The company has recently expanded its operations to New England.
... ContinuedEnterprise PDM and Office – How to never leave the Office
Okay, so the title of this post is slightly misleading. But, it is a question I get often. Folks call, email and message me asking if there is an add-in for Microsoft® Office that provides the same user experience as
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Kimberly Wenger of the Virginia Tech Blind Driver Challenge
Name: Kimberly Wenger Title: Virginia Tech senior and student leader of the Virginia Tech Blind Driver Challenge project, an initiative to create a vehicle that is capable of being operated by a blind driver. Major: Mechanical Engineering with a Minor
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