Innovation
Fancy a Night in the UK’s Most Luxurious Observatory?
Few sights capture the imagination like a star-filled sky. Here to put adventure-seekers in the box seat for taking in thrilling skyscapes, is an ingeniously built pop-up cabin in Wales. This is the story of how an ambitious SOLIDWORKS design
... ContinuedThe 3DExperience Lab: How Interns Are Becoming the Experts
Interns usually have a certain reputation of being undermined by their company’s full-time employees and bosses. The stereotypical intern seems to do menial work such as, get coffee and doughnuts for the rest of the company, go down the hallway
... ContinuedHow MOEF is Bringing Us Images of an Alien Landscape…
We know more about space than we do the depths of our oceans. Deep sea diving can bring us the most fabulous footage and imagery of our submerged landscapes, but obtaining those images isn’t without its challenges. It’s taken for
... ContinuedVisitech: Making Cricket Safer with SOLIDWORKS Simulation
Briefed with reinventing the best helmet in cricket, many product designers would be stumped. Visitech stepped up to the crease and knocked the challenge for six – with a little help from SOLIDWORKS Simulation…
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Saves Cambridge Industrial Design from Getting in a Flap
Successful products marry innovative answers to intuitive design. Functionality plus form. Cambridge Industrial Design knows all about that, with a varied range of illustrious clients including Fender, AGA, Philips, and Wharfedale. Enticing product design is the core of its business
... ContinuedLan | Abar Handling Technologies Do Lean Manufacturing with SOLIDWORKS
Packaging is vital to the goods industry. Don’t believe us? Try walking home from the supermarket carrying half a litre of soup without a container. However, packaging is even more integral to the pharmaceutical industry. Secure, impenetrable handling of sterile
... ContinuedHeadkayse Improves Cyclist Safety with Folding Helmet
Road safety is a constant concern for cyclists. Being exposed to the asphalt, careless drivers and heavy motor vehicles, in all the elements, makes cycling an activity that’s not without hazards. A good, solid cycle helmet for all bike riders
... ContinuedWaste Not, Cook Hot: How SOWtech Sizzles with SOLIDWORKS
Recycling organic waste into power might sound like sci-fi, but biogas is a major player in the world of sustainable energy. In crisis-hit parts of the world, it enables communities to both reduce their waste and cook with gas. That’s
... ContinuedHow Intelligent Energy Turned London’s Black Cabs Green
Green energy – no longer an empty promise bandied around by hopefuls seeking political office, but a genuine alternative to powering Britain’s infrastructure. All without the need to dredge up primordial slime, or torching fossil fuels, at potential environmental cost.
... ContinuedBailey’s Caravan Increases Production Efficiency by 80 Percent with SOLIDWORKS
The motor home: a neat holiday apartment with the added bonus of mobility. For decades, holidaymakers have sought to hit the road in their home-from-homes for a vacation that epitomises freedom. Caravan experts Bailey help them do just that. Who
... ContinuedAdlens – Striving for Success with SOLIDWORKS
Glasses have gone from bare necessity, through geek chic, to major fashion accessory. Yet thanks to the fact that eyesight gradually fades over time, a one-size-fits-all approach to spectacle selection is less than ideal. Sure, we can pick up an
... ContinuedProject Nevada: Plymouth University Goes for Land Speed Record in Nevada
Forget your fast cars and questionable acting performances. Plymouth University has a different need for speed. Namely to smash the land speed record at the World Human Powered Speed Challenge (WHPSC) in the heat of Nevada this September. You may
... ContinuedHow SOLIDWORKS is Helping LA Design
Functionality. Desirability. Innovation. It’s what separates good products from great products. Just ask LA Design. With an award shelf straining at the hinges and an enviously varied client base, it’s safe to say it has earned its’ design stripes. Best of all?
... Continued6 Great Reasons to Study Engineering at University
You’re already thinking about it Well, you’re here aren’t you? Fantastic! It means you already have an active interest in engineering. Building on something you hold a passion for is the perfect start to your higher education study. If you
... Continued10 Ways to Reduce Product Development Costs
“How do we make it cheaper?” It’s an all too familiar question. Engineers face constant pressure to reduce the cost of product development, and yet some “cost-saving” strategies are counter-productive, leading to increased costs and damaged projects. The thing is,
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