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SolidWorks Sustainability Wins Best Green Product Innovation Award at the 2010 Green Awards
Last night in London, SolidWorks was presented with the award for Best Green Product Innovation at the 2010 Green Awards. According to their website, "the GREEN AWARDS were set up to recognise and reward creative work that communicates the importance
... ContinuedBatter Up–Let’s Go Design Project #2 Is Live!
After designing and building something for the designers out there, Jeremy Luchini and the Let’s Go Design team decided to shift gears for their second project and design something that can be used for working off all of those sugary
... ContinuedSolidWorks wants to know: what fuels your drive to design?
The team here at SolidWorks has launched a new website, which we’re calling “The Drive to Design.” This site revolves around a new video we've created that goes through the life of a fictional engineer, from childhood to adulthood, and
... ContinuedTalking technology with SolidWorks VP of R&D Austin O’Malley
I sat down last week with Austin O’Malley, SolidWorks Executive Vice President of Research and Development. Our conversation ranged from guitar amps to the new Macbook Air, but for the most part, we talked about current and future technology, and
... ContinuedAnnouncing the SolidWorks World 2011 Internet Correspondent Contest
So you entered our last two contests and didn't win. You're thinking that you might never get to attend SolidWorks World. Maybe your boss says he can't justify the expense. Well, my friend, you're in luck. Starting today, you can
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Steve Chidester of Zuken
Name: Steve Chidester Title: Head of Product Marketing Company: Zuken 1. Why did you choose to do the work you do?It was a natural progression. I started as a printed circuit designer, became an applications engineer, and then moved
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2011 Partner Spotlight: DriveWorks
One of the things we've heard from SolidWorks World attendees over the past few years is that you'd like to learn more in advance about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner Pavilion. So starting this week,
... ContinuedAnnouncing the SolidWorks World 2011 Trivia Contest
Well, the first early bird deadline and blog contest have passed (congrats to Todd B. again). If you still haven't registered and are holding out hope of getting in free, you're in luck. If you're interested in winning a free
... ContinuedJon Hirschtick Talks Platform Shifts and Online Data Security
A few weeks ago SolidWorks CEO Jeff Ray posted an update addressing some of the questions that have come up following the announcements made back in February at SolidWorks World 2010. One of the things that Jeff touched on was
... ContinuedAnnouncing the SolidWorks World 2011 Early Bird Contest!
So the first big deadline for SolidWorks World 2011 is coming up at the end of this week. If you register by this Friday, October 29, you can save $200 on registration for the show. So to call attention to
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Christine Longwell of Proterra
Name: Christine Longwell Company: Proterra, maker of zero-emission commercial transit solutions Title: Manufacturing Process Engineer. I facilitate communication between engineering functions and a brand new electric bus manufacturing line. Hometown: Greenville, S.C. 1. Why do you choose to do
... ContinuedNew for 2011 – SolidWorks Enterprise PDM Enhancements
At SolidWorks, we develop more than just CAD. Enterprise PDM is our flagship data management product, and it helps teams keep track of design data and more. For 2011, folders in the vault are enhanced to include file previews, data
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Janson Pace of NuQuest
Name: Janson Pace Company: NuQuest Title: Industrial Designer 1. Why do you do the work you do? I graduated from Utah Valley University in 2005 with a BS in Technology Management with an emphasis in Drafting Technology. I had begun
... ContinuedSolidWorks customers play vital roles in the Chilean mine rescue effort
Late last night, after being underground for over 69 days, the last of the 33 men trapped in a mine in Chile made the 2,041-foot journey back to the surface. No one in recorded history has ever survived so long
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2011 – Weldment Enhancements
SolidWorks 2011 introduces some new weldment features that we're pretty excited about. For example, the new Weld Bead tool, which lets you weld plates to tubes and a lot more. Watch the video below to learn more, and be sure
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