Author Archives: Marie Planchard
SOLIDWORKS Community Connects for STEM Learning and Student Success
Our SOLIDWORKS customers need employees educated in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) skills. To prepare for future jobs, our schools need more students to select STEM fields. Through the SolidWorks User Group Network (SWUGN), Richard Doyle, our user group
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Supports FIRST Robotics Competition FIRST POWER UP
The 2018 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), FIRST POWER UPSM was announced today at the global kickoff event from Southern New Hampshire University, Hooksett, NH USA. FRC teams around the world focused in on the power of Science, Technology, Engineering, Math
... ContinuedDay of Design Nationwide Challenges Feature SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) learning with a mission is the nationwide challenge for our youngest designers and makers in this years’ Day of Design . Elementary school children can participate in the “Creating Hybrid Foods” challenge using SOLIDWORKS
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids Wins Editor’s Choice Award at NYC Maker Faire
Designers, Makers, Engineers, Parents and Kids, they were all at the Maker Faire 2017 NYC this weekend! Kids of all ages got to try out SOLIDWORKS Apps For Kids, Through workshops, coloring activities, and hands-on practice, kids quickly designed their
... ContinuedYoung Designers use SOLIDWORKS to Innovate, Invent and Get into University
Young designers use SOLIDWORKS to innovate and invent. The Technical Innovation and Invention Olympics is a countrywide contest for high school students in Poland. Thanks to the competition, future engineers can present their knowledge, skills, and also win an entry
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids Print It for Young Makers
The SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids team is busy. Time to visit Maker Faires and summer camps. It’s also time to explore the new App – “Print It“. I love the Print It app! You can print to a 2D printer
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps For Kids Goes to AL-Kindy Primary School
It’s Tech Day for kids at the AL-Kindy Primary School! Engineer and CSWE, Hassen Koulak, president of Fusionesprit, took SOLIDWORKS Apps For Kids to the AL-Kindy Primary School in Tunisia for a day of fun using a collection of software
... ContinuedWhat’s New in SOLIDWORKS EDU 2017-2018
SOLIDWORKS® Education Edition 2017-2018 is here and packed with power and performance. Our mission is to provide students with the tools and skills they need to get the job of their dreams. With the SOLIDWORKS Education Edition, educators and students have
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Entrepreneur Marion Surgical Virtually Removes Kidney Stone
Marion Surgical’s mission is to capture and share the worlds’ surgical knowledge to improve patient outcomes. This entrepreneur team has built a virtual reality surgical simulator for urologists. The results are connecting to big data. Marion Surgical early Product Demo from
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS FIRST Family
SOLIDWORKS has been a consistent supporter of FIRST competitions, where students from all across the globe showcase their talents in robotics. However, that is not the extent of our association. We take immense pride our very own FIRST Family at
... Continued24 Hours – SOLIDWORKS Day 2017 in Tunisia
SOLIDWORKS DAY’17 is the event in Tunisia with 24 hours filled with technical training, SOLIDWORKS certification, SOLIDWORKS design competitions, and networking. This is the second year of the SOLIDWORKS DAY initiative. held in ENIT, Tunisia on April 8 & 9, 2017. Our Value Added
... ContinuedTU-Berlin, Engineering Innovation
As one of the leading research universities in world, TU-Berlin (Technische Universität Berlin) engineering laboratories are impressive. Members of the SOLIDWORKS Education and Research team and our Value Added Resellers were honored to take a tour with Dr.-Ing. Christian Navid Nayeri, Chief
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Supports FIRST Robotics Competition
For the next two weeks, high school students will compete in the FIRST ROBOTICS Championships, STEAMWORKS. SOLIDWORKS is a FIRST Crown Supplier in Houston & St. Louis. We are supporting a record number of 1200+ FIRST teams this season. For the
... ContinuedTim Ackaway on SOLIDWORKS Certification – All I want is my CSWE!
Tim Ackaway, student at Braden River High School, has a passion for SOLIDWORKS. He started with SOLIDWORKS in Middle School. Tim is inspired by his instructor Gil Burlew. Two weeks ago, he contacted SOLIDWORKS Certification Manager, Mike Puckett with the message below.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS WORLD 2017 Are You Ready?
It’s calm Sunday morning before #SWW17. But in a few hours, 1000’s of SOLIDWORKS customers, value added resellers and partners will be here. So too will come the researchers, educators, and students. If you are new to SOLIDWORKS WORLD, there is
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