Author Archives: Marie Planchard
ENGINEERING STUDENTS SHOWCASED AT SOLIDWORKS WORLD DALLAS
SOLIDWORKS WORLD 2016, DALLAS Texas will bring together 5000+ engineers and designers to celebrate everything SOLIDWORKS. From January 31, 2016 – February 3, 2016 engineering students will be part of the biggest 3D design celebration. We are fortunate to feature
... ContinuedSolidWorks Sponsors FIRST Robotics Competition
January 9, 2016 marks the FIRST Robotics Competition FRC Kickoff for the new game, FIRST Stronghold(TM). SOLIDWORKS is a FRC Crown Sponsor. To all teams that apply for sponsorship at www.solidworks.com/FIRST, SolidWorks will provide the SOLIDWORKS Robotics Suite of software tools. We have created a
... ContinuedThink. Make. Improve. IIS Perlasca Italy Students Learn By Doing with SOLIDWORKS
One year ago, IIS Perlasca established a partnership project with Nuovamacut, SOLIDWORKS reseller in Brescia, Italy. In Brescia and surrounding areas, SOLIDWORKS has a very strong presence with manufacturing companies. Nuovamacut also works with these companies that require qualified graduates and highly
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Research Turns the Best Ideas into Big Results for University of Stuttgart
The University of Stuttgart, DSI and NASA uses the SOLIDWORKS Research Edition to design the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) to research the development of young stars and planetary systems and the Milky Way. For 20 years, SOLIDWORKS recognizes that the
... ContinuedHappy Thanksgiving from the SOLIDWORKS Education & Research Team
On behalf of the SOLIDWORKS Education and Research team, I want to wish all our customers, students and instructors a Happy Thanksgiving – a holiday celebrated in the US. The image above was created by two WPI students in 2012,
... ContinuedManchester UK: From Industrial Revolution to FABLAB Evolution
Manchester, UK, a city known for the Industrial Revolution, now is home to one of the largest revitalization areas of engineering design technology. FABLAB Manchester UK is a great example of how the Fab Foundation is bringing together .org through community, .edu
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS WORLD 2016 – The Place for SOLIDWORKS Educators and Researchers
If you teach SOLIDWORKS or conduct academic research and are looking to enhance your engineering design knowledge and solve more challenges, then register to attend SOLIDWORKS World 2016. The world’s largest gathering of SOLIDWORKS users will take place at the
... ContinuedSupporting Veteran’s Day With the Best Job Skills at Workshop for Warriors
Veteran’s Day was established after WWI to remember those who served. Today Workshops for Warriors in San Diego California is rebuilding America’s advanced manufacturing workforce by a rigorous skills based training program with the latest technology. I got to visit WFW
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Certification Gives NUS Students Job Ready Credentials
The National University of Singapore (NUS) and our SOLIDWORKS Value Added Reseller Selfpac3D Pte Ltd hosted the largest SOLIDWORKS certification event in Singapore. Students, realizing the value of SOLIDWORKS certification, attended the NUS event on Saturday to take Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate
... ContinuedSolidWorks Supports with Trusst from Students to Entrepreneurs
As a mechanical engineer you take an engineering mechanics statics class and learn about simply supported beams and the “truss”. The truss becomes the strength behind many products including start-up Trusst Lingerie. I got to interview entrepreneurial founders Sophia and
... ContinuedFSAE JAPAN Student Success Driven with SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS Japan continues to share in student success with Formula SAE Japan, FSAE. Last December, SOLIDWORKS Japan hosted SOLIDWORKS CAD and SOLIDWORKS Simulation workshops for students featuring professional automotive engineers. The positive results can be seen in this years’ competition. I love
... ContinuedStudent Design Contest POTY2015 Showcases Worldwide Talent
Dassault Systemes Project of the Year 2015 design contest showcases student designs throughout the world. My colleague, Wei Li sent me great SOLIDWORKS images and models by students to share with you. Project VOLAT – Prototype Drone Design and Manufacturing
... ContinuedDesigned in SOLIDWORKS. Manufactured in Nebraska.
The SOLIDWORKS community is stronger than ever in Nebraska! What is the SOLIDWORKS community? It is united group made up of our commercial customers, resellers, educators, students, partners, employees, and user group leaders that are all a part of this amazing
... ContinuedStudents Design with SOLIDWORKS at European BEST Engineering Competition EBEC2015
EBEC 2015 – European BEST Engineering Competition brings together talented engineering and engineering technology students to compete in local and regional design competitions. The aim of EBEC is to raise social awareness of all students in relation to current global technical
... ContinuedBack to School with SOLIDWORKS Education Edition 2015-2016
Back to school and time to design with the SOLIDWORKS Education Edition 2015-2016. If you used SOLIDWORKS in your classroom last year, then take a look at the SOLIDWORKS Education Edition now included, Model Based Definition (MBD), Treehouse, advanced features
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