Author Archives: Marie Planchard
SOLIDWORKS 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
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Helps Students in Drone, Robot and Vehicle Competitions
As Engineering student clubs meet at the start of a new school year, SOLIDWORKS is ready to provide student teams the best tools not only to compete but also to get the job ready skills required by industry. SOLIDWORKS sponsorship is available
... ContinuedBahrain Polytechnic Students Connect with Industry To Support a Growing Economy
Bahrain Polytechnic was established in 2008 to fill the gap in Bahrain’s labor market for applied and technical skilled professionals. Today with over 2000 students, Bahrain Polytechnic graduates “home-grown” ready-to-work professionals, to meet requirements from local industry, such as petroleum
... ContinuedOpen Minds Contest Poland – Design Students Win with Industry Partners
The first edition of the OPEN_MINDS design contest was held in Gdansk University of Technology and the Academy of Fine Arts, Poland. The contest was held in conjunction with SolidExpert Poland our SOLIDWORKS Value Added Reseller. Design students created solutions
... ContinuedFAB11 Making an Impact
This week it’s all about FAB11, the digital fabrication conference that welcomes 500 FAB LABS to share their history, ideas and dreams, teaching the world that they can make almost anything. Directors of Fab Labs share their stories of community, education
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS For ENTREPRENEURS Program
The SOLIDWORKS Community team announces the SOLIDWORKS for Entrepreneurs Program to launch the design of your dreams. SOLIDWORKS for Entrepreneurs Program partners with innovative designers, incubators, accelerators, and maker spaces who are just starting out. SOLIDWORKS software helps to bring designs
... ContinuedKAIST Wins DARPA Robotics Challenge
The DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) is a three-year robotics systems competition focused on developing robots that can help humans respond to natural and man-made disasters. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a US federal agency that laid the groundwork
... ContinuedProject of the Year 2015 Student Contest
It’s that time of year again….DASSAULT SYSTEMES sponsors Project of the Year 2015. Project of the Year 2015 is in full swing! This year we are off to a strong start with nearly 50 projects already submitted and over 500
... ContinuedWhat a Summer for Engineers, Robots and Battlebots!
Prime time TV. It’s been a long time for engineers and engineering to be talked about on a weekly basis. This summer, ABC TV brought back Battlebots. a fierce competition between 2 robots, that tests design, engineering and passion in weekly elimination rounds to
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