Author Archives: Marie Planchard
Western University Ontario Pumpkin Winner
Nathaniel Holmes is this year’s winning entry in the Pumpkin Carving contest in the second year design course. Professor Paul M. Kurowski, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, wanted to have a little fun with his engineering students. Well done Paul and
... ContinuedIt’s Pumpkin Time
These SolidWorks Pumpkins were modeled by my intern Ian. You can find the models here. This week, the SolidWorks Team captured a great story The Science Behind Pumpkin Chunkin. This video is amazing and shows how far a pumpkin can be
... ContinuedSIMULIA 1st Academic Forum at MIT November 12, 2014
Announcing: SIMULIA 1st Academic Forum 2014 is for academic users of Abaqus and other SIMULIA software. Where: MIT Campus Activities Complex Room W20-407, 77 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA, USA When: Wednesday November 12, 2014, 8:30AM to 4:30PM Attendees will discover
... ContinuedFrom Engineering Students to Engineering Entrepreneurs
In business, innovators do. Dartmouth engineering students Shinri and Krystyna met in an engineering design class. These entrepreneurial engineers looked differently at a common problem, developed a new solution, created a product, and formed a company. We need to encourage
... ContinuedSolidWorks Japan Hosts Family Day For Kids
The SolidWorks Japan offices in Tokyo and Osaka are housed in very secure buildings. But once a year, the offices and engineers open their doors to DS families. For the children of these families, it is a day of fun, filled
... ContinuedSolidWorks Reseller Supports Certification, UC Davis and STEM Kids
SolidWorks Educator Dave Alpert is one of the most innovative teachers I know. He is in the classroom to be the education advocate for SolidWorks Value Added Reseller GoEngineer. Dave hosts multiple educator workshops in the western US. He answered the call
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Simulation and SOLIDWORKS Sustainability Lead to College Acceptance
When Vigneshkumar Kannan entered the SOLIDWORKS Green Design Contest using SOLIDWORKS, SOLIDWORKS Simulation and SOLIDWORKS Sustainability to design a chair, he learned on his own about designing with plastics. His chair design lead to a letter of reference from my
... ContinuedStudent Formula SAE Japan Drives with SolidWorks
Congratulations to all the student teams that competed in Formula SAE Japan last week! The FSAE event brings together engineering students to compete in static events such as design presentation and cost reporting and dynamic events such as endurance and acceleration.
... ContinuedWhat’s New in SolidWorks EDU
The start of a new school year is an exciting time and when you are learning SOLIDWORKS great designs let students explore their own creativity. The new SOLIDWORKS Education Edition is based on SOLIDWORKS Premium 2014, the same software that engineers from
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Simulation Summer Camp Stress-Free for Japanese Educators
Educators have been very busy in Japan this week learning how to apply SOLIDWORKS Simulation to enhance the classroom experience for their students. SolidWorks Japan Tomoko Shimamura, Simulation TTM conducted the Hands-On training to University and High School Educators. Trying to get students
... ContinuedArizona State University To Compete in EcoCAR3 DOE and General Motors Challenge
Arizona State University was one of 16 teams chosen to participate in the EcoCAR 3 competition. With a strong history of student participation and success in SAE competitions, the students and faculty of the ASU team are ready to take
... ContinuedRobot Teams Wired for SOLIDWORKS Electrical
As competitive robot teams continue to push innovation in electro-mechanical design, the SolidWorks Education Community responds with our SolidWorks Sponsorship for robot teams such as FIRST Robotics (FRC FTC FLL), AUVSI, ASEE, ASME, and IEEE featuring the SOLIDWORKS Robotics Suite. The
... ContinuedSolidWorks India Announces SOLIDWORKS Authorized Training Centers (SATC)
The ever growing SolidWorks community in India has created a great need for SOLIDWORKS skills. As a result, Ken Clayton, Vice President-Worldwide Sales SolidWorks and Dassault Systèmes India announced the development of SolidWorks Authorized Training Centers (SATCs) throughout the country. India produces great
... ContinuedAutonomous Underwater Vehicles Compete at AUVSI Foundation’s RoboSub
Robots got wet. Engineering teams were challenged. At RoboSub 2014 students design and build autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) capable of performing realist missions in the underwater environment. 1st place winner Cornell AUV team provided us with a SolidWorks model of their
... ContinuedWorkshops for Warriors – Train, Certify and Place Vets into Advanced Manufacturing Careers
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. Workshops for Warriors serves two purposes: to provide veterans and wounded warriors with life-sustaining careers and
... Continued