Author Archives: Marie Planchard
FormLabs, a Small 3D Printer, a Big 3D Impact
FormLabs of Somerville made a big impact at the SolidWorks Press Event in Waltham this month. Operations manager Sam Jacoby and his team used SolidWorks to design a small 3D Printer, named the Form 1 – at a low cost.
... ContinuedUMASS Lowell Rover Hawks Win NASA Competition
The TASK: Build a functional robot in 3 months and communicate with it 2000 miles away. The UMASS Lowell Rover Hawks combined mechanical, electrical, computer programming and 3 cameras to win the simulated MARS Rover competition sponsored by NASA Engineering
... ContinuedConstruction Training Institute – Kuwait’s 1st SolidWorks Campus-wide Deployment
All students at the Construction Training Institute (CTI) in Kuwait will be able to use SolidWorks Education Edition software on and off campus. CTI becomes the first school in Kuwait to deploy the SolidWorks Campus-wide network. The SolidWorks Campus license
... ContinuedStudent Formula SAE Japan Accelerates with SolidWorks
Congratulations to Kyoto University (1st), Osaka University (2nd), Doshisha University (3rd), and Nagoya University (4th) and all the student teams that participated in this year’s FSAE Japan event. We thank these SAE teams for designing with SolidWorks software and creating an
... ContinuedManufacturing + STEM = Dynamic Learning
When you combine SolidWorks with Manufacturing and add Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM), students make mistakes, learn, and then create great designs. The Center for Dynamic Learning in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, knows about putting a great program
... ContinuedSolidWorks Hosts Ten80 STEM Racing Challenge at DS HQ
The SolidWorks Education team will host the Ten80 STEM Racing Challenge for New England high school students on Thursday October 24 in Waltham MA, USA. With the help of the US Army and Ten80 Education, this Science Technology Engineering and
... ContinuedAlgerian Ministry of Education Selects SolidWorks
Algerian Ministry of Education has signed an agreement to deploy SolidWorks’ Education Edition software application in technical classes across all of its 550 high schools. The Ministry has been involved in a series of reforms to align the education
... ContinuedConnecticut Technical High School System Selects SolidWorks to Prepare Students for STEM Workforce
Connecticut is the Constitution State and the STEM state. The state of Connecticut has adopted high standards for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) subjects taught in its schools. The Connecticut Technical High School System(CTHSS) chose the SolidWorks Education
... ContinuedSolidWorks User Group Network – for Educators too
SolidWorks User Groups are a valuable resource to all members of the SolidWorks community. As an educator, joining a SolidWorks User Group and attending a user group meeting provides benefits for you and your students. Just ask Randall Bock
... ContinuedThe Dog Days of Summer
As August weeks get hotter in Boston, dogs need to cool off. So I asked SolidWorks dog Ellie, a yellow lab mix, and the other dogs to sit in the shade and share their favorite new features in the
... ContinuedTwins Pass CSWA
Braxton Cox and Colton Cox are twin brothers attending Haile Middle School. As 7th graders, they passed their Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) exam. These young designers are doing more than working towards their next certification. The brothers are reading
... ContinuedCompass Magazine – A Great Resource for Your Classroom
“Manufacturing’s New Math” is the cover story for Compass magazine. My colleague, Rachel sat down with me last week to show me the latest articles in business, research, society, education and industry. Compass does not focus on any one
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2014 Call for Presentations – SolidWorks in Education
SolidWorks World 2014 will be held January 26-29, 2014 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. We are looking for educators around the world to submit abstracts for SolidWorks World 2014 presentations www.solidworks.com/swworld. There is a special category
... ContinuedTeam Apollo and Team Anemo join to Race Aeolus Den Helder
After racing in the Shell Eco Marathon in Rotterdam, Team Apollo, a high mileage vehicle with low drag, running on bio-ethanol, could have a restful summer. Instead, Team Apollo joins Team Anemo, a wind power vehicle built with sustainable
... ContinuedRose – Hulman Wins ASME Human Powered Vehicle Competition East & West
For the 2013 ASME Human Powered Vehicle (HPVC) competition, Rose-Hulman’s (RH) team created, “Celeritas”. Celeritas, meaning swiftness or speed, lived up to its name. RH captured the first place title in the HPVC East and HPVC West events, with
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