Customer Stories
SOLIDWORKS User Spotlight: Ed Hernandez Masters Teaching. Part Two: Teaching
Ed Hernandez left a well-paying but unfulfilling job to become a high school science teacher. He teaches his students to use SOLIDWORKS and be self-sufficient, and his program at Tustin High school has had some major success stories. You can
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS User Spotlight: Ed Hernandez Masters Teaching. Part One: Learning
When Ed Hernandez was twelve, his family packed up and left Mexico for California’s greener pastures. Upon arriving in the United States, Ed had a checklist of tasks to cross off in order to be successful. He needed to
... ContinuedRemap.org Making Things Possible
In the SOLIDWORKS community, we are fortunate to meet talented innovators that are making a difference in people’s lives. Many volunteer their time with organizations that do good for others. Last month, I was fortunate to learn about Remap.org.uk that
... ContinuedThe Smallpiece Trust Robot Rowboat Rowing Challenge
The Manufacturing Technology Centre at the Coventry – University of Warwick, UK, developed and implemented a Design, Programming and Robotics residential course this past summer. MTC shared their story with SOLIDWORKS. The goal of the course was to design a
... ContinuedDiscover the Reality of Engineering with Assist 2 Develop’s Grinding Gears Podcast
September is here and it’s back to the grind for college students. A new batch of engineering majors are gearing up for the toughest four (or more) years of their lives. There are dozens of subjects an engineering major can
... ContinuedSmart Power Team Shines with SOLIDWORKS
Smart Power Team is a group of student – enthusiasts of Student Scientific Association of Machinery Design (SKN MKM), studying at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Silesian University of Technology in Poland. With the help of SOLIDWORKS
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Students are Everywhere
Watching the WPI FSAE team during Tilt Test at FORMULA Michigan makes you hold your breath and celebrate the accomplishments of so many young engineers. The SOLIDWORKS team visits with 1000’s of students this time of year at SAE Collegiate
... ContinuedMagic Wheelchair – Let’s Make Magic
When the SOLIDWORKS team was introduced to the Magic Wheelchair organization at Maker Faire, we found our new design-make project! Magic Wheelchair builds epic costumes for kiddos in wheelchairs at no cost to families. SOLIDWORKS is a sponsor of the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS World – Education Breakouts Value of CAD Certifications
CAD Certifications: Just How Valuable Are They? Rustin Webster, Assistant Professor, Purdue University and Jeremy Clark, Engineering Manager, Intuitive Research and Technology answer this question at SOLIDWORKS World 2018. Through their research, Rustin and Jeremy went beyond the classroom, where
... 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
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Entrepreneur: AlphaLab Gear Provides a Powerhouse for Hardware Startups out of Pittsburgh
Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, AlphaLab Gear is a nationally ranked hardware accelerator with a mission of helping early-stage physical product companies grow and scale in order to move through the first stages of the company faster. AlphaLab Gear invests up
... ContinuedEvents for SOLIDWORKS Entrepreneur: DASSAULT SYSTEMES’ Welcomes Mass Innovation Nights #104 to the Waltham Campus
Wednesday 8th, 2017, DASSAULT SYSTEMES sponsored Mass Innovation Nights for their 104th event. Over 300 people signed up to attend a night of revolutionary products and networking on DASSAULT SYSTEMES’ Waltham Campus. Ten startups showcased their companies while multiple
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Entrepreneur: Tessolar Inc. Brightens the Day with Their New Solar Panel and Instillation Technique
Tessolar Inc. has designed an innovative way to improve solar photovoltaic system performance and reduce installed system costs. After observing the current way in which solar panels are made, the founders of Tessolar Inc. decided to take action. Tessolar is
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Entrepreneur: SPEE3D Putts in a New Age of Metal 3D Printing
Before SPEE3D, metal 3D printing had a historical problem of being both too slow and too expensive. Today, the industry has dramatically changed due to SPEE3D’s new process known as supersonic 3D deposition (SP3D). The company is focused on making
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Entrepreneur: FlySorter LLC Develops Innovative Technology to Advance Drosophila Lab Automation
Fruit flies are one of the keys for biologists to unlock the secrets behind human genetics, as well as understanding disease, behavior, neuroscience and more. For more than 100 years, scientists have used Drosophila as a model organism to learn
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