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As part of our Women in Engineering series to celebrate National Women in Engineering Day, we’re finding out more about some of the inspiring women we’re surrounded by… Name: MarylineJob Title: Technical Sales Specialist for SOLIDWORKSCompany Name: DASSAULT SYSTEMES After completing a technical degree in Industrial Product Design, I spent 4 years in the health industry as a method technician. Then I joined the SOLIDWORKS channel, where I have had the chance to meet the DriveWorks Team by the way! I held the position of training specialist and then applications engineer before joining the SOLIDWORKS team. Involvement in Engineering As a technical…

As part of our Women in Engineering series to celebrate National Women in Engineering Day, we’re finding out more about some of the inspiring women we’re surrounded by… Name: KarolinaJob Title: Marketing SpecialistCompany Name: SOLIDEXPERT, a SOLIDWORKS and DriveWorks Value Added Reseller. I have a degree in Management and Production Engineering from Cracow University of Economics, Department of Commodities. I also have a master’s degree in Management and Production Engineering, specialising in Porduction Management, from Cracow University of Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Involvement in Engineering As Marketing Specialist I prepare all of the marketing materials for my company. In order to do…

As part of our Women in Engineering series to celebrate National Women in Engineering Day, we’re finding out more about some of the inspiring women we’re surrounded by… Name: AbiJob Title: Ezi Quote Support & Marketing AdministratorIndustry Type: Agricultural & Industrial Engineering I was a student at Kingsmead Community School where I achieved all of my GCSE’s to a grade C or above. After finishing school I went to work rather than college because I was unsure of what I wanted to do for a career. I later attended Exeter College at the age of 19, where my chosen course was Mechanical Engineering, I…

As part of our Women in Engineering series to celebrate National Women in Engineering Day, we’re finding out more about some of the inspiring women we’re surrounded by… Name: NicoleJob Title: Manager of Systems Interface & ApplicationIndustry Type: Heavy Equipment Manufacturing I studied engineering at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. I worked CAD related jobs to put myself through college. I have run 3 different SOLIDWORKS User Groups around the country. Worked in several heavy equipment manufacturing companies. Worked as an Application Engineer instructing, implementing, and providing technical support for software. Involvement in Engineering My role as Manager of Systems Interface & Application…

As part of our Women in Engineering series to celebrate National Women in Engineering Day, we’re finding out more about some of the inspiring women we’re surrounded by… Name: CrystalJob Title: Training Manager & Applications EngineerCompany Name: CAPINC (Computer Aided Products INC), a SOLIDWORKS and DriveWorks Value Added Reseller. Graduated with a BS from Purdue University in Computer Integrated Manufacturing Technology. Then spent 8 years in the engineering world, working as a design engineer in industrial equipment, consumer products and shaft coupling industries before joining CAPINC as an AE. Has worked at CAPINC for 6 years as of July. Involvement in Engineering…

Join Jessica and Danielle for the DriveWorks World 2017 Location Big Reveal webinar! We’ve been busy making plans for DriveWorks World 2017 and we’ve had lots of interest in the event already.

We’ll be at at the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) interactive careers event at Beamont Collegiate Academy on Tuesday 14th June 2016! We’re really excited to meet students and promote some of the STEM related occupations within our organisation. When? Tuesday 14th June from 1pm – 3:35pm Where?Beamont Collegiate AcademyLong LaneWarringonWA2 8PX The Beamont Collegiate Academy is keen to represent a multitude of aspirational and innovative career pathways alongside the more well established traditional opportunities. Get Involved! Gemma from the DriveWorks Team will be at the event along with our Kiosk which was made by DriveWorks Design Club and manufactured at the Manchester Fablab.  She’ll give students the opportunity…

Calculate your Return on Investment Our Return on Investment Calculator is a DriveWorks Pro CPQ project that lets you calculate the Return on Investment for DriveWorks Solo online based on automating one of your own products. Calculate the savings you could make and see how soon you could benefit. Enter your details and you’ll receive the ROI breakdown, a boss’ justification letter and a quote, all automatically created and emailed to you by DriveWorks. Because this is such a powerful tool that really helps you to see how much automation can benefit you, we’ve just updated the ROI calculator to make…

With DriveWorks Pro you can create a custom configurator that anyone can use. DriveWorks software is modular and scalable so you can set up and use the products to your advantage and at your own pace.

We’ll be at the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) interactive careers event at Beamont Collegiate Academy on Tuesday 14th June 2016. We’re really excited to meet students and promote some of the STEM related occupations within our organisation.

Before using DriveWorks, Winder Power designed to order using SOLIDWORKS, design tables and equation based parts. Winder Power began with DriveWorks Solo and then upgraded to DriveWorks Pro. They have found that the move to DriveWorks Pro has allowed them to merge their existing DriveWorks Solo projects together, which has streamlined the interface for their users.

Rolmaster Conveyors create customized and cost-effective conveyors using DriveWorksXpress. Since 1946, Rolmaster Conveyors has been designing, building and maintaining cost-effective conveyors and speciality handling equipment for a wide range of industrial manufacturing sectors. Their range of products includes roller belts, chain or wire mesh conveyors, complex lifts, turntables and transfer systems, which are all manufactured at their facility in Ontario, Canada. They started using SOLIDWORKS in 2004 and DriveWorksXpress in 2008. Paul Del Net, Senior Engineer at Rolmaster talks about the productivity gains using DriveWorksXpress… “A new template for a new conveyor standard will take me a few days once all…

As a SOLIDWORKS Gold Partner product, we’re really keen to get involved with the SOLIDWORKS community. Recently Heather, who is involved in running the SWUGN Sponsorship program here at DriveWorks, teamed up with SwugOne group leader Todd Blacksher and hit the road visiting SWUG meetings in Nebraska and Missouri.

DriveWorks software is scalable with three different product levels, DriveWorksXpress, DriveWorks Solo and DriveWorks Pro. See a comparison of each product, their features, benefits and a quick overview video here.