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  • L’ENTREPRISE DU FUTUR

    En synergie avec l’essor des techniques du numérique et la nécessité de mutation à laquelle sont confrontées les entreprises, le réseau Up Numérique lance la 1ère édition du congrès « Entreprise du Futur » dédié aux décideurs de PME/ETI de tous secteurs d’activité.

  • DriveWorks World Early Bird Rate Ends This Friday!

    The DriveWorks World early bird rate ends this Friday! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to save. Register now to secure the early bird discount.

  • DriveWorks CPD: And The Winner Is…

    December 31st marked the end of the third quarter of this year’s DriveWorks CPD program. Discover who won and who will be joining us at DriveWorks World.

  • Plan Your Agenda at SOLIDWORKS World 2016

    Over the course of SOLIDWORKS World, you’ll join more than 5,000 of your peers and select from more than 200 breakout sessions on a range of topics. Make sure design automation is one of the topics you decide to learn more about. Even if you’re already automating there’s always something new to see and learn. Join the Design Automation and Sales Configurator Buzz at SOLIDWORKS World 2016. Don’t miss out – make sure you attend the Design Automation and Sales Configurator break out sessions and presentations at SWW16. Are Your Products the Same but Different? Date: Monday, 1st FebruaryTime: 6.30pm-6.45pmPresenter: Glen Smith Glen Smith…

  • DriveWorks 12 SP2- Or Should It Be Called DriveWorks 12 Plus?

    DriveWorks 12 Service Pack 2 was released in November 2015 and we packed it full of handy new features and functions to help you with your Design Automation and Sales Configurator projects. Paul Gimbel, Business Process Sherpa at DriveWorks Reseller Razorleaf, has written a great article about our latest release and we just had to share it!

  • DriveWorks World Early Bird Rate – Ends 15th January!

    Don’t miss the opportunity to save £250 per person with the DriveWorks World early bird rate. DriveWorks World is a technically focused, value-added event for DriveWorks Solo and DriveWorks Pro customers, with an active subscription support contract, as well as our Reseller Applications Engineers. Standard DriveWorks World fees are £750 per person, with the early bird rate, you’ll pay just £500 per person. The Early Bird Rate ends on: January 15th. Register now so you don’t miss out! DriveWorks World will be held at the Park Royal Hotel, Stretton, from the 7th to the 11th of March 2016. Join us…

  • Happy Holidays from the DriveWorks Team!

    We hope you enjoy the festive season, check out this message created by the whole DriveWorks team…

  • An Impressive New HVAC Sample Project

    This month we’re focusing on the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Industry. Our Tech Team have created another impressive project to demonstrate the many uses of DriveWorks within this complex industry. This project is a fantastic example of the potential of DriveWorks to automate complex SOLIDWORKS Assemblies. There are over 8000 Rules, over 5000 Model Rules and nearly 100 Documents within this project.

  • It’s Almost Time – SOLIDWORKS World 2016

    SOLIDWORKS World 2016 will be DriveWorks’ 13th year at SOLIDWORKS World and we’re exited to be a part of the action again – sponsoring, exhibiting, presenting, listening and learning. There are going to be plenty of presentations about Design Automation and DriveWorks, including one from our CEO Glen Smith.

  • Harnessing the Power of 3D to Drive Sales

    Mass customization, and more importantly mass personalization, are becoming more sought after in today’s market. We are seeing traditional businesses adapt and new businesses emerge. Discover how Moogue are using the power of 3D technology to help them drive sales of their personalized products.

  • Get to Know the DriveWorks Pro Modules

    DriveWorks Pro is a collection of four modules that enable you to create and manage your own Sales Configurator and Design Automation tool. In this short video DriveWorks Vice President, Maria Sarkar, will introduce the four modules of DriveWorks Pro and how they interact with each other.

  • Happy Holidays from DriveWorks

    Seasons Greetings from the DriveWorks Team! We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

  • Gemma’s SWUGN Tour

    As a SOLIDWORKS Gold Partner product, we’re really keen to get involved with the SOLIDWORKS community. In November Gemma, who runs the SWUGN Sponsorship program here at DriveWorks, was invited to present at four user group meetings. Gemma works hard to support SWUG leaders across the globe by arranging presenters and even putting together a box of handy resources and give-away prizes. As she’s so involved with the SWUG network, Gemma was thrilled to be asked to present and arranged her first (but definitely not last!) SWUGN tour. After an eventful and exciting week, Gemma returned to DriveWorks HQ with lots of stories from the events. Hi…

  • New Walk-through Videos

    Our Sample Projects are a great way to get started with Design Automation and using DriveWorks to create your first Configurator. You can pick the projects apart to discover how they have been set up or use them as a source of inspiration for your own projects. All of our DriveWorksXpress and DriveWorks Solo Sample Projects have already been set up so all you need to do is download and run them inside SOLIDWORKS. Our Tech Team have also created these handy walk-through videos. They’re a quick and easy way to demonstrate how to set up and run the projects, making it easier than ever for you…

  • DriveWorks Pro – Under The Hood

    This webinar is the second in our two part DriveWorks Pro “Under the Hood” series. In the first webinar, DriveWorks Co-Founder and Vice President, Maria Sarkar, discussed how DriveWorks Pro can help you differentiate yourself from the competition by adopting a design-to-order, configure-to-order, or engineer-to-order strategy. In this webinar, part 2, Maria shows in more detail how projects are set up in DriveWorks Administrator.