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How DriveWorks Software is Making a Difference for Manufacturers

Written by Jessica Taylor on

DriveWorks is scalable and incredibly versatile, used by manufacturing companies from a range of industries. We’re always interested to hear the different ways our customers use the software we’re proud of, regularly posting customer case studies on our blog. Here’s what some of our customers have to say about us.

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Getting the Most Out of Your DriveWorks Solo 30 Day Free Trial

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We’ve created learning resources to help you get started quickly with DriveWorks Solo so you can make the most of your 30 Day Free Trial and give yourself a head start. Use DriveWorks Solo to automate your SOLIDWORKS designs, save time, reduce errors, improve quality, and streamline processes.

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DriveWorks Drivers December 2023 Meeting – Registration Open

Written by Jessica Taylor on

Join us for the next DriveWorks Drivers virtual networking meeting on Thursday 7th December. DriveWorks Drivers is held at two different times to suit most timezones – 3pm (NZDT) and 3pm (GMT). This is a virtual networking event so you can join from anywhere. Register now to join us, see you there!

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Explore DriveWorks Technology

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Our product configurator examples are a great way to see what’s possible with DriveWorks, in a range of scenarios and industries. Once you’ve explored how DriveWorks looks from the front end, take a look under the hood at the underlying technology inside DriveWorks to understand how you can set up your own Design Automation & CPQ solution.

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The DriveWorks Challenge 3

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Paul Gimbel, DriveWorks Sherpa, has announced the next DriveWorks Challenge brief! This one is a bit different from the first two challenges as it focuses on the back end of a DriveWorks Project instead of the user interface. Get your submissions in before Tuesday 31st October to be entered into the prize draw!

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Free Design Automation Inside SOLIDWORKS®

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DriveWorksXpress is the time-saving Design Automation tool, free inside every licence of SOLIDWORKS®. It’s ideal for configuring designs that are the Same but Different. Automate to save time, reduce errors and innovate more. Activate your free license of DriveWorksXpress in the SOLIDWORKS® Tools Menu.

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Get to Know DriveWorks – Design Automation & CPQ for Manufacturing

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Use DriveWorks software to build a design automation and custom CPQ configurator solution to suit your business needs. All DriveWorks products are scalable. Any design automation project you create using DriveWorksXpress can be seamlessly migrated to DriveWorks Solo or DriveWorks Pro. Add extra capabilities to your projects as and when you need them.

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Design Automation – The Tool to Save You Time and Reduce Errors

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Capture and reuse design knowledge to automatically create the documents and data required to sell and manufacture custom products. Design automation enables you to turn around proposals quickly, design and manufacture efficiently and deliver on your promises consistently, all whilst maintaining a healthy profit.

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New DriveWorks 21 Functionality in Action

Written by Eve Glover on

As each new DriveWorks version gets closer to release, we all use the new functionality as part of our testing and QA process. Here. Phil Gilbanks, DriveWorks Key Account Manager. shares how he has learnt about, tested and used the new Forms Technology and User Experience capabilities in DriveWorks 21 and improved one of our existing configurator examples.

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Create Seamless Links Between Customers, Sales and Engineering with CPQ for Manufacturing

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CPQ helps manufacturers meet the increasing demand for custom products, faster and with greater accuracy. DriveWorks CPQ integrates seamlessly with other company systems to reduce bottlenecks, cut costs, optimize processes, and ensure accuracy. Improve communication between departments, keep everyone up to date and improve customer experience with CPQM.

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Registration is Now Open for DriveWorks World 2024

Written by Jessica Taylor on

DriveWorks World is the free, online knowledge sharing event for the DriveWorks Community. Join us on Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th April 2024. Register now to secure your place at DriveWorks World 2024 via the MyDriveWorks Community, and you can even submit your interest in presenting at the event! We can’t wait to see you there.

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DriveWorks At An Event Near You

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Over the coming months, the DriveWorks team are heading out on the road. We’ll be spending time visiting resellers, and attending their customer appreciation and SOLIDWORKS 2024 launch events. We’re looking forward to showcasing our design automation and CPQ for Manufacturing software, catching up with our community, and keeping our own knowledge up to date. See you soon at an event near you!

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Overcoming the Barriers to Digitalization

Written by Amy Cooper on

Manufacturers who don’t embrace and plan for digital transformation will be left behind. As with any change, going digital can seem intimidating and scary. There are misconceptions and fears around digital transformation. Over the past year, our digital transformation series has taken a look at the key information manufacturers need to know and we’ve shared advice, tips and tricks.

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DriveWorks Drivers – September 2023 Meeting Round Up

Written by Jessica Taylor on

On September 14th, we hosted the 3rd meeting of DriveWorks Drivers of the year. Thank you to all that attended, we had over 100 people from around the world in attendance as we shared news, stories and technical content. Here’s a round up of what happened at both DriveWorks Drivers September meetings.

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DriveWorks at the Warrington Annual Business Conference 2023

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As members of the Warrington Business Exchange (WBEx), we are great supporters of creating a better-connected and stronger economy in Warrington. We’re proud to be sponsoring and attending the Warrington Annual Business Conference again this year. Find our team there and chat to us about all things Digital Transformation, Exporting and more!

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