Free Training for Displaced Engineers through state of Indiana Grant

My company is an approved training center for the state of Indiana to offer comprehensive SolidWorks training and software to displaced engineers and designers.

I have had trouble getting in touch with the displaced worker community, so I am exhausting all my social media marketing options. I have made contacts at WorkForce One, but the message does not seem to be getting out.

We sell and support SolidWorks 3D mechanical design software. Displaced engineers and designers in Indiana are eligible to apply for a grant through the state to receive up to $5,000 to help them further their skill set and increase their knowledge in programs that fit their chosen or future career path.

If you know of anyone who could benefit from our software and training, at no cost to them, please let me know. Any assistance or suggestions in getting the word out to the unemployed mechanical design community would also be greatly appreciated.

Lisa Van Giesen
Marketing Manager
FISHER/UNITECH
800-816-8314, ext. 7129
lvangiesen@funtech.com
www.funtech.com

SolidWorks Sustainability Sneak Peek

A beta version of SolidWorks Sustainability Xpress, the product announced at SolidWorks World earlier this year under the code name "Sage", will be available for download on the SolidWorks Labs site.

If you want to get up to speed with the product quickly, watch this video with Director of Product Innovation, Rick Chin.

What is Marketing?

Great quote I heard today at the Third Thursday Roundtable Event in Madison Heights:

"If the circus is coming to town and you paint a sign saying "Circus Coming to the Fairground Saturday," that's advertising.

If you put the sign on the back of an elephant and walk it into town, that's promotion.

If the elephant walks through the mayor's flower bed, that's publicity.

If you get the mayor to laugh about it, that's public relations.

If the town's citizens go to the circus, you show them the many entertainment booths, explain how much fun they'll have spending money at the booths, answer their questions and ultimately, they spend a lot at the circus, that's sales.

But put it all together - that's marketing!"

P.T. Barnum

Product Designer with SolidWorks Experience, Kansas City, MO

R2Fact Product Development is in the process of hiring a Product Designer with SW CAD experience.

• The company is currently using SW 2009
• Position is on a Project by Project Basis
• 20+ hours a week
• Mechanical Experience required
• Either Industrial Designer, Mech Engineer or Mech Designer is fine if enough design and CAD experience.
  

Interested parties can fax resume to:
f) 913-268-3746 or email me at: steve@r2fact.com

Steve Pope
R2FACT Product Development Inc.

It's That Time Again! Calling all SolidWorks Beta Testers

Coming Soon: SolidWorks 2010 Beta Program

Each new release of SolidWorks is preceded by a beta program. This allows users to try out new functionality, and lets SolidWorks gather your feedback before the release is finalized.

Influence the development of the software AND earn points toward great prizes!

You're invited to participate in the testing of SolidWorks 2010 CAD software, SolidWorks Simulation, and SolidWorks Enterprise PDM.

The program is open to customers with current subscription service. Only current Solidworks Enterprise PDM customers with subscription can participate in SolidWorks Enterprise PDM Beta.

Log-in and see the Top 10 Beta Testers, check the status of bugs you find, and see what’s coming for the future of CAD.

Dimension 3D Printer: A Necessary Cost of Business

You can now buy a Dimension 3D Printer for less than the cost of a copy machine. I don't know of a company that doesn't have a copy machine. I also don't know of a company that is making money with a copy machine. It is simply a neccesary cost of doing business, regardless of our desire to be paperless.

Rapid prototyping is also a necessary cost of doing business, especially in a difficult economy and regardless of the ability to design in 3D. You have to be able to communicate effectively, quickly and inexpensively. There is simply no time or money available for mistakes.

How can an engineer be expected to be design responsible in a real world when his best tool is a virtual one?

Paul Hollowaty
Senior Sales Executive - Rapid Technology Group
FISHER/UNITECH

SolidWorks Survey: Non-PDM Users

SolidWorks wants to hear from users at companies not currently using a Product Data Management system, to give them some ideas for future product development.

Take the survey here.

It's Alive! SolidWorks 2009 SP3 Now Available

Our friend and fellow blogger, Jason Raak, whose blog is called Rocksolid Perspective, published a post last week about the latest SolidWorks Service Pack. Below is an excerpt:

Looking at the Fixed SPR’s page it seems to be a healthy chunk of fixes that are included in this new service pack. You are free to get the update with an active SolidWorks Subscription Service by going to the SolidWorks Customer Portal and then to the Downloads and Updates page.

To download SolidWorks 2009 SP3.0 click here.

To view the Fixed SPR’s in SolidWorks 2009 SP3.0 click here.

Thanks Jason!