Manufacturing Engineer Position in Cleveland, OH

Cosmo Corporation has an immediate opening in its Cleveland, Ohio, headquarters for a Manufacturing Engineer. 

Cosmo Corporation is a global leader in the design and manufacture of precision engineered plastic components for the electrical and electronics industries.  We produce over 500 million components each year and our products can be found in nearly every type of consumer and industrial electrical device on the market.  We are a growth-oriented company with a 60 year history of innovation and quality.

Main Responsibilities:
Perform duties within the Engineering department where the primary responsibility is to specify, troubleshoot, and design engineering improvements for manufacturing plants and production equipment and systems.

• Oversee installation and setup of plant equipment, machinery and tooling
• Propose and implement improvements in machine design and manufacturing processes to increase quality and efficiency, and reduce costs
• Design custom machinery, automation, and tooling to meet production requirements
• Diagnose and troubleshoot problems with plant equipment, machinery and tooling
• Compile usable and accurate documentation
• Accurately prepare and maintain appropriate records

Minimum Requirements:

• Education:
• Undergraduate mechanical or electrical engineering degree or equivalent combination of experience and education
• Experience:
• At least five years of related work experience
• Experience with plastic injection molding machinery desirable
• Experience with assembly machines (mechanical, pneumatic) desirable
• Skills Required:
• Modeling proficiency
• Knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, mechanics, and electronics (including PLC controls)
• Knowledge of plastic injection modeling and auxiliary equipment
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Mechanical aptitude
• Ability to communicate effectively (both orally and written)

Cosmo offers competitive pay and excellent benefits including medical, dental, life insurance and 401K.  Relocation assistance not available.  To apply email your resume to:  JOB140575@cosmocorp.com.  For more information about Cosmo Corporation please visit:  www.cosmocorp.com.

New Service Packs Available for Download

They are raffling off iPad's like mad in the marketing reseller sessions at SolidWorks World!  I sure hope I am one of the lucky winners.  Now on to what this blog post is REALLY about.

Now available for subscription customers on the SolidWorks Customer Center

• SolidWorks 2011 SP2 now available for download
• Enterprise PDM 2010 SP5 now available for download
• Enterprise PDM 2011 SP1 now available for download

Are you at SolidWorks World?  Don't miss the Welcome Reception tonight in the Exhibit Hall starting at 5:30 pm.  See you there!

Win a Quadro 2000 at SolidWorks World 2011

Well after a particularly bumpy flight I made it safely to sunny San Antonio, Texas today.  Nothing but sunny skies, temperatures in the low 60s and no wind, sure is a stark contrast to 15 degree Michigan I said farewell to this morning!  I already had a chance to see the Riverwalk and check out the Alamo.  Now I'm just catching up on some work before my hectic schedule starts bright and early tomorrow morning at 9 am.

If you are lucky enough to be basking in the sunshine here at SolidWorks World with oh, around 5,000 others, I'm sure you're planning on visiting the Partner Pavilion during the week.  Make sure to check out NVIDIA's  booth, where they'll be raffling off a Quadro 2000 every day of the event.

Don't miss the latest Fermi-based NVIDIA Quadro by PNY graphics boards.  These boards allow users to take full advantage of SolidWorks 2011 in ways no other cards can:

• By enabling RealView and full scene antialiasing (FSAA), Quadro allows for more realistic, higher quality images
• Users can zoom, rotate and manipulate large assemblies in real-time, without compromising image details or their standards

With the close collaboration on product development between SolidWorks and NVIDIA, you're sure to get the most stable and reliable user experience. 

Learn more about how NVIDIA Quadro benefits SolidWorks by visiting www.pny.com/solidworks.

Don't Miss SolidCAM @ SWW 2011

Make time to stop by the SolidCAM booth next week at SolidWorks World 2011. The team has exciting news about their revolutionary iMachining module, powerful new functionality in the upcoming version of SolidCAM 2011, new pricing and promotions.

If you do not already have passes to SolidWorks World 2011, here is a link for complimentary Exhibit Hall Only registration. Simply go to the SolidWorks World Registration site, choose Exhibit Hall Only, then enter Registration Code: SWEX11113 to receive complimentary exhibit hall only registration.

What you can look forward to seeing at SolidCAM Booth #414 in the Partner Pavilion:

• iMachining – The dream has finally been realized as the SolidCAM team will show the benefits of the revolutionary toolpath technology in action, combined with the power of an integrated technology wizard, that empowers CNC programmers with over 50 years of machining experience and intelligence.
  
• SolidCAM 2011 – See exciting new features and capabilities in the most powerful SolidCAM version ever released.
  
• New pricing and promotions – Along with the incredibly popular SolidCAM Xpress, learn about the all new "EZ Own" inclusive packages that feature unbeatable value
  

What is SolidWorks Document Manager for eDrawings?

So, you're going about your business, sending SolidWorks drawings off to customers or out to the shop for viewing with eDrawings (let's assume SolidWorks is NOT installed on those machines,) and when they open, BAM! a new message from eDrawings stating that 'some elements of this drawing may not be accurately represented because the SolidWorks Document Manager is not installed on your system.' Then there is a nice peace offering in the form of an option to install said SolidWorks Document Manager.

While many of us who love and trust SolidWorks Corporation will simply download and install without a moment's hesitation, others are more cautious and want to know what this is ('cause honestly the documentation wasn't all that great until now.) So here goes:

SolidWorks Document Manager is a tool that allows non-SolidWorks applications, like eDrawings, to look at the data in a SolidWorks file. It is automatically installed with SolidWorks, so this is only a factor for machines where SolidWorks is not installed. For drawings, the Document Manager will allow eDrawings to review custom properties and automatically update annotations.

Think about the following example:

1. A drawing has notes that are linked to custom properties in the drawing file.
2. The custom properties of the drawing are edited (typically by a PDM system) without actually opening and re-saving the drawing file.
3. eDrawings without the Document Manager will see the notes as they were last saved.
4. eDrawings with the Document Manager can see the updated custom properties shown in the notes.

Installing the Document Manager is encouraged to correct this situation.

For those who still choose to install later (Why? Maybe their internet is down, give them a break) there will be a watermark across the bottom of the drawing, stating essentially that 'it is unknown if this drawing is out of date.' How does one turn that off you say? Easy. When that message is present (and only then, so don't bother looking in the menu otherwise,) in the View pull-down menu, there will be an option called 'Show Warning Watermark' which can be unchecked.

Well, there it is folks! Go and get some SolidWorks Document Manager today, and reap the rich rewards of smarter, happier eDrawings!

'What's New' with Nonlinear Studies in Simulation 2011

In SolidWorks Simulation Premium 2011, you will now see an improvement in the accuracy for nonlinear fixtures.

An exact method rather than an approximate penalty method is used to apply fixtures in nonlinear studies. The new method avoids numerical convergence difficulties encountered by the penalty method and improves accuracy and speed for most nonlinear studies. The performance improvement is more prominent (up to 20% gain in analysis time) for nonlinear studies with many restraint definitions and higher mesh densities.

Product Development Live Lab

Let's face it, there is no shortage of technology available to us these days from Google, Apple, Microsoft, as well as all of the smaller "app" makers who help us attempt to integrate these hardware and software technologies on our mobile devices and desktops. And herein often lies the challenge for me; How do I integrate all of these technologies seamlessly into my personal and business life?

For example, should I use Google Docs or Microsoft Office Live for my web based office documents? Based on my decision, will I be able to access them on all of the devices I use such as my iPad and Blackberry? Should I look to change my current methodologies to better leverage the benefits of one technology over another? In the end, what if there is a better product, better app, better methodology available and I'm not even aware of it?

The fundamental challenge when incorporating technology into a design and manufacturing business is no different; the stakes are just higher. The investment in the technologies we use in business are greater and the ability to incorporate "change" into our business culture takes forethought and careful planning. In the end, we have to educate ourselves well and make careful decisions.

With this in mind, I recently had the opportunity to be involved in developing a new seminar series at FISHER/UNITECH called the Product Development Live Lab. We designed this hands-on event specifically to help both our existing customers, as well as future customers, understand how SolidWorks, Simulation, Enterprise PDM, 3DVIA Composer, and Rapid Prototyping work together in a product development process.

I'm excited about this new format as it offers the opportunity for anyone in an organization who interfaces with engineered content the ability to understand what these products are capable of, as well as (and maybe more importantly) how they all tie together in a solution that can really benefit the company as a whole.

If you're interested in taking part in one of our Product Development Live Labs, visit the Events section of our website or click here: http://www.funtech.com/Events/Product-Development-Labs.

SolidWorks World 2011 iPhone App Now Available

Well, it's been all over Twitter all day long, so here's the official announcement from SolidWorks on their SWW 2011 iPhone app:

Available now on the Apple App Store:

The SolidWorks World iPhone app includes information about:

• Technical Training Sessions
• Speaker Information
• Partner Pavilion Details
• Conference Floor Plans
• Conference and Location Details
• and more!

Download the SolidWorks World iPhone App Today!

1. You must be operating on the iOS 4.2.  If you need to upgrade your iOS version, simply plug your phone into iTunes to update.
2. Visit the App Store from your iPhone or iPad
3. Search for "SolidWorks World"
4. Click "Free" and next click "Install"
5. Have instant access to important conference information at your fingertips!

For more information about SolidWorks World 2011, visit  www.solidworks.com/swworld.

Over Engineered - it's Good, Not Bad

On a recent visit to a customer of ours near Traverse City, Michigan, I came across a phrase I hadn't heard before and honestly didn't really understand, "Over Engineered." I had just read a review on our customer's product where the author had used the term "Over Engineered" to describe the product.  I was trying to figure out what the author was trying to tell us. I began to think of situations that I have come across in my years at FISHER/UNITECH and different products or stories that I could equate to being "Over Engineered." One situation came to mind.

A customer had told me the specifications of a game system that was going to be mounted inside commercial aircraft for passengers to use to entertain themselves in the air. He went on and on about all the testing that needed to be done, which all made logical sense to me, but then he informed me that there were regulations to ensure the device could handle temperature swings from -50 to 200 degrees. I'm sure that is great and all, but you know who isn't going to handle temperature swings of that magnitude? This guy! What good does it do to have the product survive if the passenger does not? So is that what "Over Engineered means?" I don't think so, seems more like over regulated to me.

I thought maybe there is no such thing as "Over Engineered." It's a lot like saying someone is too rich or too nice or too pretty (FYI I am two of three so that is coming from experience.) To quote Alan Jackson's hit single, "Too Much of a Good Thing, is a Good Thing." Sure, if you are, or have, too much of something it could cause some issues. We have all heard the pretty girl complain that men aren't "brave" enough to approach her or the lottery winner complain about the problems caused when every Uncle Joe and Cousin Bob coming looking for their share of the fortune. I think in the same way people equate "Over Engineered" to being a bad thing, either in that it costs too much or delays the "time to market" of a product. Without the correct tools in place this could all be very true, but with SolidWorks CAD software and a Dimension 3D Printer from Stratasys, this is no longer the case.  In fact, "Over Engineered" should become the norm.

Now back to our customer. They are a pharmaceutical device company, designing, manufacturing and selling to drug makers. Most of their products are never seen by anyone outside of a pharmaceutical drug plant. To aid in the design process they purchased a few seats of SolidWorks and shortly after purchased a Dimension Elite 3D Printer. They quickly reaped the benefits of the two products and were able to come up with better designs cheaper and faster which led to getting their products to market faster. Customers like this are becoming the norm; you will be hard pressed to find a consumer good in your home that didn't involve a 3D Printer in it's design; whether it's your car, vacuum or stapler. I would be willing to bet the lid on the cup of coffee you are drinking right now was originally built on a 3D Printer or it's negative was and then material was vacuum formed or blow molded around it to ensure form, fit, and function prior to going into production.

One evening on a cross country flight the owner of this company found he had a problem...his arms were getting tired from holding his iPad while watching a movie. Seems easy enough right? Go purchase a stand for it. Well he looked into it and found that all the stands on the market were made for just one particular device, or were too big, too expensive or too easily broken. Not to mention they were all manufactured overseas. As any inventor would do, he went straight to the drawing board and came up with a simple solution to his problem.  One day and maybe $2 in material cost later, he had a stand. In talking with different people he found that he wasn't the only one having this particular problem and found that there might be a potential market for a product of this type. Over the next few weeks he spent a half hour or so after his regular business activities and started design what is now known as 3feet. Each evening he would design several iterations of the product in SolidWorks, send them to his Dimension Elite 3D Printer, and in the morning he was able to take his parts out of the machine, test them for form, fit , and function and see what changes could and/or should be made. He was also able to quickly alter his design to fit multiple products (i.e., iPhone, iPad, Nook, Kindle) instead of designing various stands for each one.

SolidWorks and the Dimension 3D Printer also helped with marketing. If I learned anything from my first job at a grocery store as a teenager, besides never to put the eggs on the bottom of the bag, it's that packaging is everything. Take the same shampoo, put it in a regular old cylindrical bottle versus putting it in a colorful bottle with a cartoon character's head for the lid, charge an extra buck for it and the cartoon one is going to outsell two to one. With this cheap and easy ability to quickly change a design, companies are able to get several iterations of a product made and in the hands of test groups months faster and at a fraction of the cost as competitors using traditional methods. To the same effect, our customer was able to use the renderings from SolidWorks to produce all of his artwork; his entire website is SolidWorks renderings, right down to the logo itself. Using the renderings he was able to save a ton of time and money on professional photography while maintaining quality. The website and marketing material were developed as the part was first going into production and the product was on the market as soon as the first one was assembled.

So does 3feet need to have three different viewing angles?  Does it need to be able to fold up and fit in my pocket?  Does it need to be able to survive being run over by a car?  Does it need to have silicone traction bands to keep it from sliding around and does it need to be made in the USA? Not really, but I bet most consumers will appreciate those things and each one of those benefits will attract more consumers. 

There is a certain Hockey Hall of Fame inductee who, were it not for the "Over Engineered" curve on the shaft of my goalie stick, would have scored a hat trick against me, so I am sold on the idea of "Over Engineered." So to the guy who wrote the review on 3feet, giving it five out of five stars but stated it is "Over Engineered," I couldn't agree more. To that effect I would venture to say that anyone who is not using SolidWorks in combination with a Dimension 3D Printer is in fact "Under Engineering" their products.

iPad and iPhone are trademark of Apple Inc, Kindle is a trademark of Amazon, 3feet is a trademark of Twin Bay LLC, All rights are reserved.

SELive is Here! Online Chat Application for SolidWorks

I am thrilled to announce that FISHER/UNITECH has released SELive, an online chat application for SolidWorks technical support.  SELive is fully embedded into SolidWorks, and allows our technical support engineers to view a customer's screen and take control if needed for problem diagnosis and solution.  SolidWorks users simply install the web application and launch a chat session directly from the SolidWorks Task Pane.

We are the only ones to offer a chat solution integrated into the SolidWorks Task Pane, that allows for Desktop Sharing and integration with our CRM system. SELive is available now for download at http://www.supportexpresslive.com.

SELive gives our maintenance customers yet another way to get support, in addition to our toll free phone and online case creation options.  Because SELive is a web application, any updates to it are pushed via the web to the local installation, meaning users will always have the most recent version.

Read the press release
Download SELive

SolidProfessor Show Discount at SolidWorks World 2011

For those of you attending SolidWorks World 2011 in San Antonio, Texas, you're eligible to receive a show discount on SolidProfessor Enterprise!

To qualify for the discount (up to $2500) simply stop by the SolidProfessor booth at the show (#733) in the Partner Pavilion, fill out a short registration form and make a purchase by June 30th, 2011.  You may also "pre-register" for this discount with me, by sending an email indicating your interest to lvangiesen@funtech.com.

By pre-registering, you will receive a SolidProfessor SolidWorks World 2011 San Antonio t-shirt and receive 10 free raffle tickets towards two X-Box 360 Kinect giveaways!

SolidProfessor Enterprise is officially being launched at SolidWorks World.  Ideal for design groups of five or more users, even more features are being added to ensure SolidWorks teams have the most effective productivity tools at their fingertips, to help them get the most out of their designs.

Special Offers from InspectionXpert

50% Discount to Network your InspectionXpert licenses!

Buy any two InspectionXpert licenses and add networking capability at half-price.

InspectionXpert licenses can be networked, or floated, for a simple, one-time cost.  Note: Maintenance is not included in discount and must be purchased for both licenses. Offer valid until February 28, 2011. 

Current InspectionXpert customers can take advantage of the following:

1. 50% discount to add networking capability
2. 50% discount on the second license with the purchase of two licenses

Valid through January 31st, 2011 only.

Reduced Office2PDM pricing - pricing for this product was reduced in October.  Contact your account manager for more information.

Inside Sales Positions Available at FISHER/UNITECH

FISHER/UNITECH is currently looking to fill three Inside Sales Representative (ISR) positions in the following locations:

• Troy, MI
• Chicago, IL
• Dayton, OH

Description:  The primary responsibility of an Inside Sales Representative is to identify potential new client relationships in the assigned territory through telemarketing activities.  You will sell the benefits of our technology solutions to obtain commitments from prospective customers to meet with a FISHER/UNITECH representative.  You will develop leads for a multiple set of Information Technology products.  You will interface with FISHER/UNITECH personnel and vendor representatives who will provide mentoring toward goal achievement.  You will be measured against key performance indicators for quality lead development and sales that result from them on a monthly basis.

Primary Responsibilities:  Through telemarketing, generate opportunities at commercial accounts for solid modeling software solutions.  You will call from several sources:  incoming marketing leads, industry lists and existing records in the CRM database.  You will identify and document critical business issues (CBI's) that exist at the companies you call.  You will obtain and document critical information about a prospect's use of information technology for engineering, their business objectives, and key decision making personnel.  Your efforts will result in qualified leads to be handled by our outside sales team.

Minimum Required Skills and Experience:

• 3-5 years of successful sales qualifying skills
• Understanding of the mechanical engineering industry
• Proven effective communication skills - ability to work effectively on a sales team
• Good communication skills
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office products

If interested in this position, please forward an up-to-date copy of your resume in Microsoft Word format with a cover letter including realistic salary requirements.  Your information will be held in the strictest of confidence.

You may also download and complete our employee application form, which will streamline our process should you be selected for an interview. 

Employee Application Form

Please send your cover letter, resume, and employee application form to:

Human Resources Manager

1150 Stephenson Hwy.

Troy, MI  48083

248-577-8524 fax

hr@funtech.com

Chicago SolidWorks User Group Meeting Announced

The next CSUG meeting is planned for:

Date:  Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
Time:  5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

DES PLAINES Campus of Oakton Community College, Room 1606
1600 E. Golf Rd., Des Plaines, IL  60016

Agenda

• 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm:  Sign-in and networking
• 5:30 pm:  Food served, pizza and soft drinks
• 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm:  Short business meeting during pizza time
• 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm:  Users Helping Users - bring your SolidWorks problems/questions, tips and tricks to share with the group
• 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm:  Q&A, door prize drawing
• 8:00 pm:  Meeting adjourned

Users Helping Users
Problems, Solutions, Tips/Tricks, provided by meeting participants

The presentation time is also available to anyone who wants to trial run their SolidWorks 2011 presentation.  This is available on a first-come, first-served basis.  If there is a SolidWorks World 2011 presentation, it will preempt the main topic of Users Helping Users.

The usual pizza and soft drinks will be provided, along with a door prize drawing.  The meeting should adjourn around 8 pm.

No RSVP is necessary. 

Experienced SolidWorks Designer Needed, Goshen, IN

Clear Creek and Associates is looking to hire an experienced/trained SolidWorks designer.  The company is located in Goshen, IN.  If interested, please contact Rodney Carpenter for details at:

Rodney Carpenter

Clear Creek and Associates, Inc.

212 W Washington St

Goshen, IN 46526-3727

Phone: (574) 537-9060
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Machine Design Engineer Needed, Mt. Prospect, IL

Lapmaster International is hiring a Machine Design Engineer for their Mount Prospect, Illinois, location. 

If interested, please contact Sal Khan, Engineering Manager, at skhan@lapmaster.com.

Basic Functions

Reports to the Engineering Manager, performs a variety of engineering work related to honing, lapping, polishing, grinding processes and machines, including machine and tooling design/modification, research and product development.

Primary Duties

1. Works with internal and external customers to create designs that focus on functionality (assembly, operation, and maintenance,) cost and appearance.
2. Using established methods, produces or modifies layout and detail drawings for a variety of machines, components, and process tooling. 
3. Completes other externally and internally driven engineering projects including tooling quotes, equipment order reviews, product evaluations, and facility layouts. 
4. Ensures all drawings and diagrams are updated to reflect the latest design changes. Creates and maintains bills of materials and master part number assignment in accordance with established departmental policies. 
5. Communicates status and priority of engineering projects to the Engineering Manager both orally and in writing, as appropriate. 
6. Identifies, evaluates, and helps prioritize ideas for improving design of machines, components, and process tooling.

Requirements for Entry

Requires a B.S.M.E. or M.S.M.E with a minimum of three years work experience in machine design/automation. The ideal candidate will have experience/proficiency in AutoCAD and 3D solid modeling application, SolidWorks. Must possess good organization, communication and interpersonal skills. Prior work experience in honing industry is a plus but not required.

SALARY

Commensurate with experience and dependent upon potential.

NVIDIA Quadro for SolidWorks

Our SolidWorks customers understand the importance of getting the most out of their application. NVIDIA® wants to help you reach that goal with an exclusive offer on an NVIDIA Quadro® GPU, based on the new Fermi architecture.

NVIDIA’s new Quadro professional graphic solutions allow you to take full advantage of SolidWorks 2011 in ways no other cards can. By enabling RealView and full scene antialiasing (FSAA), Quadro allows for more realistic, higher quality images. You can zoom, rotate and manipulate large assemblies in real-time, without compromising image details or their standards. And with the close collaboration on product development between SolidWorks and NVIDIA, you are assured of the most stable and reliable user experience.

The following discounts are offered exclusively to SolidWorks users:

• Quadro 5000 - up to $180 off
• Quadro 4000 - up to $80 off
• Quadro 2000 - up to $50 off

If you'd like more information, please contact your account manager or send an email to me at lvangiesen@funtech.com.

Removing the Vault Listing in the Enterprise PDM Administration Tool

Question:  How do I manually remove the vault from being listed in the Enterprise PDM Administration tool?

 

Answer:  Sometimes an old vault does not get removed from the Enterprise PDM Administration tool on a client machine.  If the user tries to right-click on the vault and select DELETE, they usually get an error stating that they cannot connect to the archive server.  This error is the expected error and normal.  In this scenario, the actual archive files have been removed permanently ahead of time but traces of the old vault ID are still in the Enterprise PDM Administration tree.

To remove ‘Wiggins_Test’ vault from the Enterprise PDM Administration tree:

•  Start and Run and REGEDIT (edit the computer’s registry)

• Browse to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Solidworks\Applications\PDMworks Enterprise\ConisioAdmin\Servers\\FileVaults\

• Right-click on the Vault that you would like to remove and select DELETE. (Be careful to delete the correct vault).

After removing the registry entry, go back to the Enterprise PDM Administration tool and right-click on the server to refresh the tree.  Your old vault should be gone now.

Dan Wiggins

Technical Support Engineer

A Better SolidWorks Education is Available - Announcing Our Learning Management System

I am proud to announce that we've integrated the Adobe Connect Learning Management System (LMS) into our comprehensive SolidWorks education curriculum.  By doing this, we can now track student attendance to our courses, and deliver an automated certificate, called SolidWorks Applied Technology (SWAT,) which tests student competency at the conclusion of each course.

Students who attend any one of our 28 SolidWorks, SolidWorks Simulation, SolidWorks Enterprise PDM, or 3DVIA Composer courses, are now subject to a 25-question exam at the end of each course, with exam results sent to the student's manager for reporting and tracking purposes.

The implementation of this system means we deliver higher quality education, just another improvement that adds value to our education program here at FISHER/UNITECH.

With our recent acquisition of CADVenture, we have added two additional training centers, located in Mentor, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Students can take SolidWorks courses in any one of our 12 locations, online via our interactive 3DU environment or if a large group needs training, we can come to you with our mobile lab.

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Central Indiana SolidWorks User Group Meeting Announced

Register EARLY for the February meeting at info@indianasolidworks.org.

Remember, no registration = no food and no premium door prize

Premium Door Prize Worth Thousands!
NEiWorks Expert - sponsored by NEiNastran.


Date:  Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Time:  4:30 pm for registration and networking.  Meeting starts promptly at 5:00 pm.
Location:  Ground Floor Conference Room, MJ Insurance Building, 9225 Priority Way West, Indianapolis, IN  46240

Agenda

• General Meeting, introductions and SolidWorks World 2011 highlights followed by
• NEiNastran Presentation - Engineering software for design, analysis, and simulation
• Dinner, sponsored by SWUG Corporate
• Technical Presentation:  Phil Whitaker, Computer-Aided Technology, "Become a Surfaces Expert"
• Tips & Tricks
• Door Prizes

West Michigan SolidWorks User Group

It's that time again!  The next WMSWUG meeting has been announced.  Join the team for food, networking opportunities, two presentations, and SolidWorks giveaways!  Details appear below.

Date:  Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
Time:  5:30 - 8:30 pm

Haworth Inn (click for map and directions) Holland, MI

Agenda

• Dinner/Networking
• Opening Announcements
• Working with Sheetmetal Tools
• Break/Networking
• Working with Weldment Tools
• SolidWorks Roundtable (time permitting)
• Closing Remarks/Giveaways/Networking

CLICK HERE TO RSVP FOR THE MEETING

Design Engineer Needed in Holland, Michigan

Kenowa Industries, a designer and manufacturer of material handling systems for a variety of industries, is hiring a Design Engineer with SolidWorks experience.

*If interested in this position, please send your cover letter and resume to:  steven.sprik@kenowa.com.

In summary, the Design Engineer would work with the sales department to help design and engineer structural steel returnable packaging products using SolidWorks.  Create detailed drawings of proposed projects that can be used on the production floor. Work with estimating and purchasing departments to create bill of materials and assist in costing projects.

Job Requirements
Essential

• Fully proficient in using SolidWorks 3D software with a minimum of two years work experience using SolidWorks in a manufacturing environment.
• Can independently prioritize workload to meet quoting and RTM deadlines
• Ability to accept and understand verbal and written instructions (in English) and work with minimal supervision
• Experience using MS Excel, capable of understanding and using formulas and functions
• Ability to communicate verbally with customers, management and production workers about product design specifications and is comfortable in presenting ideas one on one or in a group setting to help resolve design issues

Additional

• Knowledgeable of welding processes, weldments and structural steel packaging products
• Experience using other CAD products and can translate files from other types of CAD software into SolidWorks
• Prior experience supervising others in the use of CAD software and managing workflow

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential

Creates detailed production drawings to be used on the production floor.  Is capable of assisting others in improving their CAD drawing skills, and can create and add, as needed, commonly used components to the SolidWorks Toolbox.  As needed, can proof others drawings for accuracy and offer suggestions for improvement (80% of time.)

Assists members of the sales team in helping them problem solve customer's design issues by offering alternative solutions, developing conceptual drawings, and producing a functional detailed design in SolidWorks.  Continually improve the design and workflow process to add value for our customers and increase profitability (20% of time.)

Reviews old CAD files to be used on current projects for improvements and updates files as needed to incorporate new specifications.  Produce revised bill of materials from updated drawings.

Assist with obtaining bids from vendors to help cost out prospective jobs.

On occasion, required to go on-site to a customer's location to help resolve design issues and offer solutions (no overnight stay required.) 

*If interested in this position, please send your cover letter and resume to:  steven.sprik@kenowa.com.

SolidWorks World 2011 LinkedIn Event Page

Attending SolidWorks World 2011 and use LinkedIn? 

Let the SolidWorks Community know you're attending by connecting via LinkedIn's SWW 2011 event page.  It's a great way to network with other SolidWorks users.  To view the event page, click here.

InspectionXpert and Office2PDM at SolidWorks World 2011

See Extensible CAD Technologies in Booth #124 in the Partner Pavilion at SolidWorks World 2011.  See a live demo of InspectionXpert and Office2PDM, both SolidWorks Partner Products, and receive a free gift just for stopping by the booth.

InspectionXpert
New Release of InspectionXpert for SolidWorks!  This popular inspection report automation and ballooning tool has been updated with even better options for SolidWorks users.  Click here for more info. 

Office2PDM
New Dashboard Options!  Interact with your SolidWorks Enterprise PDM Vault directly from inside of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word, and use the EPDM dashboard to quickly see the status of your works in progress and drill down into the Dashboard Reports for easier management of your vault.  Click here for more info.

View a Video!
InspectionXpert for SolidWorks has a new interface and more tools to automate your inspection documentation.  Click here for the 3-minute video.

See the Office2PDM integration with Microsoft Office documents and the EPDM dashboard option.  Click here for these videos.