SolidWorks Solutions Seminar, 2 Locations in Ohio!

Intuitive Solutions for All Aspects of Your Design Process

Maximize your productivity and focus on innovation to create products better, faster and more cost effectively

During this informative seminar, our DS SolidWorks Technical Team will provide working details about how the various SolidWorks products come together in a practical design team environment. 

This is accomplished through a multi-product demonstration using an actual customer model from Schramm Inc., located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, whose drill rig design was key in rescuing the Chilean miners in October 2010 (read more about it here). 

The team will work through the process of design, simulation, technical documentation and data management using a "Day in the life of an design engineer" scenario.

Wednesday, September 14th 8:30 am - 1:00 pm Full Buffet Lunch from 12-1 pm Cincinnati Marriott North 6189 Muhlhauser Road West Chester, OH 45069 Register Now!

Thursday, September 15th 8:30 am - 1:00 pm Full Buffet Lunch from 12-1 pm Marriott Cleveland East 26300 Harvard Road Warrensville Heights, OH  44122 Register Now!

Come join us in the greater Cinncinati and Cleveland areas for an in depth morning seminar to discover how all of SolidWorks' solutions helped Schramm design a state of the art drill which ended up saving many lives!

Mechanical Engineer Needed, Rochester Hills, MI

Prefix is an innovative engineering and prototyping firm located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. 

Prefix is seeking a mechanical engineer for designing both prototype and production mechanisms. Training and experience in SolidWorks is preferred, however applicants with strong qualifications who are skilled in alternate CAD packages will be considered.

Mechanism designs include both proof of concept implementations and more robust systems for use in a factory floor automation environment. Watch your designs develop into actual functioning systems. A firm understanding of kinematics is a must.

Check out the Prefix website for more company information.
To apply please submit resume including desired salary to:

Kurt D. Zeile
"Innovationeering Today"
1300 West Hamlin Road
Rochester Hills, MI 48309
Fax: (248) 650-1334
kurt.zeile@prefix.com
www.prefix.com

DimXpert - the Manufacturing Time Saver

So you've developed a new part, that may be simple or complex, but you need to dimension it in terms that match your companies manufacturing abilities. You may have dimensioned features within your part from different planes or edges that made sense to you "the designer", but now need to comply with company manufacturing standards. To satisfy either of these common requests you really have two choices; re-dimension the part all over again for manufacturing OR use SolidWorks DimXpert!

The purpose of DimXpert is to apply dimensions and tolerances to a part from the manufacturing perspective. Using DimXpert, SolidWorks will automatically re-dimension your part based on your manufacturing tolerances and specs, and from datum planes you define. Parts can be either turned or prismatic, tolerances can be plus or minus (+/-) or use a GD&T format, and dimensions will be created according to ANSI or ISO drafting standards. All dimensions will be "driven" and therefore un-editable but will reflect the standards you create in Options, Document Properties, DimXpert.

The next time you have to translate your design into a drawing that reflects manufacturing dimensioning and tolerancing techniques, remember DimXpert!

See Us @ the Eastern Oil & Gas Conference Next Week

We'll be exhibiting in Booth #202 next week at the Eastern Oil and Gas Conference, sponsored by the PIOGA, in Monroeville, PA.

The show will be held at the Monroeville Convention Center, in the heart of the region's Marcellus Shale play.  It's an easy drive for those of you working in the industry coming from Ohio, West Virginia and New York. 

Stop by and see a demo of SolidWorks 3D CAD, Simulation, Enterprise PDM and 3DVIA Composer software.  Show hours are 9:00 am – 5:00 pm on Tuesday, August 30th, and 9:00 am – 4:00 pm on Thursday, August 31st.

No advance registration is necessary to attend the show; admission is $25 at the door. For details visit the PIOGA website.

Support Hour Webcast Update

Thank you to all who attended our Support Hour: Toolbox webcast last week, we had over 250 people registered and nearly 200 attend! 

I wanted to take this opportunity to make all of our subscription service customers aware that we host monthly Support Hour webcasts, as a value-added service to our maintenance program. 

Missed a webcast?  No problem.
Simply login to the Customer Center on our website, www.funtech.com, click on Log In.  Once you've logged in, you'll see our list of archived Support Hour webcasts on the left-hand side of the page.  No forms to fill out, simply click and view!

Below is an updated list of what we have available:

• SolidWorks Toolbox
• SolidWorks Weldments
• Introduction to Surfacing
• SolidWorks Activation and File Management
• DriveWorksXpress
• Enterprise PDM:  Tips and Tricks for the Admin
• Tips on Creating SolidWorks Configurations
• SimulationXpress

Have a suggestion for a topic?  Post a comment and let us know!
Don't miss our September Support Hour webcast on SolidWorks Rx.

Register for Support Hour: SolidWorks Rx

We Made the Inc. 5000 List for the 4th Straight Year!

 

 

It's a good news day here at FISHER/UNITECH, we made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in America, for the 4th straight year! 

A company called ideeli took top honors this year, ranking at #1 on the list with three-year growth of 40,882.2%.  I've never heard of this company, but hey, they must be doing something right.  We rank at #4975 but I have a few words of advice for the higher-ups at ideeli, there's always next year and FISHER/UNITECH is coming to get you!

In all seriousness, we are very proud around here.  As most of you know, it's been a tough go in the manufacturing sector in the Midwest the past few years.  We want our customers and prospects to know that, as we all climb out of this recession, FISHER/UNITECH has been making substantial investments in the resources and infrastructure needed to grow our business, most recently with the acquisition of CADVenture in December 2010.

With over 6,000 customers, 15,000 users, 12 offices in eight states and a staff creeping up to nearly 100 employees, we are uniquely positioned to meet the technology needs of the discrete manufacturer as they add headcount and begin to invest again.

Want to know more about the list?  Complete results of the Inc. 500|5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/5000.

Greater Evansville SolidWorks User Group Meeting

Mark your calendars for the 3rd quarter "Greater Evansville Area Solidworks User Group Meeting" GEASWUG - in Evansville, IN on Sept 22nd @ 5:30pm, doors open at 5:00pm.

Special guest will be Matthew Lorono. He is the Product Definition Specialist for SolidWorks, please welcome him when you arrive!

Agenda

• 5:00- Doors open - Food and Networking 
• 5:30 - 5:45 - Opening remarks 
• 5:45 - 6:15 - Presentation - by Marcus Christel of Evana Automation on "Library Features" 
• 6:15 - 6:20 - Q&A 6:20 - 6:30 - Break 
• 6:30 - 7:30 - Presentation - by Scott Baugh of Berry Plastics on "Users Rights and Rules to Follow"
• 7:30 - 8:00 - Giveaways, Closing Remarks 

Everyone is free to stay around after the closing remarks and network until 8:00-8:30pm. 

Presently the plan is to have the meeting at the University of Evansville again and the group is waiting on confirmation.  If U of E does not work out, the group will look at using University of Southern Indiana. Its a little further west of the city, but still a great location.

Check back in at our blog for more details as the date draws nearer.

To RSVP to attend, please send an email to Scott Baugh, at scottbaugh@berryplastics.com.

Annual IDSA Transportation Design Conference, Troy, MI

Please save the date of October 7th, 2011, for IDSA's annual design rendezvous, right here in Troy.

An amazing speaker list is lining up with a range of diverse topics to dive into.

We hope to see you at the event,  and that you'll get inspired and get connected to your design community!

Stay tuned for more information, and visit the IDSA Michigan Chapter website for event details.

If you would like to volunteer, support or sponsor, please send an email to: 

Jeevak Badve, Chair | 2011 IDSA - Transportation Design Conference

www.idsa.org/michigan

jeevak.badve@ascglobal.com

Chicago SolidWorks User Group Meeting

The next Chicago SolidWorks User Group Meeting is on the books!

Date:  Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Time:  5pm to 8pm

DES PLAINES Campus of Oakton Community College
ROOM 1608, 1600 E. Golf Rd.
Des Plaines, Illinois 60016

AGENDA

• 5:00-5:30 PM Sign-in and networking
• 5:30 PM Food served. Pizza & soft drinks
• 5:30-6:00 PM Short business meeting during pizza time
• 6:00-7:30 PM Presentation – DraftSight 
• 7:30-8:00 PM Q&A, Door Prize Drawing
• 8:00 PM Meeting adjourned

DraftSight – What is it and how can it benefit SolidWorks Users.
By: Representatives from the DraftSight team.

This presentation will cover the new Dassault Systems Corp, (SolidWorks Parent Company), free 2D CAD program. You will learn what it is all about and how it can be a benefit to SolidWorks users. Pizza and soft drinks will be provided, along with a door prize drawing.

The meeting should adjourn around 8pm.
No RSVP necessary.

3DVIA Composer V6R2012 SP1 is available for download

Download 3DVIA Composer V6R2012 today to check out the new features.

To download, go to:

Link >> Downloads, >> version 2012, >> 3DVIA Composer tab.

Chicago SolidWorks User Group Meeting Announced

The next Chicago SolidWorks User Group Meeting is planned for:

Date:  Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Time:  5pm to 8pm

Location:
DES PLAINES Campus of Oakton Community College
ROOM 1608
1600 E. Golf Rd.
Des Plaines, Illinois 60016

The group will start with a short business meeting followed by the presentation.

AGENDA

• 5:00-5:30PM:  Sign-in and networking
• 5:30PM:  Food served. Pizza & soft drinks.
• 5:30-6:00PM:  Short business meeting during pizza time
• 6:00-7:30PM:  Presentation – DraftSight
• 7:30-8:00PM:  Q&A, Door Prize Drawing
• 8:00PM:  Meeting adjourned

DraftSight – What is it and how can it benefit SolidWorks Users
By: Representatives from the DraftSight team

This presentation will cover the new Dassault Systems Corp, (SolidWorks Parent Company), free 2D CAD program. You will learn what it is all about and how it can be a benefit to SolidWorks users. Pizza and soft drinks will be provided for refreshments, along with a door prize drawing. 

The meeting should adjourn around 8pm. No RSVP necessary.

SolidWorks 2012 Launch Events Are Here!

In select locations, join us for a fun-filled day of golf games (closest to the pin, etc.), a modeling contest, complimentary lunch and networking combined with all of the What's New in SolidWorks content you've come to expect from our update training events.

Golf game winners choose a gift from our prize table!
Modeling contest winners receive an Apple iPad 2!

Golf games run all day! Pick and choose the update training topics that interest you and spend the rest of the day out on the green, networking with FISHER/UNITECH staff and your peers, or learning more about partner products like SolidCAM and rapid technology.

October 3rd, 2011	Signature of Solon Country Club, Solon, OH
October 5th, 2011	Great Oaks Country Club, Rochester, MI
October 5th, 2011	Schaumburg Golf Club, Schaumburg, IL
October 11th, 2011	Thornapple Pointe Golf Club, Grand Rapids, MI
October 12th, 2011	Old Hickory Golf Club, St. Louis, MO
October 14th, 2011	RiverGlen Country Club, Indianapolis, IN
October 25th, 2011	Meadowbrook Country Club, Prairie Village, KS

Can't Make One of Our Golf-Themed Events?
Join us for SolidWorks 2012 Update Training only at one of eight locations below. Snacks and beverages will be provided. SolidWorks 2012 Launch Events Only do not include lunch, golf games, modeling contest or lunch. 

October 6th, 2011	Embassy Suites Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (1-5pm)
October 11th, 2011	FISHER/UNITECH, Milwaukee, WI (1-5pm)
October 12th, 2011	FISHER/UNITECH, Cincinnati, OH (1-5pm)
October 13th, 2011	Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, MI (1-5pm)
October 13th, 2011	National Composite Center, Dayton, OH (1-5pm)
October 17th, 2011	Indiana Weslyan University, Ft. Wayne, IN (1-5pm)
October 26th, 2011	College Football Hall of Fame, South Bend, IN (1-5pm)
November 2nd, 2011	Holiday Inn & Suites, Springfield, MO (6-8pm)

Visit our website for more details or to register!

Registration for SolidWorks 2012 is Now Open!

It may be six and a half months away, but that doesn't mean it's too early to start thinking about SolidWorks World 2012. In fact, the new website for the event is live, and all of you early birds out there can start registering today.

The usual deals apply--save $200 on an individual registration if you register before October 28, and get three registrations when you pay for two.

Want to go for free? Just submit a proposal to lead a breakout session at the show. If you get picked to present, your registration fee is comped. That's like money in your pocket. Plus, you'll be famous and adored.* You can find out more here.

Milwaukee Night School - Surface Modeling

Please join us for our monthly Night School course in our Milwaukee, WI office.  This month's topic is Surface Modeling.

Date:  Wednesday, August 17th
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

FISHER/UNITECH
1126 S. 70th Street
Suite N610A
Milwaukee, WI  53214
Tel:  414-607-7240

Register Now

Will will be covering the following:

• Surface Tools in SolidWorks and what they do
• Curvature and why it is important
• Splines versus Arcs
• Free Form Surfacing
• Loft and Boundary Surfaces

Pizza and refreshments will be served! Hope to see you there!

Central Indiana SolidWorks User Group Meeting: August 18th

Register today for the the meeting next week!

Click Here to Register Now

Date: Thursday August 18th
Time:  4:30 pm registration and networking, meeting starts at 5 pm

Location: (note new location)
Teppanyaki Grill
9701 East Washington St
Indianapolis, IN 
(South end of Cherry Tree Shopping Center) 

• General Meeting
• "Integrating SolidWorks CAD to CAM" presentation by Jon Caliguri, Design and Software International
• Dinner (Sponsored by SWUG Corporate)
• "DriveWorks 2011" presentation, a powerful tool for multiple version of same-as products, and it comes free with each seat of SolidWorks
• "SolidWorks Tips & Tricks” presentation. All participants are invited to bring their ideas.
• Door Prizes: 7:30 pm

Roura Material Handling Hiring a Design Engineer in Clinton Twp., MI

Job Description: DESIGN ENGINEER
Employment: Full time / Part time – Regular employee in Clinton Twp. MI
Company: Roura Material Handling, Inc.

Description: This is a new addition to the engineering team being created to speed up the development and production of existing and new material handling equipment.

Responsibilities: 

• Develop and design SolidWorks 3D part design from existing 2D drawings.
• Develop and design SolidWorks 3D part assemblies.
• Produce SolidWorks 3D design drawings per customer specifications.
• Establish a bills of material for manufacturing system.
• Conduct structural analysis.
• Contribute to other projects and assignments to accomplish company goals. 

Requirements: 

• At least two years hands on SolidWorks 3D experience desired.
• Knowledge of SolidWorks sheet metal design.
• Knowledge of SolidWorks welded joints design.
• Strong organization and communication skills.
• Sheet metal fabrication experience desired. 

Interested candidates, please submit your cover letter and resume to:

Mike Genter
Roura Material Handling, Inc.
35355 Forton Ct.
Clinton Twp., MI. 48035
Ph. # (586) 790-6100
mgenter@rouramh.com
www.rouramh.com

Duke Mfg. is Hiring an Engineering Technician in Sedalia, MO

Interested candidates please send cover letter and resume to:

Neil Wilhelm

DUKE MANUFACTURING COMPANY

601 Duke Drive

Sedalia, Missouri 65301

Phone: (660) 827-2661
nwilhelm@duke-mfg.com
www.duke-mfg.com

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

SUMMARY

Perform duties required to conduct studies to develop or refine designs on existing or new products; Design special parts and modified parts for special orders; generate and maintain CAD and Solid Works drawings; estimate labor or total cost of products and perform general engineering activities including quoting of specials.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. 

• Generate and maintain CAD and Solid Works drawings
• Generate non-routine and moderately complex design on fabricated parts, utilizing computer aided design equipment such as digitizer, plotter, PC and associated peripheral equipment
• Lay out and set up job, utilizing standard CAD and Solid Works design techniques and skills following engineered approved drawings
• Review drawings indicated by CAD and Solid Works system, revising to enable processing
• Show Dimensions, material to be used, and any other information to make detailed drawings clear and complete
• Distribute copies of all new or revised CAD and SolidWorks drawings, which have been approved
  
• Estimate labor or total cost of products
• Prepare cost estimate for manufacturing products to aid management in bidding or determining price of product
• Itemize tools, fixtures, or equipment to be manufactured by company or purchased from outside source
• Compute cost estimate for materials and labor; confer with personnel in other departments relating to cost problems. 

• Miscellaneous activities: 
• Generate steel requisitions from fabricated parts
• Analyze, interpret, and modify work order Bill of Materials for special products
• Handles special projects on an as needed basis  

The above list of essential duties is not exhaustive. It only defines some of the main responsibilities. An employee may be required to perform additional tasks not listed above.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

SolidWorks Solutions Seminar in Cleveland, OH

Intuitive Solutions for All Aspects of Your Design Process

Maximize your productivity and focus on innovation to create products better, faster and more cost effectively

Sign Up Now

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

8:30 am - 1:00 pm

Full Buffet Lunch from 12-1 pm

Marriott Cleveland East

26300 Harvard Road

Warrensville Heights, OH  44122

During this informative seminar, our DS SolidWorks Technical Team will provide working details about how the various SolidWorks products come together in a practical design team environment. 

This is accomplished through a multi-product demonstration using an actual customer model from Schramm Inc., located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, whose drill rig design was key in rescuing the Chilean miners in October 2010 (read more about it here). 

The team will work through the process of design, simulation, technical documentation and data management using a "Day in the life of an design engineer" scenario.

Come join us in the greater Cleveland area for an in depth morning seminar to discover how all of SolidWorks' solutions helped Schramm design a state of the art drill which ended up saving many lives!

Factory Floor Efficiencies - Mfg Tools 101 Webinar

Don't Miss Thursday's Webinar:  Factory Floor Efficiencies - Manufacturing Tools 101

Struggling with long lead times for manufacturing tools? We'll show you how to use proven additive manufacturing technology to produce lightweight, durable thermoplastic jigs and fixtures.

Date: Thurs. Aug. 11, 2011
Time: 1:00 pm Central
Find my local time

Duration: 30 minutes 

Register Here

Presented by: Noah Zehringer,

Applications Engineer, Stratasys, Inc.

Join us for a webinar designed exclusively for manufacturing and production engineers, machine shop supervisors, machinists and assembly supervisors.

You'll learn how to:

• use thermoplastic fixtures in place of metal fixtures
• prevent downtime on your manufacturing floor
• decrease assembly worker fatigue
• create workholding tools faster and easier than with machining

Make additive manufacturing your competitive advantage by learning how it can streamline your production facility.
Register Today

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About Additive Manufacturing Technologies

Additive manufacturing technologies are also commonly known as "Rapid Prototyping" or "3D Printing" as well as other names. And, although they are widely used by design engineers for concept modeling and prototyping, that's not all. Manufacturing engineers are now employing these technologies for various applications such as jigs, fixtures, check gauges, and even as a bridge-to-tooling and low-volume end-use parts. 

Learn More

Holland 1916 in KC Hiring an Engineer

The North Kansas City, MO, division of Holland 1916, manufactures metal enclosures primarily for oil companies.  The company has been in business since 1916, but this segment of the business is fairly new and growing rapidly. 

The company is currently seeking a full-time engineer.  An engineering degree is not required as long as the candidate has experience and shows an aptitude for the job duties.  The candidate should be able to model sheet metal parts in SolidWorks and create shop drawings for their models.  Experience in sheet metal is required and the candidate should be very skilled in CAD programs. 

The main focus of the position is to take a customer's design and turn it into something the company can manufacture. 

If you are interested in applying, please send a resume to:

Patrick Hyde, Console Engineering Manager
Holland 1916
1340 Burlington | North Kansas City, MO 64116
P: 816.268.5771 | F: 816.480.4068 | phyde@holland1916.com

http://www.holland1916.com/

BREAKING THE BOND: The New ABS-ESD7 Static Dissipative Plastic

Stratasys has announced the new ABS-ESD7 static dissipative material.  If static charge can damage your products, impair their performance or even cause an explosion, try ABS-ESD7.

Ideal for protecting electronics from damage caused by electrostatic discharge (static shock), preventing fire and explosion (static spark) and preserving equipment (static cling), parts built with ABS-ESD7 will have a target surface resistance of 10^7 ohms and typically a range between 10^9 ohms to 10^6 ohms.

Break the bond between manufacturing tools and your products.

Fortus 400mc and 900mc 3D Production Systems can now use ABS-ESD7 to quickly and inexpensively produce static dissipative jigs, fixtures and functional prototypes.

Learn more about ABS-ESD7

Download the material specs 

Have More Questions?  E-Mail Our Engineers.