Presenters: SolidWorks World 2010 Demo TBD
Length: 3 hours
Location: [TC]² 5651 Dillard Drive Cary, NC 27518 [ Across from Home Depot CrossRoads ]
Details: Our next meeting is March 18th, 2010 and will be held at [TC]² 5651 Dillard Drive Cary, NC 27518 6-9 pm. Please reserve this date on your calendar. RSVP for March 18th, 2010 meeting
Contact: Mike King
Contact: Deb Heller
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Presenters: SolidWorks Demo TBD
Length: 3 hoursLocation: [TC]² 5651 Dillard Drive Cary, NC 27518 [ Across from Home Depot CrossRoads ]Details: Our next meeting is January 21st, 2010 and will be held at [TC]² 5651 Dillard Drive Cary, NC 27518 6-9 pm. Please reserve this date on your calendar. RSVP for January 21st, 2010 meeting
Contact: Mike King
Contact: Deb Heller
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Creating the Tools for Success
ATI Industrial Automation has been designing, manufacturing and selling robotic end-effectors to the top manufacturing companies around the world since 1989. We are considered an industry leader. ATI is ISO9001-registered and a five-time winner of the North Carolina Technology Fast 50 Award. Our customer base is extremely loyal due to the excellent service, quality, and engineering provided by ATI employees. We invite you to join our team today.
Available Positions:
| Mechanical designer Location: Apex, NC Available Position · Mechanical Designer · Design and modify robotic end effectors and tools. · Prepare sketches or complete detail and assembly drawings for complex products and equipment. · Support existing products through an ongoing process of continuous improvements and engineering changes to enhance performance and manufacturability. · Test prototypes and released products to verify design to customer specifications and document with reports. · Write manuals, specification sheets, manufacturing and assembly instructions and technical reports for new and existing products. · As a Project Leader you will coordinate all phases of development including creation, prototypes, testing and analysis. · As a team member of new product design teams, use appropriate engineering tools such as SolidWorks CAD to successfully complete projects. · Communication and project management skills to meet project goals. · Work with suppliers to assure the most cost effective, robust designs are implemented. · Provide support to customers including travel to customer’s facilities if required. Job Requirements/Skills: Innovative mechanical design skills (design understanding of pneumatic devices, fasteners, seals, material selection, bearings, lock mechanisms, etc.). Have demonstrated SolidWorks solid modeling and detail/assembly drawing proficiency. Have the ability to read drawings including orthographic projections and have a history of successful mechanical designs. An associate’s degree in mechanical engineering is preferred, but relevant experience can substitute. Also include in your reply answers to the following questions: 1. Explain from your experience why you are the best candidate for this position. 2. What organization and time management skills do you use to complete mechanical design projects? 3. Provide an example of an innovative design you were involved with and describe your role. 4. Describe the type of products you have designed. And how your designs contributed to the success of the product. 5. SolidWorks CAD experience; number of hours, latest version used, have you had formal training?
Resumes for this position with answers to the questions should be emailed to designjobs@ati-ia.com |
Presenters: SolidWorks Web Demo from Phil Sluder TriAxial Design 2nd Half
Length: 3 hoursLocation: [TC]² 5651 Dillard Drive Cary, NC 27518 [ Across from Home Depot CrossRoads ]
Details: Our next meeting is November 19th, 2009 and will be held at [TC]² 5651 Dillard Drive Cary, NC 27518 6-9 pm. Please reserve this date on your calendar. RSVP for November 19th, 2009 meeting
Ten Essentials You Must Understand to Use SolidWorks Effectively
Let’s take a step back and look at the essence of using SolidWorks effectively. The ten essentials of SolidWorks; not just a list of beginner topics, but concepts and tools inside SolidWorks that once learned, will help you survive your day to day projects. Understand these and you will be more productive and work the way the tools were intended, instead of fighting them. Here’s a quick list of my ten essentials you must understand to use SolidWorks effectively:
· File Management
· FeatureManager Design Tree
· Templates and Sheet Formats
· Design Intent
· Two Dimensional Sketching
· Constraints (Relations and Mates)
· Configurations
· Multiple Bodies
· Custom Properties and BOMs
· In-Context Features, Bottom Up / Top Down
Phil Sluder, mechanical engineer, owner of TriAxial Design and Analysis, Certified SolidWorks Instructor, Certified SolidWorks Professional, a longtime member of the SWUGN committee, leader of the San Diego SolidWorks User Group. He can be reached at sluder@triaxialdesign.com
Contact: Mike King
Contact: Deb Heller
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Presenters: SolidWorks Web Demo from Phil Sluder TriAxial Design, ANSYS Highlights, and a new SolidWorks add-on SolidMap
Location: Mallett Technology, Inc. 4601 Creekstone Drive, Suite 112 Durham, NC 27703
Details: Our next meeting is September 17th, 2009 and will be held at Mallett Technology Inc. 4601 Creekstone Drive, Suite 112 Durham, NC 27703 6-9 pm. Please reserve this date on your calendar. Come and see a new Solidworks add-on that help you visualize dependencies of your features, parts, and files with SolidMap. RSVP for September 17, 2009 meeting
Ten Essentials You Must Understand to Use SolidWorks Effectively
Let’s take a step back and look at the essence of using SolidWorks effectively. The ten essentials of SolidWorks; not just a list of beginner topics, but concepts and tools inside SolidWorks that once learned, will help you survive your day to day projects. Understand these and you will be more productive and work the way the tools were intended, instead of fighting them. Here’s a quick list of my ten essentials you must understand to use SolidWorks effectively:
· File Management
· FeatureManager Design Tree
· Templates and Sheet Formats
· Design Intent
· Two Dimensional Sketching
· Constraints (Relations and Mates)
· Configurations
· Multiple Bodies
· Custom Properties and BOMs
· In-Context Features, Bottom Up / Top Down
Phil Sluder, mechanical engineer, owner of TriAxial Design and Analysis, Certified SolidWorks Instructor, Certified SolidWorks Professional, a longtime member of the SWUGN committee, leader of the San Diego SolidWorks User Group. He can be reached at sluder@triaxialdesign.com
Contact: Mike King
Contact: Deb Heller
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M. Shane Price, EIT
(919)306-2379
crsprice@verizon.net
SUMMARY
Experienced design engineer with passion for hands-on designing and building of customized equipment and automated machinery. Masters degree in mechanical engineering with background in construction, metal and fabrication and machine design, plastic thermoforming, and design for manufacture of medical devices and test equipment, with emphasis on structural and motion analysis. Shane Price full resume
Summary
Presenters: Scott Saxon TechShop Durham
Length: 3 Hours 0 Minutes
Location: TechShop Durham 4022 Stirrup Creek Dr. Suite #315 Durham, NC 27703
Details: Our next meeting is July 16, 2009 and will be held at TechShop Durham 4022 Stirrup Creek Dr. Suite #315 Durham, NC 27703. 6-9 pm.
Please reserve this date on your calendar. RSVP for the July 16, 2009 meeting
Contact: Mike King
Contact: Deb Heller
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Summary
Agenda:
Design Automation…
Free with every license of SolidWorks!
Our next event will include a demonstration of DriveWorksXpress - the Easy-to-Use Design Automation tool which is included in EVERY license of SolidWorks 2008 and beyond.
DriveWorksXpress can provide value for any company that
· Creates new designs based on a theme
· Wants to automate repetitive design tasks
Find out how and why DriveWorksXpress is different to using Design Tables and Configurations.
A FREE copy of The Little Book of Rules – the must have pocket book guide to building rules when using DriveWorksXpress and DriveWorks will also be available to those looking to get started with this design automation tool.
Details: Our next meeting is May 21, 2009 and will be held at [TC]² 5651 Dillard Dr., Cary, NC. 6-9 pm.
Please reserve this date on your calendar. RSVP for the May 21, 2009 meeting
Contact: Mike King
Contact: Deb Heller
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QuadriSpace is a 3D product documentation company and a SolidWorks solution partner. Our products allow users to reuse 3D models from SolidWorks to create documents, illustrations and animations. When compared to competitive solutions, we are affordable, easy-to-use and offer a complete one-stop solution.
We are currently looking for talented people to represent our products in your region. We need people that understand the 3D CAD market and the problems faced by manufacturing companies. Preferably, they would have sales experience and would be trustworthy individuals that have a history of helping dedicated professionals like your group. Despite the current economic downturn, our product’s price point and significant value proposition have resulted in early success for our new salesmen in other regions.
Here’s a brief job description:
Regional Account Manager, QuadriSpace Corporation (http://www.quadrispace.com)
- Software Sales Experience, 3D CAD or related software preferred
- Understanding of 3D Documentation products and solutions
- Regional Contacts of 3D users and companies
- Technical Skills necessary to Properly demonstrate 3D software
- Send resumes to jobs@quadrispace.com
Summary
Agenda: We have Deb Heller and Michelle Demers back from SolidWorks World 2009 to show us all the great things they saw.
Presenters: Deb Heller and Michelle Demers
Length: 3 Hours 0 Minutes
Location: [TC]² 5651 Dillard Dr., Cary, NC
Details
Our next meeting is Mar. 19, 2009 and will be held at [TC]² 5651 Dillard Dr., Cary, NC. 6-9 pm.
Dinner will be served so if you haven’t already RSVP’d then please do so. RSVP for the Mar. 19, 2009 meeting
Contact: Mike King
Contact: Deb Heller
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