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Marelli, based in Brazil specialize in the corporate and collaborative furniture market. Their wide and highly configurable product range meant that DriveWorks was a great addition to their business process, as they have decreased time spent on repetitive tasks by 63%, and have reduced their project development time by 50%.

We aim to make DriveWorks a great place to work and reward our team for their hard work and commitment. As a company we really care about investing in our people, their learning and development and having the right tools and technologies to work smarter. Learn about what it’s like to be a part of the DriveWorks team.

DriveWorks Drivers aims to connect DriveWorks Users from around the world, featuring the latest news from the DriveWorks team, detailed presentations, and encouraging questions and dialogue about the technology. We will be hosting the next meetings on Thursday, 8th June at 3 pm and 9 pm BST so please join us at whichever time suits you best! Here’s what’s on the agenda.

Once nothing more than a digital drafting board, CAD has expanded in both scope and power to change the way that mechanical products are designed. In this blog, Paul Gimbel looks at how CAD can foster Digital Transformation.

Our community continues to expand, so we have added team members in other parts of the world, to better support our resellers and customers. We now have even more learning opportunities for users around the world, especially in the Asia-Pacific region – including a new DriveWorks Drivers meeting on Thursday, 15th June.

Get involved with the DriveWorks Challenge – a quick, fun puzzle that can help you shift mental gears and change the way you look at DriveWorks and at your own implementation. Join us at the next DriveWorks Drivers meetings in June to find out more and take part in the challenge.

We’ve added a new course to the DriveWorks Learning Portal, exclusively for DriveWorks Pro customers with active subscription, resellers and partners. This course was recorded as part of a Tech Talks live technical webinar broadcast. This session will help you explore whether you should rework, or update, your implementations, and best practices for reworking.

PMF-System, headquartered in Switzerland, is an award-winning start-up company specializing in custom-made furniture for industry. Read about how PMF have used DriveWorks software to make their products available to purchase anytime, anywhere and on any device.

With every release of DriveWorks giving you access to so many new features, have you ever wondered if it’s worth revisiting a Project? This webinar will help you explore whether you should rework, or update, your implementations, and best practices for reworking. The webinar will be hosted on GoToWebinar on Thursday, 18th May at 3pm – 4pm (BST).

European Special Ladders S.A. (ESLA), headquartered in Barcelona, design and manufacture tailor-made ladders, work platforms, and scaffolding. Building an online configurator using DriveWorks has significantly improved the customer experience, and dramatically saves time, and the whole process is now controlled via DriveWorks.

Manufacturing companies are going through a time of transformation, with opportunities created by technology. Traditional operations are being replaced by more efficient processes, and workforces are learning and evolving too. Learning new skills and keeping up with technology will lead to benefits for all.

Heather recently had a coffee and a catch-up with Colorado SOLIDWORKS User Group Leader, Dan Riffell. Dan shared his previous work in mechanical engineering and how it played a role in leading him to become the Associate Professor of Practice at University of Colorado in Boulder.

Instead of focusing on how to use our site, we want our users focusing on the product that they are configuring. In this blog, Paul Gimbel looks at the importance of UX when designing your product configurator.

As a country, we now welcome a new King, King Charles III. His coronation will be on Saturday 6th May, with royal festivities taking place all weekend. This includes a public bank holiday in the UK on Monday 8th May. Our offices will be closed this Monday as we take the time to reflect on our late Queen Elizabeth II and the celebration of our new King.

IMA PG is a leading pioneer in packaging solutions in India. Using DriveWorks, they have reduced their design time from 4 days to just 1 day. Costly manufacturing errors have also been reduced significantly, and IMA PG is now at 80% drawing accuracy across its product line. Find out how IMA PG is using DriveWorks to optimize its processes.