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We have been busy catching up with lots of different people from all corners of the SOLIDWORKS Community over the past few months. It’s been great to learn more about the different career paths that have led members of the community to being such a key part of the network. Catch up on any blogs you may have missed.

After what has been a surreal year, we are excited to start welcoming our team back to DriveWorks HQ. Some of the DriveWorks team are already back in the office, but we’re returning in stages to keep each other safe. We’ve been working to make sure our offices are a safe and secure place for everyone.

DriveWorks Drivers aims to connect DriveWorks Users from around the world, invite guest speakers to share experiences and encourage questions and dialogue about the technology. Sharing technical know-how and practical experience informally with each other is something we know many people using DriveWorks like to do. We will be hosting the next meetings on Thursday, 17th June at 3pm and 9pm (BST) so feel free to join us at whichever time suits you best! Here’s what you can expect from the next meeting.

During virtual DriveWorks World, we heard from a variety of companies who are using DriveWorks. Many people shared their experience and the many different ways they use DriveWorks. We had a chance to speak Sean Borchert, Mechanical Engineer at Masterflex®. After meeting Sean and learning more about him, we invited Sean to share his story as to how DriveWorks has played a role in his professional career.

As part of the new DriveWorks Community, we have created an entirely new DriveWorks Learning Portal. The Learning Portal offers a whole host of DriveWorks training courses and resources for you to access at any time. We’ve now made the technical learning sessions created for DriveWorks World 2021 available to all DriveWorks Pro Customers with an active subscription, DriveWorks resellers and partners.

We recently caught up with Eric where he shared with us a bit more about his background, his education and how he started the Seattle Area SOLIDWORKS Power User Group. In part two, Eric talks more about his times at SOLIDWORKS World/3DEXPERIENCE World, his favourite thing about the SOLIDWORKS Community and what he sees for the future of SOLIDWORKS User Group Meetings.

Manufacturing growth gathered pace in April as production increased for the 11th consecutive month, seeing a further acceleration of expansion in the UK manufacturing sector. According to a recent press release from the Institue of Export and International Trade, the UK manufacturing sector is growing at the fastest pace in a decade as inflows of new business from both domestic and overseas markets strengthened.

In 2020, DriveWorks VP and CO-Founder, Maria Sarkar was appointed Northern Powerhouse Export Champion for 2020. A year on and Maria is maintaining her role as Export Champion and has been attending monthly meetings with other Export Champions. In the latest meeting, the Export Champions were introduced to the Department for International Trade Director General, Andrew Mitchell.

On Thursday 27th May, our CEO Glen Smith will be holding a live discussion session about our latest release, DriveWorks 19. Glen will be hosting a virtual round table session to discuss this latest release and answer your questions. This session will be held at 4pm (BST) via Microsoft Teams for DriveWorks customers on subscription support and DriveWorks resellers.

Registration for the next DriveWorks Drivers meeting is open! Join us for the next DriveWorks Drivers virtual networking meeting on Thursday 17th June at 3:00 pm (BST) and 9:00 pm (BST).

We recently caught up with our 2020 DriveWorks SWUGN Leader of the Year, Eric Beatty. Eric’s story from the beginning has been about education and sharing – with a true energy and enthusiasm for the work he does and continues to be a part of in the SOLIDWORKS Community. It was great to catch up with Eric and learn more about his education and experience. Look out for part 2 coming soon.

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DriveWorks 19 is now available to download from the DriveWorks Community. This latest release delivers brand new features and enhancements added to scalability, usability & UX, DriveWorks 3D and Design Automation & PDM. Download DriveWorks 19 now to take advantage of the latest updates.

We were joined by over 450 DriveWorks customers, resellers and partners from 39 different countries to talk and learn about all things DriveWorks. Thank you to everyone who joined us for two days of learning, networking and sharing ideas – all virtually.

Whilst the global situation stopped us from attending face to face events, we still wanted to provide an opportunity for us to create great content. We saw just how important it was for us to have the right set up. We have continued to invest in the best technology that allows us to deliver great content and engaging presentations. The training room has now picked up a new name… the DriveWorks ‘Digital Suite‘.