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In this month’s DEVELOP 3D magazine, DriveWorks CEO Glen Smith, talks about the importance of learning new skills and keeping your knowledge up to date along with all the opportunities for learning during the global pandemic.

We have seen that COVID-19 has dramatically sped up digital transformation and not just in the manufacturing industry. With the world changing at an unprecedented speed, we see a tangible transformation taking place– with technology at its centre. Moving into this new era, it’s clear that digital transformation is no longer just a nice to have.

Tom, a Product Design placement student at DriveWorks was tasked with creating a configurator for a custom agricultural silo, using DriveWorks Solo inside SOLIDWORKS. In this blog, Tom summarizes what he did, how he did it and the things he learnt along the way.

In this month’s DEVELOP 3D magazine, DriveWorks CEO Glen Smith, talks about the importance of learning new skills and keeping your knowledge up to date along with all the opportunities for learning during the global pandemic.  

In the coming weeks, the Tech Team Thursday webinars are advanced technical sessions, created for Digital DriveWorks World 2020, with the presenter joining the session for a live Q&A. If you have questions about the topic, this is a great opportunity to get answers. Join us to learn and get involved in the conversation.

We’re committed to supporting education and investing in the future. We work closely with students and academia to help support and nurture the future of STEM. Recently we have seen the local education community in Warrington really embracing digital and taking learning online. The Pledge has been providing opportunities for students to learn and grow digitally and we’re proud to be a part of it!

The global pandemic has led to fewer face to face meetings. And it’s also making 3D visualization and online configuration, essential commercial tools for manufacturers of custom or customizable products. Explore our example conveyor system configurator to see how you can use DriveWorks and the power of 3D for online sales and digital manufacturing.

Each year we take on a number of interns. This year’s four who have joined our Technical and Sales & Marketing Teams, are already making great progress. In addition to learning about the day to day aspects of our software business, Ryan, Abi, Jacob, and Sophie have all completed initial SOLIDWORKS training and passed their DriveWorksXpress and DriveWorks Solo Certifications. Welcome to our team guys!

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been hearing from our customers who have been embracing change and thriving as a result. Whether they’re changing their manufacturing to provide much-needed supplies, working on new product ideas, or using this time to improve and work on projects they don’t usually have time for, many of our customers are focusing on moving forward and working smarter.

In the coming weeks, the Tech Team Thursday webinars are advanced technical sessions, created for Digital DriveWorks World 2020, with the presenter joining the session for a live Q&A. If you have questions about the topic, this is a great opportunity to get answers. Join us to learn and get involved in the conversation.

DriveWorks Co-Founder and Vice President, Maria Sarkar, shares her education and careers journey to show the importance of studying languages. Maria’s languages studies gave her a much wider appreciation of communication in general, something that is still important in her day to day work now.

Our goal is to allow you to easily create your own configurators and business tools that are custom to your processes and the way you work. What makes all of this possible is our underlying technology. Learn more about the underlying technologies that make DriveWorks such a world-leading Design Automation and Sales Configurator software solution.

In this month’s DEVELOP 3D magazine, DriveWorks CEO Glen Smith, talks about how adapting and embracing opportunities is vital. Glen explains how companies that embrace change, adapt and move quickly are more likely to thrive.

Our Tech Team Thursdays are a great opportunity to take a closer look at specific aspects of DriveWorks functionality and go beyond what you learn in the DriveWorks Pro Training and Certification. In the coming weeks, the Tech Team Thursday webinars are advanced technical sessions, created for Digital DriveWorks World 2020. The presenter will be joining the session for a live Q&A.

The DriveWorks team have now all been working from home for 8 weeks. Our investments in technology and our commitment to digital transformation means our transition to home working has been smooth and we have remained open and operational throughout. With a new software release, an online training event and lots more going on, our team have really embraced this time as an opportunity to improve, create and innovate.