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VanAire have been using DriveWorks since 2006. We recently caught up with Ismael Lopez, CAD Administrator at VanAire where he shared his experience of using DriveWorks over the last 7 years. Since implementing DriveWorks, VanAire have seen huge time savings and even created an online sales configurator tool.

Over the past year, we have seen how the global pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital. In particular, we have seen how this had affected manufacturers, forcing many to shift the way they think and use technology. In this blog, we take a look at the top manufacturing technology trends for 2021.

Following virtual 3DEXPERIENCE World 2021, we caught up with Jeff Setzer, Technology Evangelist at GSC. Jeff shared a number of stories of his early days with GSC (formerly Graphic Systems Corporation) and also his experiences in attending ‘world’ events over the last 20+ years. It was great to catch up with Jeff and learn more about his impressive time at GSC!

Dolphin Solutions first purchased DriveWorks in 2017 with the aim of creating an online sales configurator tool that would help them to achieve two key targets; Reduce Design Resources and Create a Great Customer Experience. We recently caught up with Robert Allen, Product Design Engineer and main DriveWorks Administrator at Dolphin Solutions to see how they’ve implemented the software over the past few years.

On Thursday 11th March, we were excited to host the second DriveWorks Drivers virtual networking meeting. DriveWorks Drivers is an opportunity for DriveWorks users from around the world to connect, share ideas and talk DriveWorks! Find out what we got up to during this meeting including all the amazing DriveWorks customers we heard from!

Every Wednesday, Nick Sweeney, Pre Sales, Application Engineer at InFlow-Technology releases a new InPOD by InFlow podcast. Each podcast Nick is joined by special guests to discuss all the different products that InFlow offers and supports. In this week’s podcast, host Nick is joined by DriveWorks Heather Hasz and Bridie Mills to discuss all the exciting stuff happening at DriveWorks.

Carrosserie Cazaux are a leading manufacturer of custom-made refrigeration units for carrier vehicles of up to 26 tonnes, as well as containers, cold rooms, trailers and custom units. They are saving time by driving new variations with DriveWorks Solo.

We’re excited to announce that we have partnered with another Queen’s Award-winning company, BGF – an established, independent investment company that has backed almost 400 businesses in the UK since 2011. This marks the start of the next phase of our strategic plan, with more opportunities to scale, invest in our international markets, and of course develop our technology further.

Creating an account on MyDriveWorks is free, easy, and a great way to join a passionate community of people who love what you love. Having an account also gives you access to lots of useful resources and helpful content. To access the new MyDriveWorks, you will need to head to my.driveworks.co.uk and first set up an account. Learn how to set up a MyDriveWorks account and start exploring all of the resources at your finger tips!

At 3DEXPERIENCE World 2021, in the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab, we heard from Enrico Bassi, Fab Lab Director and Manager of the FabLab in Milan, sharing the story of Glifo. Glifo is a 3D printed custom aid that helps children with disabilities achieve autonomy in writing and drawing. OpenDot FabLab together with TOG Foundation recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the new design of Glifo (lighter, smaller, easier to use), as well as the development of an online configurator that will enable anyone to personalize their own Glifo from home.

We’re excited to announce that registration is now open for virtual DriveWorks World 2021. This is our annual technical event for DriveWorks users with an active subscription, and reseller technical staff. This year, we’re making it a 2-day virtual event. Join us – it’s free & online. Register now to secure your place – we look forward to ‘seeing’ you there!

We took part in a project aimed at getting young people into digital, supported by The Pledge, Cheshire and Warrington. The event was called ‘Girls in Computing’ and the aim was to get more younger students, particularly girls, thinking about taking computing. We spent time with students from Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, teaching them about the variety of careers in digital.

Every year on Pancake Day we mix up some batter, buy lots of yummy toppings and have a lot of fun at lunch, making and eating pancakes! While this year we couldn’t be in the office the team still enjoyed pancakes at home – See how our pancakes turned out this year!

For the past 19 years the team at DriveWorks have attended SOLIDWORKS World. Last year we were excited to join World as it entered a new era – 3DEXPERIENCE World. This year 3DEXPERIENCE World was reimagined as an all-virtual event open to anyone around the world, for free! The three-day event was filled with inspiring keynote presentations, educational breakout sessions and virtual networking! With more than 35,000 attendees, this has been the biggest World ever!

At virtual 3DEXPERIENCE World 2021, DriveWorks were presented with the SWUGN Partner of The Year Award. We are so honoured and proud to receive this award again, thank you SWUGN! We can’t wait to be a part of lots of great SWUG meetings again this year whether they be virtual or in person!