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Get the latest news, tips, events and software updates from the DriveWorks team.
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Technical Learning at 3DEXPERIENCE World 2025
The agenda for 3DEXPERIENCE World 2025 is filled with opportunities to inspire designers, engineers, makers, manufacturers, and students of all experience levels. Whether it’s the general sessions, technical breakout sessions, the 3DEXPERIENCE Playground, or meetups, there are lots of different opportunities to further your technical learning.
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DriveWorks World 2025: New for This Year
New for this year’s event is an exclusive DriveWorks World 2025 implementation – a real-time implementation that members of the DriveWorks team will work on throughout the event. They’ll join us live in the studio at different points in their implementation process to share their progress and discuss how and why they have implemented specific features and functionality. Register for your place at DriveWorks World 2025 today to be part of the action.
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DriveWorks: Our Guide to 3DEXPERIENCE World 2025
With just a few days until 3DEXPERIENCE World 2025, the DriveWorks team is excited to be heading out to Houston. If you’re attending 3DEXPERIENCE World, it’s a great opportunity to meet some of the DriveWorks team and find out more about DriveWorks solutions and how they can enable your business to reduce repetitive tasks, eliminate errors, increase sales, and deliver custom products in record time. Here’s our guide to getting the most out of 3DEXPERIENCE World 2025.
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DriveWorks Challenge 8 – Have You Taken Part Yet?
Have you taken part in DriveWorks Challenge 8 yet? Entries close on February 28th, so you still have plenty of time! There’s no pressure and you can put as much or as little effort into it as you see appropriate. Challenge 8 is all about data tables and it’s designed to be a fun way to showcase your DriveWorks skills and pick up some new tips and tricks. It’s intended to be inclusive and achievable, regardless of your level of DriveWorks knowledge.
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Maglin reduce approval drawing time from 2 weeks to 20 minutes with DriveWorks
From simple automation tasks to complex configurations, DriveWorks technology enables manufacturers of all sizes to efficiently configure, design, sell, and manufacture custom products. Maglin Site Furniture designs and manufactures furnishings for public spaces. Their product line includes custom outdoor site furniture such as benches, tables and seating, waste containers, bike racks, panels, planters, and sunshades. Learn how they use DriveWorks technology to design and manufacture their custom products.
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Overcoming challenges in the transportation industry
Trailer and truck manufacturers in the transportation industry face several challenges. In an increasingly customized and competitive industry, manufacturers need to streamline processes and maximize sales. Some of the more significant challenges include complex configuration demands, the cost and availability of resources, safety compliance, and maintaining efficiency in design and production processes.
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DriveWorks Drivers March 2025 Meeting Agenda
Check out the agenda for the March DriveWorks Drivers meeting and register for your place today. You’ll be able to connect with other DriveWorks users, share technical tips, and gain practical insights to enhance your DriveWorks implementation. We will be hosting the meeting on 6th March at 1pm AEDT and 3pm GMT so please join us at whichever time works best for you.
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Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2025
Today is the start of National Apprenticeship Week 2025 – a week-long celebration that brings together businesses and apprentices across the country to highlight the positive impact that apprenticeships make on individuals, businesses, and the wider economy. We’re proud to support our DriveWorks apprentices and share their insights on apprenticeships.
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5 Steps to Successful Guided Selling
Guided selling helps customers and sales reps find the right products based on individual needs and preferences. For manufacturers of custom products with complex configurations, guided selling simplifies decision-making and improves sales effectiveness. Here are our five steps to implementing a successful guided selling strategy.
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Learn more about DriveWorks at 3DEXPERIENCE World 2025
Join the DriveWorks team at 3DEXPERIENCE World 2025 in Houston later this month to learn more about DriveWorks technology. Come and visit us on our booth or join us at one of our presentations. Feel free to also speak to any of the DriveWorks team to get their advice on how to get the most out of the event. We look forward to seeing you there!
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DriveWorks Product Configurator Solution
For manufacturers of custom products, enabling sales teams, distributors, and customers to accurately configure and visualize products is key for business growth. Whether it’s customers self-serving online or sales reps closing the deal, a product configurator solution makes it easy to accurately configure and sell complex custom products.
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Coming up in February
This month the DriveWorks team will host a program of webinars designed to help you learn about DriveWorks technology. The webinars are ideal for anyone new to DriveWorks – either to learn what’s possible with DriveWorks technology or to pick up tips and tricks for getting started if you’re just setting up your project. Each webinar is hosted by one of our DriveWorks technical experts and you’ll have the opportunity to ask them any questions you might have. Find out what’s coming up in February.
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Building Smarter: How Design Automation is Revolutionizing the Architectural and Building Components Industry
In the architectural and building components industry, customization, efficiency, and quality are key components of success. Manufacturers face the challenge of balancing these factors while staying competitive, protecting profit margins, and ensuring products meet all necessary regulations. Design automation and CPQ technology are being used by businesses in the industry to overcome those challenges and keep pace with customer demand for highly configured products.
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Join us for March DriveWorks Drivers
Register today for our March DriveWorks Drivers meeting. It’s the perfect opportunity to expand your knowledge, connect with DriveWorks users from all over the world, and contribute to the DriveWorks community. The meeting will run at two different times to suit most time zones – 3pm GMT and 1pm AEDT. Learn more about what to expect at DriveWorks Drivers meetings and get our March meeting scheduled into your calendar.
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The DriveWorks Challenge: A quick & fun way to develop your DriveWorks skills
The DriveWorks Challenge is designed to help you develop your DriveWorks skills. Each challenge focuses on a different aspect of DriveWorks technology and encourages you to show off your DriveWorks skills. The idea is simple, we provide you with a challenge brief, and all you need to do is come up with a solution that meets the requirements in the brief. All challenge submissions are individually reviewed and we provide each submission with personalized feedback. So, what are you waiting for? Get started on DriveWorks Challenge #8 today!