Friday December 6, 2019 at 10:09am
October saw the beginning of our SOLIDWORKS 2020 Launch
Events. Starting in Durham, we went to 16 different venues across the UK and
Ireland. Over 1,500 customers from every sector and size, Start-Ups, SMEs to
Tier 1 and 2 OEMs, saw the latest industry advances in CAD, Simulation, 3D
printing and Manufacturing.
A big thank you to all the contributed to their success, from the Solid Solutions team, the exhibitors and venue staff, to all the customers that attended and our event sponsors, Dell and NVidia.
For anyone who would like to review the content of the day,
head to www.solidsolutions.ie/SW2020/
Dell SOLIDWORKS Workstation Giveaway (Platinum Sponsors)
All those who attended this year’s events were in with a
chance of winning a Dell Precision 7540 SOLIDWORKS Workstation kindly provided
by platinum sponsors, DELL and NVidia. For a full list of Dell's hardware, please click HERE)
The lucky winner this year was Daniel McLaughlin from Inspecvision,
specialists in the design and manufacture of computer vision-based measurement
systems for industrial applications. Regional Account Manager for Northern
Ireland, Tim Kernohan, delivered the workstation to Daniel at Inspecvision’s
headquarters in Newtownabbey, Belfast.
“It’s great to see so many customers all in one place,
speaking to each other, networking and learning how to get the best out of
their
SOLIDWORKS and Solid Solutions support. It’s even better when I get to
deliver a Dell Precision Workstation to one of my clients off the back of the
launch events!” – Tim Kernohan, Regional Account Manager (Northern Ireland)
Model Mania Competition ( - Sponsored by 3dconnexion)
This year saw the return of Model Mania, an open
competition run at each event, pitting attendees against each other to design a
model in the quickest time. The criteria for winning was a balance of fastest time
and accuracy of the completed design. Provided by sponsors 3DConnextion, victorious
designers were awarded with a 3DConnexion Space Mouse. The winners were;
| Event | Name | Company | Time |
| Durham | Mark Hemingway | Bisca | 06:59 |
| Doncaster | Karl Motherwell | Dynafluid Ltd | 05:53 |
| Bristol | Dave Laban | Allen Vanguard | 05:34 |
| Exeter | Paul Main | PFL | 08:17 |
| Maidstone | David Hoskin | Laing O'Rourke | 08:48 |
| Twickenham | Owen Evans | Furnace Design | 04:31 |
| Southampton | Luke D'Alessandro | FarleyGreene | 4:30 |
| Loughborough | Dayton Clissold | The Attic Room Design Ltd | 04:42 |
| Duxford | Marcus Granger | Sinclair International | 05:22 |
| Glasgow | Brian Johnston | Encell Ltd | TBC |
| Aberdeen | Ryan Low | Coretrax | 05:31 |
| Galway | Doru Boblea | Caragh Precision | 06:16 |
| Belfast | Jonathan Steele | North West Regional College | 13:37 |
| Kildare | Paul Cullen | Cullen 3D Design | 8:03 |
A look into our Launch Events...