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Prize Winners - 2023 Customer Development Events
Who were the lucky winners at our customer events?
July Customer Spotlight
Across every industry, whatever size, we are continually impressed and proud to support our customers. Check out how they are transforming their industries through innovation...
Everything you Need to Know About SOLIDWORKS Cloud
Find out how the latest changes to SOLIDWORKS Subscriptions will affect you and your business. Here’s everything you need to know about the changes.
What Happened to the SOLIDWORKS Forums?
The SOLIDWORKS Forum looks a little different these days. Find out what’s changed and what that means for you and your business.
June Customer Spotlight
Across every industry, whatever size, we are continually impressed and proud to support our customers. Check out how they are transforming their industries through innovation...
Solid Solutions Acquires GRM Consulting and 3DPRIN
Solid Solutions, a UK-based technology and business solutions partner for design engineers and manufacturers, has acquired GRM Consulting and 3DPRINTUK.
Top 5 Enhancements to the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
The latest release of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform brings with it many enhancements designed to ease the day-day life of SOLIDWORKS users.
Solid Solutions Signs Catalyst Platinum Partnershi
[L-R]: Tim Kernohan – Sales Manager at Solid Solutions; Joe Edwards-Broome – Northern Europe Marketing Manager at Dassault Systèmes; Niamh Griffin – Head of Community at Catalyst; Joe Wilson – Partner Relationship Manag....
May Customer Spotlight
Across every industry, whatever size, we are continually impressed and proud to support our customers. Check out how they are transforming their industries through innovation...
What’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2023?
Each year, SOLIDWORKS takes your requests and works to bring the extra capabilities you need to the software.
April Customer Spotlight
Across every industry, whatever size, we are continually impressed and proud to support our customers. Check out how they are transforming their industries through innovation...
uk budget 2023
This month Jeremy Hunt unveiled the UK's Spring Budget 2023. Here we have highlighted areas of the budget prevalent to businesses in the manufacturing, Engineering, Product Development and Research sectors.
Top 3 Enhancements to 3DEXPERIENCE Platform 2023x
The latest release of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform brings with it many enhancements designed to ease the day-day life of SOLIDWORKS users.
March Customer Spotlight
Across every industry, whatever size, we are continually impressed and proud to support our customers. Check out how they are transforming their industries through innovation...
February Customer Spotlight
Across every industry, whatever size, we are continually impressed and proud to support our customers. Check out how they are transforming their industries through innovation...
Solid Solutions acquires recruitment specialists S
Solid Solutions - A TriMech Company has acquired Solid People, a UK-based team of CAD (computer aided design) recruitment specialists who help clients grow their engineering and design teams.
Welcome to our newly qualified team of Solid Solut
November bought around the end of the Solid Solutions Internship induction. With Interns now having completed a rigorous 16-week induction program. That has covered all of the Silver Passport courses, a comprehensive technical support induction, trai...
Reach Net Zero: Advance Your Sustainability Goals
With growing environmental concerns and sustainability requirements, progress towards net-zero is underway with many companies investing significantly to revolutionise their traditional ways of working. Discover how Lifecycle Assessments can help dri...
Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft: What are the Challenges
The Challenges of Hydrogen use in the Aviation IndustryAircraft ArchitectureThe aircraft design methodology utilises existing conventionally powered aircraft. It can analyse both conventional and hydrogen fuel cell powertrains and compare the perform....
6 Technologies that are driving the future of Ligh
In industries where every millisecond and/or gram counts, there is a persistent need to minimise part weight and maximise stiffness and performance, all while reducing cost and material wastage. Discover CATIA Lightweight Engineering.
Could Hydrogen be the Future of the Aviation Indus
While it has long been acknowledged as a sustainable fuel source, hydrogen is now gaining serious traction as a viable alternative fuel for the aviation industry.
Top 4 Benefits of Composite Materials for Lightwei
One method design and engineering teams have employed to combat high costs and high carbon emissions is the use of composite materials in the development of parts.
Solid Solutions Acquires Majenta Solutions' Dassau
Solid Solutions strengthens its Business Transformation Team with the Acquisition of Majenta Solutions’ Dassault Systèmes business.
Industry Insight: Electric Drive Systems Powered b
It's no surprise that electric cars are defining the next era of the automotive industry. Because of this, car manufacturers now need to navigate new challenges, such as the need to maximise the power of electric motors while reducing their mass and ...
Solid Solutions New Customer Showcase: July 2022
We're keen to use our platform and channels to showcase the projects a few of these customers are working on and how SOLIDWORKS is helping to make things happen. Check out our July Showcase.
Innovate, Validate and Operate on Hydrogen Aircraf
Decarbonising aviation can be complex and challenging – but it doesn't have to be. With the right solutions, low-carbon possibilities are endless. Innovate, Validate and Operate on Hydrogen Aircraft Concepts with 3DEXPERIENCE.
TOP 10 Benefits of Product Lifecycle Management
Contrary to popular belief, a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Platform goes beyond the design and engineering departments and encompasses the organisation as a whole. Because of this, benefits can be unlocked across the entire organisation.
TriMech and Solid Solutions Unite
TriMech and Solid Solutions Group unite to form a strategic, transatlantic technology and solutions partnership for the advanced design, engineering, and manufacturing sectors.
Customer Story: TBA Protective Technologies Ltd.
TBA Protective Technologies Ltd. are a manufacturer of passive fire protection products. We took the opportunity to speak to them about how they use SOLIDWORKS.
Solid Solutions New Customer Showcase: June 2022
At Solid Solutions, we are proud to be welcoming new customers, working across a variety of industries and disciplines, from start-ups to OEMs. We're keen to use our platform and channels to showcase the projects a few of these customers are working ...
Discussing 3DEXPERIENCE
If you work in design and engineering, then chances are, you've heard the term 3DEXPERIENCE. But, what is the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform? What are the benefits? And how does it differ from SOLIDWORKS? We took the opportunity to speak to Ian Pilkington, No...
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
This weekend is the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and to celebrate the momentous occasion a new commemorative 50p has entered circulation. With only 1.3 million minted so far, these 50ps are currently some of the rarest around so we thought a virtual one ...
Top 3 Trends Advancing the Future of Electric Vehi
Here are the top trends we believe are going to drive the electric vehicle industry forwards. For more information about some of the key trends and what they mean for startups, R&D and OEMs in the EV market, you can download the full Dassault Sys....
Sustainable Innovation with SOLIDWORKS - Customer
Ahead of World Environment Day this Sunday (5th of June), we wanted to showcase a few of our customers who have been inventing unique solutions to help combat this cycle, reduce our impact on the environment and create a healthier planet for the futu...
We’ve signed the Internship Pledge!
Solid Solutions have joined hundreds of other businesses in signing the Internship Pledge led by Design Truth to ensure a fair wage for all interns throughout the Industrial Design industry.
Design, Technology, and Education
When we think if Design and Technology classes back in our school days, many of us will remember building a bird box or designing a clock, using tools such as saws and files, however, only a handful of us may have experienced using CAD, if any at all...
Industry Insight Interview: Start-Ups, Entrepreneu
We took the opportunity to speak to Ian Pilkington, Northern Europe 3DEXPERIENCE Director at Dassault Systèmes about his opinions on the rise of start-ups, entrepreneurs, and disruption.
Buying SOLIDWORKS: Understand Your Ways to Buy
There are two main ways you can purchase your SOLIDWORKS licences; Rental and Perpetual, allowing you to choose the best option for your business. We also offer an additional solution for start-ups and entrepreneurs.
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WHAT TO EXPECT FROM A DISASTER RECOVERYRestoring a Vault from Backup will revert the content of the Vault to the state it was in at the time that Backup was created. Based on the fact that the recovered Vault will only be as good as the last backup, ....
Laptop Donation to Ugandan Medical Centre
A new medical centre near Kampala, Uganda, has been constructed to offer access to effective healthcare to some of the poorest in the community. We are happy to have been able to support the Destiny Medical Centre project, which has been supported by...
Interview: Young Innovator of the Year
GCSE student, Freddie Howells was named this year’s C2I Young Innovator of the Year for his ‘Fall Alert’ device that alerts a family member or carer when an elderly person falls over.
Introducing Innovate UK EDGE
Join us for a live seminar introducing Innovate UK EDGE with guest speaker Nathan March, an Innovation & Growth Specialist within the Innovate UK EDGE.
Solid Solutions Engineer Wins Global Modelling Cha
One popular competition that runs every year at 3DEXPERIENCE world is model mania, where SOLIDWORKS users and application engineers from resellers around the globe, compete to prove that they are the fastest SOLIDWORKS modeller out there. This year o...
Top 10 Reasons why CATIA V5 users are moving to th
CATIA, powered by the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, enhances the world-class functionality allowing engineering teams to achieve engineering excellence through its powerful array of social and collaborative 3D modelling and simulation tools
2022 Launch Event Prize Winners
We hope you enjoyed our launch event this year, SOLIDWORKS 2022 has brought something new for everyone to be excited about, but now we’ve reached the moment you’ve really been waiting for. The prize draw reveals!...
Model Mania Competition Extension - New Model, Mor
Due to technical issues with our Model Mania platform we are extending our Model Mania competition. We have relaunched the test with a new challenge, read on for more details of the updated competition and learn how you can test your SOLIDWORKS model...
SOLIDWORKS 2022 Upgrade FAQ's
SOLIDWORKS 2022 is now available for download but before downloading there are things that may need to be considered before updating your software.
BIOHM Case Study
Climate change is, quite literally, a hot topic. Every industry has a part to play in reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, not least of all the construction industry. According to a report by the International Energy Agency, construction accounte...
Solid Solutions Management Ltd Welcomes DTE
Having acquired several key businesses over the past six years, Solid Solutions now supports a customer community of more than 15,000 UK and Ireland-based customers. These encompass product designers, mechanical engineers, manufacturers, and educatio....
Managing Disk Space with SOLIDWORKS PDM Part #5: A
In this blog series we are examining the factors influencing disk usage within PDM and what you can do to manage them. In the first part we discussed how you can re-organise your archive across multiple drives to get you back up and running quickly s...
Managing Disk Space with SOLIDWORKS PDM Part #4: C
In this blog series we are examining the factors influencing disk usage within PDM and what you can do to manage them. In the first part we discussed how you can re-organise your Archive across multiple drives to get you back up and running quickly s...
Managing Disk Space with SOLIDWORKS PDM Part #3: W
In this blog series we are examining the factors influencing disk usage within PDM and what you can do to manage them. In the first part we discussed how you can re-organise your archive across multiple drives to get you back up and running quickly s...
Managing Disk Space with SOLIDWORKS PDM Part #2: D
In this blog series we are examining the factors influencing disk usage within PDM and what you can do to manage them. In the first part we discussed how you can re-organise your archive across multiple drives to get you back up and running quickly s...
Managing Disk Space with SOLIDWORKS PDM
This blog series was prompted by a recent support ticket, logged when a customer found their PDM Professional installation suddenly became unusable. The warning message, led to my reviewing the Archive Server Log file and this quickly identified the ...
Virtually Testing a Scrum Machine with SOLIDWORKS
Following on from our first blog where we discuss how we modelled a scrum machine, as part of our rugby inspired competition with seller MECAD in this blog we'll take a look at analysing our scrum machine with SOLIDWORKS Simulation.
Rugby Lions Challenge - Scrum Machine
As the Rugby Lions South Africa tour continues we are launching into a series of CAD competitions between Solid Solutions and MECAD - South African SOLIDWORKS Reseller, battling it out in SOLIDWORKS, as our countries' teams are battling it out on the...
Why Are Businesses Investing In Simulation Tools A
In our first webinar series since Design Rule Ltd. became part of the Solid Solutions Group, we welcome both Design Rule and Solid Solutions customers to this series of webinars focusing on the latest Simulation technology available. Every Wednesday ...
Celebrating Women in Engineering with Techwuman
Delivered by the Women’s Engineering Society, International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), is an international awareness campaign to celebrate the achievements and work of female engineers. Taking place on Wednesday 23rd June, INWED focuses on the...
Solid Solutions Management Ltd acquires Design Rul
Leamington Spa based Solid Solutions Management Ltd has acquired Design Rule Limited to support its continued growth and enhance its ability to deliver more sophisticated design, engineering, and enterprise-wide solutions.
Leading the Charge in Business Sustainability
With society increasingly calling for businesses to act more sustainably, the need for - and opportunity in - taking a leadership role in this area is greater than ever. This event brings you the know-how and experience of those already sustainably t...
What is IR35?
The goal of IR35 is to ensure that intermediary workers that are functioning as employees, pay a similar amount of tax and National Insurance contributions as a regular employee would.Why is IR35 Relevant Now?As it currently stands if you are working....
A New Active Way to Design in SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS has been known as the intuitive 3D CAD software for years now but although it’s easy to use, it’s not always easy on us. Designers are commonly spending their entire working days at their desk and we know they’re tired of the inactivity, w...
Where to find your SOLIDWORKS serial number on you
Ever wondered where you can find your SOLIDWORKS serial number or wondered what version of SOLIDWORKS you're currently working on? This is a common question we receive and can be easy to find if you know where to look. In this blog post we show you h...
Central Research Laboratory Accelerator Programme
Central Research Laboratory is a business incubator that are the UK’s first purpose built hardware accelerator, assisting entrepreneurs in product manufacturing, preparation for investment and crowdfunding campaigns. They are now seeking applications...
3DEXPERIENCE World 2021 Wrap Up
As with all global launches of this scale, this year’s 3DEXPERIENCE World was switched to an all-virtual experience due to the pandemic. What this prompted though, was a truly immersive virtual event. Attendees from wherever they were in the world, w...
Tips & Tricks for Structure Systems
The Structure Systems feature has been available since 2019 for all packages of SOLIDWORKS, but what have we learnt about it since then? I want to focus on the nuts and bolts so that you can dive right in and start using it for yourself. If you haven...
10 Entrepreneur Companies to Watch Out for in
It goes without saying that start-up companies are here to disrupt the market when it comes to new and innovative product design. At Solid Solutions we provide free SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD software to entrepreneur companies to give them a head start when d...
The 6 Golden Rules of Managing Data in SOLIDWORKS
When modelling in SOLIDWORKS, before you know it, you will have created lots of parts, assembly and drawing files, so it’s important to think about how you will manage these files and keep everything organised. Here we discuss the ‘6 Golden Rules’ of...
Solid Solutions receives Feefo Platinum Trusted Se
26th January 2021, Solid Solutions has won the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service award, an independent seal of excellence that recognises businesses for delivering exceptional experiences, as rated by real customers.Created by Feefo, Trusted Service is ...
Pioneering the world-first Veesus SolidWorks plug-
European Active Projects Ltd (EAPL) is a construction and fabrication company specialising in marine, offshore and land-based projects. Working in SOLIDWORKS, they create designs and production drawings for all their contracts. Often working on large...
SOLIDWORKS Visualize Competition - The results are
Over the 2021 launch event we ran Render Rumble, a SOLIDWORKS Visualize competition with some amazing prizes. We had a great response with some fantastic entries making it very hard to judge! We were looking for both static renders and animations and...
VIRTUAL SOLIDWORKS 2021 LAUNCH EVENT – WRAP UP
On the 5th of November, we held our first virtual SOLIDWORKS Launch Event. This immersive event replicated a day at a real event hall with opportunities to visit our exhibitor’s booths in our expedition hall, attend live sessions in our virtual audit...
Abaqus Simulation Technology Arrives for SOLIDWORK
Live Introduction to SIMULIA for SOLIDWORKS Users. Powered by Abaqus and other industry-leading SIMULIA technologies, SIMULIA gives you the power to perform structural, fluid and optimisation analysis tasks with confidence: from the simplest linear s...
Welcome to Render Rumble 2021!
In 2018 we ran a competition for your most realistic renders. We got some absolutely stunning results and so now to mark the launch of SOLIDWORKS 2021 the competition is back, and this time it’s bigger, better and has a new name! Welcome to Render Ru...
Model Mania 2021
Despite the launch event being virtual this year we are still running the ever popular Model Mania competition. So, if you feel ready to test your SOLIDWORKS modelling skills against the best in the UK, this is the place for you!
Microsoft SQL Server licensing for SOLIDWORKS PDM
October 2020 marks two important milestones for the SOLIDWORKS PDM family and SQL Server.
SOLIDWORKS 2021 Upgrade FAQ's
SOLIDWORKS 2021 is now available for download but before downloading there are things that may need to be considered before updating your software.
DraftSight: More 2D/3D CAD Capabilities than AutoC
Many users of AutoCAD are about to make a choice of whether to make the move from their current subscriptions, to a single user-named only model or, to move to an alternative 2D CAD drawing package*. Here we look at DraftSight 2020 and whether it rea...
3D printing efforts against COVID-19
Solid Solutions and Solid Print3D customers joined efforts to 3D print face shields to NHS staff as part of a government initiative to accelerate production of medical equipment. Thank you to the 131 companies, 36 individuals, along with Solid Print3...
Customer Story: Unifabs speeds up sheet metal prod
We interviewed our customer, Unifabs, to find out how Design Automation has freed up time for their designers and engineers, allowing them to work on product development and innovation instead. Established in 2007, Unifabs offer an end-to-end sheet m...
Remote Working with SOLIDWORKS Electrical
If you are a SOLIDWORKS Electrical user planning to take your PC or laptop offsite to work remotely, there are a few things you will want to consider. Please refer to the relevant section below.
Customer story: Body Rocket brings real-time aerod
With more people wanting to stay active during self-isolation, investments in bikes have been on the rise. Whether you’re a beginner or an avid cyclist, enhancing your performance can be a great way of improving your fitness level whilst also getting...
Customer Story: White Horse CAD on how to become a
However much you dream of becoming your own boss, swapping the security of your PAYE job to become a CAD contractor is a big decision. You might be questioning yourself: ‘Am I good enough to open my own limited company?’; ‘Is the workload unstable?’ ...
Using Your SOLIDWORKS PDM Licence Offline
To use your SOLIDWORKS PDM Licence offline you will need to connect your workstation to your SOLIDWORKS PDM Vault remotely. To do this visit our recent blog ‘Working from home with your PDM Licence’. Once you have successfully linked the two programs...
Training Updates
In light of the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we want to make sure that you feel safe if you are coming to any of our training courses. We are following the guidance of the government and Public Health England and are taking steps to keep ...
Working from home with your SOLIDWORKS PDM Licence
Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic you might be planning to work from home or self-isolate. If you are a SOLIDWORKS PDM user, there are a few things you will want to consider when working remotely.
Working from home with your SOLIDWORKS Licences
In the current climate relating to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) there is a growing potential for more people to be temporarily self-isolating or working from home. While this can be inconvenient, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you cannot continue to ...
DesignSpark Electrical
What is DesignSpark Electrical?DesignSpark Electrical is a free database-driven, schematic design package with a built-in link to RS Components Catalogues and has the facility to produce schematics and standard reports. There are approximately 1,500 ....
3DEXPERIENCE R2020x FD01 Release Enhancements
Over the weekend of February 28th, a new update for the 3D Experience was released - R2020x FD01 - and it brought about some great additions and here are three of my highlights.
How to come up with ideas for your design or engin
Define the design problemFirstly, take a step back and make sure you have a clear understanding of the problem. You need to be able to empathise with whatever target user you choose. It's important to put yourself in their shoes and understand what t....
3DEXPERIENCE World Wrrap-up
The conference started with sessions hosted by a wide range of guest speakers such as CEOs, athletes, engineers and innovators – all sharing how they started their own company and how they used Dassault Systemes products to improve their busine....
Solid Solutions secures investment from LDC to acc
We are pleased to announce an exciting next chapter in the continuing growth of Solid Solutions. We have received investment from LDC to help support our plans to increase our ability in providing an ever-expanding portfolio of products and services ...
Solid Solutions receives Feefo Platinum Trusted Se
Created by Feefo, Trusted Service is awarded only to businesses that use Feefo to collect genuine reviews and insights.Businesses meeting the high standard, based on the number of reviews they have collected and their average rating, receive the awar....
Megabuyte Top 50 Awards
Megabuyte Top50Megabuyte is the leading source of independent data and insights on UK technology and tech-enabled businesses. They analyse the financial and corporate strategy of 2,000 companies in the UK to determine their scorecard rating. The scor....
Solid Solutions, Best Companies Award 2020
Every year at Solid Solutions we take part in the ‘Sunday Times Best Companies to Work for’ survey. This allows our employees to have an anonymous voice on how they feel day to day in the workplace. We are proud to announce that we have achieved Two ...
Customer Story: Faradite
Smart home technology has seen a lot of development over this past decade. From voice assistants, to being able to control your thermostats and door bells through your phone, this industry is set to get more intelligent in the coming years. In this p...
Solid Print3D February Events
Reinvent ManufacturingDesigned to help you discover the various 3D Printing Brands, the materials available, 3D Printing techniques and most importantly, how engineering companies globally are adapting their prototyping & manufacturing to Additiv....
Christmas Opening Times
CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURSChristmas Day - ClosedBoxing Day - ClosedFriday 27th Dec - Email Support only (9am to 5.30pm)Monday 30th Dec - Email Support only (9am to 5.30pm)Tuesday 31st Dec - Email Support only (9am to 5.30pm....
An Engineer's Christmas Wishlist
Image credit: https://gravity.co/1. Gravity’s Jet SuitStarting thelist is a world record-breaking product, the Daedalus Flight Pack from Gravity Industries.Five turbines, 1050bhp and 120,000 RPM all designed and engineered into onesuit to provi....
Customer Story: BIOHM
“Our revolutionary construction system is capable of achieving drastic reductions in a building’s environmental impact, build-times and costs. As a start-up, we are always on the lookout for improvements in our operations and the SOLIDWORKS Entrepren...
Funding for Start-Ups
Apply for our entrepreneur scheme!Click here to find out more.But where can you get some advice and apply for a grant?Below are some websites where you can get some advice andalso apply for funding, explore the links below to find out more:Innovate U....
SOLIDWORKS 2020 LAUNCH EVENTS - Wrap up
For anyone who would like to review the content of the day,head to www.solidsolutions.co.uk/SW2020/Dell SOLIDWORKS Workstation Giveaway (Platinum Sponsors)All those who attended this year’s events were in with achance of winning a Dell Precisio....
SOLIDWORKS 2020 Upgrade FAQ's
**IMPORTANT - Are there any changes to the System Requirements?** You should always consult the SOLIDWORKS official System Requirements and End of Life pages prior to any upgrade. Notable changes are: SOLIDWORKS 2020 is the last release to be suppo....
Customer Story: Energym
Climate change is the biggest issue that the world is facing right now, with the increasing level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere setting up an all-time high record for the first time in 800,000 years, now is more important than ever to create cl...
Solid Solutions New Elite Engineers!
Last week 2 of our technical team were awarded the coveted Elite Applications Engineer status. What is the Elite program? In recognition of exceptional skill, SOLIDWORKS award the coveted Elite Applications Engineer status to applications engineers w...
Entrepreneur Program collaborates with the Central
“Supporting our customers and ensuring their success has always been key to the way we generate long-term and mutual lifetime value. Our customers love how we support them; they interact with us daily more than in most B2B customer-supplier relations...
Testing the Nimbus 2000 - Harry Potter
To get in the spirit of Halloween, here at Solid Solutions we have decided to get technical with broomstick design.Inspired by Harry Potter we have put the famous quidditch brooms to the test to see how each of them would perform in real-life scenari...
Customer Story: See.Sense
Want to see more customer stories?Visit our YouTube channelWe recently spoke to one of our customers, See.Sense, who were previously on our Entrepreneur Program and saw great success with it.  The company is based in Northern Ireland, creating a....
Customer Story: JM Adventure
Founded in 2002, JM Adventure has come a long way since their one-man band and are now providing unique outdoor course designs for a range of major companies such as Center Parcs, Scouts, Royal Navy and many more. Every project that JM Adventure work...
Exhibitor Focus: Bowman International
Combining technical expertise with unrivalled product know-how and availability, Bowman has over 7000 types and sizes of bearings in stock including the BowMet®, Oilite® and WM ranges. They specialise in plain bearings, providing customers of....
Exhibitor Focus: 3Dconnexion
They are the world’s leader in 3D Mice development and manufacturing, their products make using 3D applications better. It allows you to control your work in a way that is impossible with a regular mouse and keyboard – you ....
What's New SOLIDWORKS 2020
SOLIDWORKS 2020 is nearly here and brings with it a whole host of new features and enhancements. If you're looking to find out what's new, then look no further.
Exhibitor Focus: Solid CAM
SolidCAM provides seamless single-window integration and full associativity with the SOLIDWORKS design model - you never have to leave the SOLIDWORKS' window. All machining operations can be defined, calculated and verified without leaving the SOLIDW...
Exhibitor Focus: Genesis Capital
Genesis Capital are one of the UK's leading independent finance providers. Their team of consultants work with you to create flexible, cost effective and tax efficient funding solutions that help your organisation acquire the critical assets you need...
Exhibitor Focus: DriveWorks
When it comes to design automation DriveWorks offer a great portfolio of tools such as, DriveWorksXpress, DriveWorks Solo and DriveWorks Pro. They are used for design automation, product configuration, business process automation and as a CPQ, sales ...
Exhibitor Focus: Solid Print3D
Only two weeks to go until our SOLIDWORKS 2020 launch events, today we will be focusing on Solid Print3D. Solid Print3D is the 3D Printing Business Unit of Solid Solutions – the UK’s largest SolidWorks reseller and one of the largest SolidWorks resel...
Customer Focus: FLIT
Want to see more customer stories? Visit our YouTube channel   A report from Navigant Research suggests that ebike sales will increase globally by 54.7% over the next 9 years. Breaking into such a competitive market as a start-up is no m....
Changing the Sporting World for the Better
  The need for additional protection in cricket helmets was made clear after the tragic death of Phillip Hughes, who suffered a blow to the back of his head from a cricket ball in 2014. Designed in SOLIDWORKS by Alan, Masuri Helmets have releas....
SWOOD Days 2019
On the 1st of July, Dean, Owen and I travelled to Montpellier to meet the team from EFICAD along with the other SWOOD resellers from across the globe. When being asked to travel for work, the south coast of France in the middle of summer is one of th....
Are you ready for Industry 4.0?
If you are up to date with industry news then you may have come across the term Industry 4.0 along with many others such as; Internet of things, Additive Manufacturing, Smart Factories, and Platform Engineering but with this event we hope to clear a ...
Customer story: 3D Folkes
Now in their 6th office, based out of the city centre ofSheffield in the UK, the company has a focused vision to save companies moneythrough economical prototyping and product development. Highly regarded asbeing a reliable company that you can trust....
We feel the need…the need for speed!
 Ben and David are currently studying Product Design at Nottingham Trent BSc University, where they have had their first SOLIDWORKS experience but have since developed new skills after joining Solid Solutions in August 2018. With this project, t....
Dassault Systems Acquires elecworks!
Included in the asset purchase is a library of over half a million electrical symbols and manufacturer data for commonly used electrical components.For continued software updates and support, elecworks customers will need to migrate to SOLIDWORKS Ele....
Solid Solutions at Seawork 2019
Solid Solutions will be at Seawork, Stand SB69, June 11th-13th. Seawork is Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition, if you're planning to attend then drop by to chat about how SOLIDWORKS could benefit your business.
Barrier Ex - Customer Story
Want to see more customer stories? Visit our YouTube channel Part of the Barrier Group of companies and based in Wallsend, Newcastle Upon Tyne the business is based in the North of England. It was formed in June 2016 and began trading in February 2....
What is Extended Reality(XR)?
SOLIDWORKS XR (Extended Reality) is a new and exciting development that sits within the existing SOLIDWORKS products, allowing you to interact with your 3D models like never before. We have created a miniseries of videos to introduce the topic.
SOLIDWORKS helping the environment: Entocycle
One of our Entrepreneur Scheme’s customers, Entocycle, presented recently at SOLIDWORKS 2019 Launch Event an overview of their use of SOLIWORKS and discussed how both, the software and the customer support they receive from us, enable their business ...
Virtual Training Reviews Now Available
To improve the quality of our training and provide increased value to our customers, the Solid Solutions Training team have created a number of Online Training resources. We believe that our classroom courses are the best way to learn SOLIDWORKS and ...
3D Printing Around the Home - Christmas Edition
Christmas is nearly here and we've decided to put our access to a 3D printer to good use again! This time we've used our artistic talents and created a festive set of decorations for our tree! Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year from Solid Solutions!
SolidSolutions 2018 Highlights and 2019 Preview
This video will cover some of the main new content that's been added to mysolidsolutions in 2018, so if you're not sure what to check out then we hope this will be a great starting point. There will also be a short preview of some content that will b....
What's New 2019 Webcast Schedule
Every year SOLIDWORKS adds hundreds of enhancements and innovations across their product portfolio, we have prepared a series of webcasts to highlight the best new enhancements.
It's not what you know, it's who you know
If you know someone or a company that would benefit from SOLIDWORKS software, why not introduce them to us? Not only will you give them to the advantages of using SOLIDWORKS and our services, you will also earn an Amazon Gift Voucher worth £150 for y...
New Fareham Office | Strand House
New SOLIDWORKS Training Office at Strand House within the Cams Estate, Fareham. We now have two dedicated training rooms, a quiet working area and all staff back in one office, providing us with a wonderful working environment and space to grow.
Milling about with SOLIDWORKS Visualize
To help make our training courses easier to understand and more relatable to real life working situations we have purchased a 5 axis milling machine to demonstrate the outputs from these programs in action. We have created an animation using SOLIDWOR...
Visualize Rendering Competition 2018
Like Rendering and fancy a chance at winning an iPad or other prizes? Then enter our Visualize Rendering Competition for your chance to win
SOLIDWORKS Certification Day - All you need to kno
The SOLIDWORKS certification program is a great way to test competency and efficiency in the software. It's the only industry recognised SOLIDWORKS accreditation and a great addition to your CV.
SOLIDWORKS Visualize - Introducing AI Denoiser
A brand new "super feature" to SOLIDWORKS Visualize, AI Denoiser. Create your renders 10x faster! Employing the latest machine learning technology and artificial intelligence SOLIDWORKS Visualize can quickly produce stunning images, animations, 360 s...
SOLIDWORKS for Students
In today’s competitive job market, CAD professionals need every advantage they can get. With SOLIDWORKS fast becoming the industry standard for engineering and design, developing SOLIDWORKS skills and certifications will provide a proven edge for stu...
Solid Solutions re-issued Feefo Gold Service Award
We are proud to announce that Solid Solutions has been awarded the Feefo Gold Service award - an independent seal of excellence that recognises businesses for delivering exceptional experiences, rated by real customers.
SolidWorks World 2018
SolidWorks World 2018. Join over 5,000 of your engineering and manufacturing peers for the largest gathering of SolidWorks users, resellers, employees, solutions providers, entrepreneurs.
Solid Solutions Group achieve one star in 'Best Co
SSG achieves recognition by ‘Best Companies’ 2018 for employee engagement
What's New in SolidWorks 2018 Top 10
Discover the top 10 enhancements in SolidWorks 2018.View the Video here
Gilo Industries Group - SOLIDWORKS Competition
Calling all engineers! Use your design skills to create a case in SOLIDWORKS for the revolutionary new Mako Slingshot jetboard and you could win a jet-powered surfboard of your very own.
Augmented Reality
Apple are slightly late to Augmented Reality, we have been using AR on Apple and Android devices since 2012
Coventry Academy Student Team Crowned F1 in School
Coventry Academy Student team crowned F1 in schools UK champions & win a place in the world finals Malaysia.
Solid Solutions Welcomes NT CADCAM
We are very pleased to announce another significant and positive change for Solid Solutions, your SOLIDWORKS re-seller. Solid Solutions Management Ltd has acquired New Technology CADCAM to support its continued growth and enhance its ability to deliv...
Solid Solutions Top 2 in Technology & Media
Solid Solutions features second in the BDO's Growth Barometer for the 'Technology & Media' sector across the region.
SOLIDWORKS Elite Applications Engineers
Yesterday was a big day for achievements by our extremely talented technical team here at Solid Solutions.5 of our team were awarded the coveted Elite Applications Engineer status which is in recognition of exceptional SOLIDWORKS skills.
Incubator Design in SOLIDWORKS
Loughborough Design Student James Roberts wins James Dyson Award and secures contract with Morgan Innovation and Technology allowing them to further develop and manufacture his portable baby incubator ‘mOm’.
The inside story of a placement story - Week 2. jo
Jonathan Pawson, an Engineering student at Cambridge University tells us what he has been up to during his 4 week placement with Solid Solutions.Week 2The finished prototype 3D Printed
SOLIDWORKS placement student - Week 1
Jonathan Pawson, an Engineering student at Cambridge University tells us what he has been up to during his 4 week placement with Solid Solutions.
Truform - Topology Optimisation
How do you design for least cost and lightest weight? We all need to improve our products by removing material to save costs and the environment – but how do you do that without compromising structural integrity and performance? Furthermore, if your ...
Significant Discounts on SOLIDWORKS
Solid Solutions are offering significant Discounts on many products from the SOLIDWORKS portfolio, but be quick – these special offers end June 30th 2016.
SOLIDWORKS World Dallas 2016 Reseller Awards
Solid Solutions are consistently recognised at SOLIDWORKS World as the leading provider of SOLIDWORKS Products in the UK.
Solid Solutions Welcomes Cadtek
We are very pleased to announce a significant and positive change for Solid Solutions, your SolidWorks reseller. With effect from 23 March 2016 we have secured an £8m investment from BGF (Business Growth Fund) to support the continued growth of our c...

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