We’re transitioning to a new Client Support System designed to make getting help faster, simpler, and more efficient. This means:

• Streamlined Communication: Easier ways to connect with our support/client success team via:
  • Email
    • Hardware Support printersupport@trimech.com
    • Software Support support@trimech.com
  • Phone
    • Canada – 877.219.6757
    • USA – 888.874.6324
    • Enterprise Software (USA & Canada) – 440.257.7460
  • Websites
    • https://javelin-tech.com/support/
    • https://trimech.com/support/
    • https://enterprise.trimech.com/support/
• Secure Portal (Phased launch in 2025)
• Faster Response Times: Enhanced tools to help us resolve your inquiries more quickly.
• Improved Self-Service: A new knowledge base FAQ within our portal with answers to common questions available 24/7.

What you need to know

• When is this happening? The new system will go live on the week of January 6, 2025.
• Our case logging system will be down on the weekend of January 3, 2025 from 8:30PM ET until January 6, 2025 6AM ET. During this time for critical support, please email support@trimech.com, all new cases will be created in our new system and confirmed by one of our agents on January 6, 2025.
• Will my experience change? Our team remains dedicated to delivering the exceptional support you’re used to. During the transition, you may notice some changes such as appearance, branding, forms etc. but rest assured, we’re here to guide you.

How does the new Client Support System benefit you?

This upgrade is about more than just technology—it’s about putting your needs first. With our new system, we aim to resolve issues quicker and provide you with even better service.

We’re excited to make this transition and look forward to continuing to support you. If you have any questions or need assistance during this period, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Thank you for trusting TriMech.

Warm regards,

Ted Lee

Chief Information Officer

About Digital Projections

Digital Projections designs large LCD display walls for open spaces. Their clients can generate High Definition video content to be viewed by groups of people in stadiums, conference rooms or anywhere crowds gather. They use structural framing and custom components to fabricate the display walls to fit their clients’ design and space.

Engineering Challenge

Digital Projections traditionally works with 2D architectural drawings provided by their clients. Typically, their display frames were measured and “cut to fit” on the job site. They needed a 3D model-based design process to create the structural frame and display assemblies because of the accuracy required to perfectly align the display panels. So, they reached out to TriMech and we prepared a demonstration for them showing how they could meet their needs with SOLIDWORKS 3D modeling and drawing capabilities. They decided that this was the solution they needed, so they purchased the software and included a SOLIDWORKS Essentials training seat.

After starting with SOLIDWORKS, they hit a bottleneck trying to model their large frame assemblies. Creating the hundreds of 3D models and mating each frame segment was taking longer than expected. Their first target project had a deadline that was fast approaching, and they knew there had to be a more efficient way to get the job done.

Working with TriMech Design

Digital Projections reached out to TriMech Design to see if we could help. They wanted to complete a display project for their new client. We were tasked with optimizing their design process and streamline their workflow.

SOLIDWORKS Panel Design

After understanding our client’s needs, we set some objectives to help them with their display frame, which included: building a library of parts and weldment profiles used to build project assemblies, creating a drawing template and creating a detailed drawing proposal of the LED display system. Weldments is a feature that allows you to use 3D sketched based wire frames, and along with structural members or “profiles”, build your frame as it would be constructed. This allows for highly accurate frames with an automatically generated “cut list” that details the size of each part in your assembly. From there, we can align and attach each display panel precisely as required.

Project Outcome

The client was extremely happy with the method used to design their large display wall. It was faster, highly accurate and more efficient.

Digital Projection has continued to open additional work orders with the scope of creating an extensive series of display walls with many proposals to new clients. Many of those proposals build from the drawing template repurposed from this project; fashioned to match their company documentation and elevate their design presentations. The result of this has been winning more jobs on a whole new level of design and complexity.

TriMech Design continues to be the engineering resource for Digital Projections through continued collaboration and shared experience. We’ve expanded this collaboration and communication using the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform directly sharing 3D digital content, 2D images and interactive conversations. We’re looking forward to continued growth, and the future looks very bright.

Do you need Project Design Services?

Our product design team offers a wide range of capabilities to cater for your design and engineering requirements. From concept development to the final product, our team guides you through the entire process, ensuring efficiency and innovation every step of the way. Learn more about our Product Design Services.

Established in 2005 by David Mullsteff, TDS is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia and provides fully customized system solutions for an extremely demanding high-speed data communications market.

TriMech interviewed David Mullsteff, the President of Tactical Deployment Systems, after their services were completed by TriMech. David originally reached out when he realized they needed experts to take their design beyond the conception stage.

The TriMech Design team are SOLIDWORKS certified engineers and designers with experience in multiple industries. Their capabilities range from simple CAD design and modeling projects to complex FEA and CFD analysis services, all utilizing TriMech partnered products including the SOLIDWORKS suite of tools, Stratasys 3D printers and Artec 3D scanners.

Tactical Deployment Systems Problem

Most of today’s high-density data center “targeted” patching systems have a cassette format attempting to maximize chassis density, but they are not conducive to easy installation and cable routing through existing ladder racks, innerduct and raised floor systems due to size.

Tactical Deployment Systems wanted to provide a solution to this problem by designing a 1-U, 12-cassette system where the cassette is installed and removed from the rear. However, they did not have the internal design and engineering expertise to progress this past the conceptual stage.

TriMech Design Solution

PEG utilized its product development, mechanical engineering, rapid prototyping and design for manufacture expertise to develop the HD82 system.

Phase 1: Concept Development

Through onsite and online conference meetings, Tactical Deployment Systems explained their design requirements and tasked PEG with determining if the idea was feasible. PEG got to work producing a SOLIDWORKS model of their cassette and chassis idea turning an ambiguous concept into a potential manufacturable option.

TriMech’s Project Engineering Group was an extension of our business and supported us throughout the entire process. Without their support, we never would have been able to produce the HD8², from an idea to a production line product. It is nice to know there is a company that we can go to that has the technical knowledge and the support services to help a small business produce product lines that can compete with large global companies.

— David Mullsteff, President, Tactical Deployment Systems

Phase 2: Design Refinement

After a few reviews with Tactical Deployment Systems, the concept model was approved for prototyping. The cassette models needed to be designed for injection moldability with the tray being refined for production by sheet metal manufactures. Tolerance analyses were performed to optimize the fit of the components and connectors inside of the cassette and each cassette’s fit within the tray, all maintaining the industry-standard of a 1-U footprint. Each of the fit scenarios had to work out perfectly or the entire concept would not have been practical.

Phase 3: Prototyping

To confirm functionality both for assembly and operation of the system, prototypes of each cassette configuration, as well as a few versions of the chassis, were made. PEG utilized its in-house rapid prototyping capabilities to produce FDM 3D printed parts. The prototyping stage both confirmed expectations of the design’s functionality and brought previously unknown issues to the team’s attention. This allowed them to make minor adjustments where needed before the information was sent to manufactures for final tooling development, saving tens of thousands of dollars.

Phase 4: Design Optimization for Manufacture

PEG worked alongside Tactical Deployment Systems and their manufacturing vendors to make model adjustments and engineering decisions as they prepared for volume production. Part of this included going through a complete Design for Manufacture (DFM) review process with the injection molding vendor. Because of PEG’s prototyping options and injection molding design experience, the cassettes were finalized only after one iterative design change to the mold tooling. This saved the Tactical Deployment Systems money and, sometimes even more valuable, time.

Do you need Product Design Services?

TriMech offers a wide range of capabilities to cater for your design and engineering requirements. From concept development to the final product, our team guides you through the entire process, ensuring efficiency and innovation every step of the way. Learn more about our Product Design Services.

A robust CPQ (configure, price, quote) system is an essential tool for manufacturers offering a variety of configurable product options, such as heavy machinery, high tech, textiles, or furniture.

DriveWorks enables users to accurately configure custom products, calculate pricing, and automatically create documents and data for sales and manufacturing. And its rules-based SOLIDWORKS® automation eliminates errors and time-consuming design changes.

Client success

Javelin client Maglin Site Furniture has more than 35 years of experience in creating extraordinary furniture for public gathering spaces. Since 2016, its team has witnessed the DriveWorks CPQ platform’s transformative effects on its operations – some anticipated and others unexpected.

At the summits, Maglin presenters Nathasha Cherian, Product Configuration Specialist; Aaron Dawson, Director of Manufacturing; and Chung Kim, Engineering Systems Manager explained that with support from Javelin, Maglin continues to advance how it uses DriveWorks and to unlock new advantages.

Complex, built-to-order manufacturing

Maglin works with landscape architects and site contractors and provides custom outdoor site furniture, including benches, tables and seating, waste containers, bike racks, panels, planters, and sunshades.

The team uses DriveWorks to help manage design and manufacturing of its modular products, which consist of dozens of elements that can be customized for aesthetic and functional purposes.

Easy and transparent for customers

Maglin customers can customize several product lines to their specifications on the company’s website and can clearly visualize what they are about to buy – often without spending any time with the sales team.

DriveWorks software calculates pricing in real-time based on selected configurations, considering material costs, manufacturing complexity, and any relevant discounts or promotions. This ensures accurate pricing and transparency, removes manual calculations, and speeds up the sales cycle.

Maglin wins projects because of excellent user experience and fast service. Most products are ready to ship in six to eight weeks, in about half the time offered by competitors.

From challenges to solutions

1. Far less time spent on approval drawings

A built-to-order environment makes the customer approval stage a critical step in avoiding delays and waste.

Before using DriveWorks to power an online product configurator, Maglin designers spent weeks creating drawings to suit customer selections. The Ogden product line, with its various seat and back types, color options, and slat directions, has a total of 82,560 possible configurations! After creating layout drawings for approval, designers spent additional time going back and forth with the customer to refine the drawings.

Today, customers or sales representatives generate drawings automatically when they configure the product to their wishes. Both simplified dummy models and appealing customer-facing layouts are generated.

What previously took two weeks now takes only 20 minutes, and customers and salespeople can even edit their own layouts without interacting with the engineering team. That team can now focus on creative pursuits and developing new products, rather than on minor design adjustments.

2. Correct details in production drawings

Maglin designers once used a master SOLIDWORKS model, created manually for the Ogden series, but human error sometimes led to small discrepancies in details like hole size and location or material thickness. Today, DriveWorks pulls the information directly from the database, avoiding errors and delays.

Overall, DriveWorks Autopilot has cut production drawing processing time in half, while all the necessary checkpoints remain in place.

3. Smoother integration of SOLIDWORKS data into the ERP system

Entering engineering and manufacturing data (such as the BOM) into the ERP system used to be a cumbersome process with room for error. Now that process is semi-automated. Only 11 manual-entry fields remain, while DriveWorks fills about 200 fields automatically.

Deeper understanding of shipping and storage needs 

DriveWorks is linked to Maglin’s freight partner’s database, so even shipping details are generated automatically.

Pixel product line

The Pixel product line consists of building blocks that can be mixed and stacked. When model numbers and quantities are entered, the configurator calculates the number of boxes needed. Add the destination postal code in the shipper’s system, and you get the shipping price instantly.

Ogden benches

Maglin also discovered they can ship three times the number of Ogden benches per container than they once did, increasing the profitability of this product line.

DriveWorks has contributed to better inventory management and a reduced need for warehouse space. Maglin’s space requirements levelled off, even though sales were growing. That’s because materials arrive and go to straight to works in progress – they don’t sit on shelves.

Inspiring a new approach to product development

With DriveWorks providing a solid foundation, Maglin designers can think freely about what can be done with existing and future product lines. They don’t limit their thinking because they can take almost any creative design successfully through to manufacturing – and to a beautiful space near you.

Maglin is online at maglin.com. To learn more about DriveWorks, reach out to our automation experts.

10. User Experience Delighters

We’ve all been there. You rebuild your SOLIDWORKS model only to find that you’ve got missing references and broken relations in your sketches. Well, now you can streamline the correction of these sketches with the ability to reattach broken sketch relations and dimensions. But also repeat these for all dangling dimensions.

SOLIDWORKS 2025 Sketch Broken Dimensions

9. Cut List Property Editor

Being able to edit the cut list property information of multi body parts has always been incredibly useful. However, copying these properties from one item to another has always been rather time consuming.

In 2025, we can simply choose specific properties to copy to either all items or just specific ones, potentially saving lots of time with those models with large amounts of cut list items. This release sees the ability to edit assemblies in large design review mode faster, with breadcrumb selections that make the selection hierarchy much clearer than in previous releases. A simple but effective improvement.

SOLIDWORKS 2025 Copy Cut List Property

8. Improved Output with Immersive Rendering

We can now create compelling, immersive content to inspire your customers by automating the creation of photo-realistic renderings, by leveraging SOLIDWORKS Visualize with the SOLIDWORKS API. Take advantage of the latest advancements in GPU technology with real time interactive ray tracing based on the open standard Vulcan API for 3D graphics and computing.

SOLIDWORKS Visualize 2025 Realtime Raytracing

7. Streamlined ECAD to MCAD Collaboration and Design

In 2025 CircuitWorks is now available to all SOLIDWORKS users. Another nice addition is that we can now import internal and external copper features, including VRS traces and shapes from ECAD to SOLIDWORKS using IDX files.

This enables more accurate mass, thermal structural shock, and even electromagnetic analysis with access to more detailed copper trace information in the PCB. Streamline the ECAD to MCAD collaboration process for a more complete PCB design and simulation workflow.

SOLIDWORKS 2025 CircuitWorks Available for All

6. More flexible 3D Dimensioning and Tolerancing

Now you can enjoy faster, more flexible 3D dimensioning and tolerance. In SOLIDWORKS 2025. It couldn’t be easier. Now that you can create DimXpert dimensions from sketch dimensions.

We also have the ability to get DimXpert dimension support for drafted geometry. A huge time saver when dealing with molded components requiring geometric dimensioning and tolerances. In 2025. We can communicate our product manufacturing information or PMI downstream with increased flexibility and control with the new and improved STEP242 export settings.

SOLIDWORKS 2025 PMI Step 242 Settings

5. Improved Detailing of Drawings

Reduce the need for manual workarounds and streamline your drawings approval by enforcing company rules with multi approval stamps on drawings.

Any time on any connected device. When it comes to creating bills of materials on our drawings, we can now choose whether to display the quantity for structural members in the BOM table as either quantity or length x quantity. This can be a huge time saver when it comes to accurate information for manufacturing.

SOLIDWORKS 2025 Detail Cut List BOM

4. Faster Assembly Modeling

We’ve long been able to accelerate assembly design by copying assembly components along with their mates. Well, now in 2025 this has been improved by allowing us to copy components along with their associated advanced and mechanical mates. This year there are improvements with the interference detection tools.

Now we’re able to highlight interference between surface bodies or surface and solid bodies, useful for designs that include a mix of geometries. We are also able to detect interference while in large design review mode, saving us valuable time when it comes to evaluating assemblies with large numbers of components.

SOLIDWORKS 2025 LDR Interference Detection

3. Improved Performance

Every year, SOLIDWORKS offers its users big improvements in performance, and this year is no exception. We can now create highly simplified parts and make them associative to the parent part by using the silhouette feature method. These tools can offer significant performance gains when working with parts and assemblies with large amounts of detail.

We can also boost productivity by adding SpeedPak configurations at the top level of your assemblies, without needing to modify any of the sub-assemblies that might be contained within it. Also, new in 2025 is the ability to accelerate the calculation of mass properties for assemblies with previously calculated values for parts and bodies.

For example, when a change of material is made to a part within an assembly, the mass properties calculation for that assembly is recalculated in an instant.

SOLIDWORKS 2025 Part Top Level Speedpak

2. More Effective Collaboration and Data Management

We can now deliver innovative products faster with improved collaboration and data management capabilities. Within SOLIDWORKS 2025. We can connect and collaborate easily with industry peers by accessing communities directly from SOLIDWORKS.

Stay up to date with real time notifications, ensuring that you are always working with the latest file versions during collaborative design processes. SOLIDWORKS PDM has been instrumental for years in allowing SOLIDWORKS users to safely and securely manage their data.

Well, new this year SOLIDWORKS PDM is now supported for SOLIDWORKS Connected users. This is a great enhancement for customers who value the licensing and deployment capabilities of SOLIDWORKS Connected, but want to leverage an existing SOLIDWORKS PDM environment.

And you can still benefit from secure collaboration by sharing your designs with others, allowing them to view and mock up your designs.

SOLIDWORKS 2025 Real Time Notifications

1. Greater Part Modeling Flexibility

Create the exact geometry needed for your design more efficiently with this year’s release. In 2025, we can boost efficiency by leveraging selection accelerators for the chamfer command to rapidly select multiple edges.

We can create smoother, variable size fillets with a new option to continuously blend fillets edges. This can save his time when trying to manage variable radius fillets. And finally, we can now also automatically create customizable bend notches on the flat patterned bend lines of a sheet metal part, perfect for those requiring that extra level of detail.

SOLIDWORKS 2025 Chamfer Selection Accelerator

What’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2025 Live Webinar

We’re hosting a live webinar on October 1, 2024, at 10 AM ET; where we’ll show you even more of the new features from across the SOLIDWORKS suite and help you learn how to get the best from them. Registration is free and easy. Our panel of SOLIDWORKS experts will be available to answer any questions you might have about your design workflow. Expand your network and experience the latest engineering technology in action. Register for our SOLIDWORKS 2025 Launch Webinar »

Shawn Devaney, Chief Revenue Officer for TriMech, said TriMech’s manufacturing experts carefully evaluated CAM solutions and chose to partner with SolidCAM, based on its ease of use, features, and seamless integration in Dassault Systèmes’ SOLIDWORKS CAD (Computer-Aided Design) software.

“Adding SolidCAM to TriMech’s wide offering of products and services increases our ability to meet the evolving, enterprise-wide needs of our manufacturing clients. And our two teams are a good fit – we both share a strong dedication to helping clients get better every day.”

SolidCAM software provides top usability for SOLIDWORKS designers

For 40 years, SolidCAM has focused its R&D on CAM innovation, providing advanced solutions for CNC machining that deliver smooth integration and time-saving automation within SOLIDWORKS. All machining operations can be defined and verified without leaving the CAD environment; when a user changes a design, machining toolpaths recalculate automatically. Using SolidCAM improves communication among SOLIDWORKS designers, CAM programmers, and shop floor CNC operators.

Working faster for maximum productivity

SolidCAM software is used across all industries, including aerospace, automotive, defense, medical, machine design, optics, consumer products, and mold, tool, and die. Clients range from small job shops to large manufacturing businesses and include technical training institutions.

Devaney explained that with CNC machines getting more complex, and part customization becoming more common, powerful CAM programming is critical for success.

“Manufacturers face ever-increasing demands to keep costs down and increase speed, so every minute counts. With faster CAM programming and shorter machining cycle times, every CNC machine is operating to the fullest.”

SolidCAM’s partnerships with CNC machine manufacturers ensure that the software supports the latest equipment and manufacturing processes. It supports all CNC technologies, including the most advanced multi-channel mill-turn and Swiss-type CNC machines. Its patented iMachining technology saves 70% or more in machining cycle time and dramatically increases the lifespan of the cutting tool. The unique iMachining Wizard provides optimal feeds and speeds for every point of the toolpath.

Deeper into the North American market

TriMech is part of The TriMech Group, a collection of established brands serving designers, engineers, and manufacturers, and operating in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, and Europe’s Nordic regions. The Group’s footprint in North America is unparalleled, with TriMech in the U.S. and Javelin in Canada.

Ken Merritt, SolidCAM’s Chief Operations Officer, said that having TriMech sell and support SolidCAM throughout North America sets the stage for more manufacturers of all sizes – and across all industries – to benefit from SolidCAM’s features and ease of use.

“TriMech’s client base includes thousands of manufacturers, machine shops, machinists, and CNC programmers and operators. SolidCAM software can improve their day-to-day work, their department’s performance, and their overall business success. Interest in SolidCAM is growing in North America and momentum is building. It’s the perfect time to spread the word about SolidCAM through TriMech and Javelin.”

SolidCAM software inside SOLIDWORKS

Building on a legacy of client support

In the UK, the TriMech Group’s Solid Solutions is an established, successful reseller for SolidCAM. TriMech CEO Alan Sampson explained that through collaboration among the manufacturing/CAM experts at TriMech, Solid Solutions, and SolidCAM, a wider team of people can come together to solve client challenges.

“As always, clients of the TriMech Group have access to more people, products, and services and can trust that TriMech will bring the right combination of tools to the job, along with timely, top-notch service and support.”

The TriMech Group has been delivering on a strategic plan to continually expand and diversify its service offerings to build the best-in-class solution partner.

“We evolve and grow just as our clients do,” Sampson said. “SolidCAM software is scalable as client applications evolve or production increases. And new partnerships like this one broaden the range of solutions TriMech can offer to clients, who are increasingly seeking more depth of expertise and expert guidance.”

About the TriMech Group

The TriMech Group of companies is a collection of established brands operating in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, and Europe’s Nordic regions. Its global team includes hundreds of engineers who excel in areas including design, collaboration, simulation, analysis, process and workflow optimization, product data management, lifecycle management, manufacturing, and production floor solutions.

As a leading technology and business solutions partner for designers, engineers, and manufacturers, the TriMech Group works with top software and hardware partners, including Dassault Systèmes, SOLIDWORKS, Stratasys, Artec, and Zeiss, and its experts provide design and engineering software, advanced manufacturing solutions, and associated training, consulting, implementation, and staffing services for clients across a variety of industries.

The TriMech Group has more than 50 locations serving more than 30,000 clients with over 750 employees. It is part of the portfolio of Sentinel Capital Partners, a U.S. private equity firm.

For more information, visit trimechgroup.com.

About SolidCAM

The power of SolidCAM is built on a 40-year history of ongoing CAM development and innovation, resulting in a world-class CAM solution that is seamlessly integrated in and associative to SOLIDWORKS.

SolidCAM’s growth is driven by its dedication to successful user experiences and its support for the most advanced CNC machining technologies. It has revolutionized how advanced mill-turn and Swiss-type CNC machines are programmed for best machining results. Its superior, patented iMachining technology provides immense productivity gains to all types and sizes of CNC manufacturers.

SolidCAM has more than 300 developers, CNC applications and sales staff, and an international reseller network that spans the globe. The company, led by its founder, Dr. Emil Somekh, provides the ultimate CAM tool for CNC manufacturers.

For more information, visit solidcam.com.

Watch the SolidCAM demonstration.

With this latest acquisition, the TriMech Group continues to deliver on its plan to expand and diversify its service offerings and build the best-in-class solution partner to the global advanced design, engineering, and manufacturing sectors.

Chip Hogge, Chief Strategy Officer for the TriMech Group, and President of TriMech’s Advanced Manufacturing business, said that adding MAKO’s expertise sets the stage for TriMech to offer enhanced, comprehensive product development support for clients of all sizes.

“Over its 20-year history, MAKO’s award-winning team has perfected their product development process, which creates high-caliber products to be sold in North American and international markets. Their expertise will form a solid foundation for a new product development line of business for the TriMech Group.”

Support throughout the product design and development lifecycle

MAKO’s unique platform supports inventors, designers, manufacturers and e-commerce brands through planning, strategy development, designing, prototyping, manufacturing, and scaling to production volume, all to efficiently transform a concept into a fully functional, market-ready product.

At the heart of this process is MAKO’s talented team of industrial designers and mechanical and electrical engineers. TriMech’s Project Engineering Group (PEG) provides additional design capabilities and capacity in the key engineering stages of the product development lifecycle. And TriMech’s global teams of advanced simulation specialists can support additional simulation and analysis needs clients have during those stages.

Hogge explained that the TriMech Group is focused on steadily expanding the depth of its expertise in critical service areas to meet evolving client needs.

“Clients in all industry verticals are seeking professional, reliable services and support. We stand out because we offer much more than software and hardware. We can serve as that single technology and business partner who can help clients accelerate their product development lifecycles while improving quality and reducing risk.”

Meeting needs in prototyping and manufacturing

The MAKO team’s experience across the product development lifecycle can also bring new manufacturing connections and projects to the TriMech Group, already well known for its 3D printer sales and services, as well as its expertise in other advanced manufacturing methods, from traditional to emerging.

“Collaboration across production stages will really benefit clients,” Hogge said. “With advanced prototyping and short-run manufacturing capabilities in house, our Advanced Manufacturing Services business in North America and 3DPRINTUK in the UK are perfectly positioned to step in. Access to their knowledge will move client projects efficiently through creating physical models and finished parts.”

Opportunities for MAKO’s team and clients

MAKO’s founder, Kevin Mako, will remain in the business to provide leadership in the TriMech Group’s expanded product development services team.

“My team and I will continue to serve clients the way we always have – with personal, customized service that gets their product to the finish line quickly, efficiently and at a world-class standard,” he said. “At the same time, we are extremely excited to collaborate with one of our favorites in the industry – the TriMech Group. Tapping into their team of design-for-manufacturing experts, prototyping and manufacturing facilities, and advanced software will help us ensure the best solutions for our clients.”

For more information, visit trimechgroup.com and makodesign.com.

About the TriMech Group

The TriMech Group of companies is a collection of established brands operating in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, and Europe’s Nordic regions. Its global team includes hundreds of engineers who excel in areas including design, collaboration, simulation, analysis, process and workflow optimization, product data management, lifecycle management, manufacturing, and production floor solutions.

As a leading technology and business solutions partner for designers, engineers, and manufacturers, the TriMech Group works with top software and hardware partners, including Dassault Systèmes, SOLIDWORKS, Stratasys, Artec, and Zeiss, and its experts provide design and engineering software, advanced manufacturing solutions, and associated training, consulting, implementation, and staffing services for clients across a variety of industries.

The TriMech Group has more than 50 locations serving more than 30,000 clients with over 750 employees. It is part of the portfolio of Sentinel Capital Partners, a U.S. private equity firm.

For more information, visit trimechgroup.com.

About MAKO Design + Invent

MAKO Design + Invent has been setting the standard for best practices in product development for more than 20 years.

Its North American team, located in Austin, Toronto, Miami, and San Francisco, provides world-class product development services tailored to inventors, startups, and manufacturers. Known as an award-winning, one-stop-shop for taking an idea to a physical product, MAKO has in-house industrial designers and mechanical and electrical engineers, and helps with all aspects of product development, from initial market research and patent referral, to manufacturing, distribution, brand launch, and marketing. As owners of “The Product Startup Podcast,” MAKO has surpassed 200,000 followers across their social media channels.

For more information, visit makodesign.com.

The Mastercam business, including training, will be transferred to Cimquest, recently acquired by Sandvik. We trust that Cimquest will support you throughout the transition and beyond.

Visit the Cimquest website for Mastercam support and training »

Mastercam alternatives

We offer SOLIDWORKS CAM software and the DELMIA Machining and Fabrication solutions as alternatives to Mastercam.

We are currently evaluating another CAM solution to suit our clients need for diverse capabilities and seamless integration with SOLIDWORKS and will share the news of our new solution soon. We promise you’ll be impressed with the features and benefits of this new solution!

We’re not going anywhere

Please know that Mastercam was pleased with TriMech’s award-winning performance and top-notch service to our clients. It has been our pleasure to support Mastercam clients over the past few years.

We remain the trusted advisor across the entire spectrum of engineering and manufacturing software and services.

Every new SOLIDWORKS License purchased comes with complimentary access to the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform by way of SOLIDWORKS Cloud Services. Most people are aware of the three main pillars: Share and Markup, Store and Revise, and Manage and Control.

However, there is a lot of deep and rich functionality embedded in these tools that you might have overlooked. These tools can be useful for single users, small teams, or even large organizations to take advantage of, especially since they may already have access.

5 Key Takeaways from this SOLIDWORKS Cloud Services Guide: 

This video guide covers the key functionality of Cloud Services alongside considerations for adopting the toolset. Our team has years of experience utilizing the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform and have a whole host of information to pass on to you. If you currently use or plan to use SOLIDWORKS Cloud Services, you should learn the following incredible productivity and usability tips:

• Viewing Files on any Device
• Securely Managing your SOLIDWORKS Data
• Tracking Change Actions and Revisions
• Administering SOLIDWORKS Cloud Services
• Keys to Success for Utilizing Cloud Services

They also dive into performance benchmarks for different SOLIDWORKS applications and finally, they offer some tips and tricks for optimizing your SOLIDWORKS performance on your Dell workstation.

Topics of this SOLIDWORKS Dell Workstations Webinar include:

• The new Dell Workstations optimized for SOLIDWORKS users
• New NVIDIA GPUs for Designers & Engineers
• Performance benchmarks for SOLIDWORKS applications
• Optimizing your SOLIDWORKS performance

Instead of focusing on your next steps in designing your product, your brain gets busy hunting for icons or browsing the FeatureManager tree. By the time you found the icon and completed the feature, you lost track of what is the next step in the design process. It’s no wonder that at the end of the day you feel tired.

In this SOLIDWORKS productivity on-demand webinar you will learn:

• The most efficient workflow for working in the SOLIDWORKS graphics area.
• How to reduce the amount of work carried out in areas outside of the graphics area such as the FeatureManager Tree, the static toolbars or the Command Manager.
• How to reduce your mouse movement by more than 75%, but, more importantly, your eyes will stay focused on the model, allowing you to concentrate on design and stay in the flow. When the mouse cursor moves on the screen, your eyes are following it, creating micro-distractions.