Second annual Design Excellence Forum

SolidWorks leaders join Fisher Unitech as keynote speakers at the Design Excellence Forum.


Troy, Michigan - FISHER/UNITECH, a leading provider of SolidWorks 3D design software and Stratasys 3D printers, just announced SolidWorks executives will kick off the second annual Design Excellence Forum – a provocative event scheduled in 11 cities throughout the Midwest and Northeast. Ken Clayton, VP worldwide sales; Paul Adams, VP of technical sales; Paul Giaconia, VP of corporate accounts; Gary Krauter, territory sales senior manager; Kurtis Anliker, director of technical sales; and Mark Martel, area technical director will be the keynote speakers featured at some of these events. 

This year’s Design Excellence Forum will offer several seminars showing how to leverage today’s most innovative technologies to achieve excellence in design and manufacturing. The Forum promises to cover many stellar topics: 3D mechanical CAD enhancements; conceptual design with cloud-based collaboration; unified electronic design; improved simulation techniques; advanced 3D printing for product development; data management; and the latest for technical communication. This event also features a reveal of the new SolidWorks 2015 software. This roadshow will begin today, Oct. 1, 2014, in Kansas and travel throughout the Midwest and East Coast during the month of October. 

“We truly appreciate the great partnership that we have with SolidWorks as demonstrated by these keynote speakers. Our Design Excellence Forum will give end-users and executives alike a viewpoint of how today’s most innovative technologies are being used by manufacturers to compete in the global economy,” said Charlie Hess, CEO at FISHER/UNITECH. 

This forum offers management the opportunity to stay involved and up to speed on the latest and greatest manufacturing and product design technologies in the industry.

Executives are invited to discover methods of optimizing design for additive manufacturing, improving product development efficiency through data management, leveraging electronic design automation, and learning how design validation improves product quality. These solutions are sure to expedite manufacturing processes and make companies highly competitive. SolidWorks users can expect to be exposed to rich content that will enhance productivity and grow their skillset. Lastly, SolidWorks executives will be available onsite to discuss the future of Dassault Systemes. 

The Design Excellence Forum is completely complimentary and all are welcomed to attend. Registration is required. For more information on the agenda, locations and dates please visit http://www.funtech.com/Events/Design-Excellence-Forum. This event is sponsored by HP, Dassault Systemes SolidWorks, and Stratasys. 

Source: FISHER/UNITECH