| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 2000 Milwaukee
School of Engineering, SolidWorks and CATI Bring Leading Solid
Modeling Software to Engineering Students BUFFALO GROVE, IL, November 6,
2000 - Computer Aided
Technology, Inc., (CATI), the Nation’s No. 1 SolidWorks integrator,
announced today that CATI’s customer, Milwaukee School of
Engineering (MSOE), recently installed a 25-seat network license of
SolidWorks® 2000. This expands the role of solid
modeling in the Mechanical Engineering Department by increasing the
school’s installation of SolidWorks to over 50 seats.
Over the past two years, CATI
has actively supported the expansion of SolidWorks in MSOE’s
Mechanical Engineering Department’s Harley-Davidson / Lee
Georgeson’s Computer Design Laboratory. CATI’s partnership with MSOE
demonstrates the company’s commitment to education by offering
instructor training, facilitating student internships, and providing
resources and references for greater Milwaukee industrial community.
The addition of the 25-seat network
license will ease capacity problems at MSOE, as well as lab
scheduling issues. This will also allow for expansion of high school
programs designed to give students a hands-on introduction to
engineering. SolidWorks
has been adopted for these programs primarily because of its
ease-of-use and short learning curve. High school students gain
confidence from working with a tool that is widely used in the
global marketplace and obtaining professional-looking results within
hours. “MSOE’s additional need for SolidWorks is
no surprise! Once the students get their hands on SolidWorks to aide
them with their projects, they soon realize the software tool is
both fun and powerful,” comments Robert Konczal, Vice President of
Operations, CATI. Currently, voluntary SolidWorks training
sessions are held at MSOE for interested juniors and seniors.
SolidWorks is extremely popular as a design tool for senior
projects. SolidWorks has been successfully incorporated into an
elective finite element analysis class. Last winter, a new class -
Computer Applications in Engineering - was established as a required
course for mechanical engineering freshmen.
“Within the typical first-year
engineering program, there are few classes that students describe as
‘fun’ or ‘exciting.’
Incorporating SolidWorks into the freshman course sequence
allows us to kindle the excitement that made the students choose
engineering in the first place,” comments Ed Howard, Assistant
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Milwaukee School of
Engineering. About CATI Computer Aided Technology, Inc. (CATI),
headquartered in Buffalo Grove, IL, provides the Midwest with five
full-service facilities, supporting Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, and Wisconsin. The mission of CATI is to unite quality
people with advanced technology to create complete solutions. CATI
is the No. 1 SolidWorks overall performer in sales, marketing, and
certified technical support and training. CATI is dedicated to
providing comprehensive solutions to engineering, manufacturing,
information and educational sectors. Several of CATI’s customers,
including Ingersoll Milling, Life Fitness, and SRP Scorpion
Snowmobiles, have been chosen by SolidWorks for worldwide case
studies and demonstrations. CATI offers a full suite of SolidWorks
Solution Partner technologies including CAD, CAE, CAID, CAM, ECAD,
PDM, and Hardware/Networking solutions. For the latest news from
CATI, visit the CATI website at www.cati.com or contact a CATI
representative at 888-308-2284. |