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Earthscape use SOLIDWORKS and Javelin Services to design better playgrounds

Javelin Training Earthscape Playground

Javelin customer Earthscape is an award-winning studio specializing in playground design and construction. They work with educators, childcare providers, municipalities, NGOs, parents and children to bring nature back into play spaces. Their aim is to build awe-inspiring playgrounds, connecting children to nature through good design, high play value and…

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Winning Canadian product development relies on dedication to data management

Collaboration at Inertia Engineering + Design

When Ray Minato started Inertia Engineering + Design 11 years ago, he wanted to focus on speed, efficiency, and customer service. He had the desire and drive, but he needed the right tools for the task. One indispensible tool in Ray’s 3D design toolkit is…

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It’s automatic baby! A real world example of SolidWorks automation for Calendar Club

Calendar Club

One of our services team members, Paul, always tells me that “If the customer can do it manually with their current systems, we can automate it!”. By utilizing a combination of programming in the SolidWorks API, Microsoft Office, SQL data management and some elbow grease,…

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Presenting the Javelin SolidWorks ‘Cool’ Design Contest Winners for 2010

Design Contest Winners

Javelin is proud to announce the winners of the 2010 SolidWorks ‘Cool’ Design Contest. We had a lot of amazing entries and it was a tough decision to pick an overall winner, which is why we have five runners-up! Listed below are details of all the…

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Javelin is now accepting entries for the 2010 SolidWorks Cool Design Contest

Javelin SolidWorks Cool Design Contest

The 2010 SolidWorks Cool Design Contest is now open for entries from Javelin Commercial or Educational Customers. You have the opportunity to show off your cool designs created with SolidWorks, plus the chance to win an amazing prize! This year we have an Apple iPad…

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William Lishman – Inventor, Artist and Innovator

William Lishman was the inspiration for the 1996 Film “Fly Away Home” about a gaggle of geese who were led by Mr. Lishman to wintering grounds in Virgina. Mr Lishman designed and build a flying “go cart” to lead the geese to their temporary home for the cold season. The Toronto Star has done an article, which talks about another of Bill’s inventions that is intened to carry emergency supplies to areas that have been stricken by bad weather or war. Read the article here. http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/847302–the-sky-s-the-limit-for-father-goose Bill is designing an underground house and is using SolidWorks to aid in the design. He is a Javelin customer and all of us here just want to say Congratulations on all of his works.

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Winner of the 2010 Javelin Green Design Contest – Wingspan Design, Ottawa, Ontario

Javelin is pleased to announce the winner of our 2010 Green Design Contest, Wingspan Design from Ottawa, Ontario. Wingspan’s Energate Thermostat was judged to be the design that offered the most potential environmental benefit and had a very interesting SolidWorks design story as well.  Congratulations…

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Customer Design: Coalescing Oil and Polishing Filter Housing Platform

COP filter housing platform

Here is a clever green design for separating oil from water. The two stage oil separation system was designed by another of our green customers – Douglas Toombs of Maple Leaf Environmental Equipment, based in Brockville, Ontario. How does the product work? The two transfer pumps draw oily water…

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Customer Design: Future Hydrogen Gas Station

Hydrogen Gas Station Design Concept

Joseph Paonessa of the UOIT (University of Ontario Institute of Technology), in Oshawa, Ontario, submitted his green design concept of a Hydrogen Gas Station for one of our design contests. One day soon we might all be driving around in hydrogen fueled cars, filling up at a gas…

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