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For inquires of ONSITE TRAINING at your facility call 312.226.8339 today.


Surfacing design for Aircraft

January 2010
Rhino Four Week Comprehensive Training
20 day Workshop
01.04 - 01.29

Rhino Level 1
5 day Workshop
01.04- 01.08

Rhino Level 2
5 day Workshop
01.11 - 01.15

Flamingo Level 3 'Rendering' Workshop
5 day Workshop
01.18 - 01.22

Four Week Pro/ENGINEER comprehensive
01.04 -01.29
(this Four week Compressive Workshop consists of the week one and two, the Manufacturing week as week three and Surfacing for week four. For 2010, this class will be offered every other month.)

Pro/CABLE - 1 week Pro/CABLE Harness Design
5 day Workshop
01.11 - 01.15

Pro/ENGINEER Plastic Part Design
2 day Workshop
01.18 - 01.

Surfacing Pro/ENGINEER Intensive
5 day Workshop "Specular Highlights"
01.25 - 01.29 (a must have for serious contractors and product designers).

Maya Level 1 - 1 week Intensive
5 day Workshop
01.11 -01.15

Intro to Maya NURBS Modeling for Industrial Designers
16 hour workshop
01.11 - 01.15


Surface Edit Functionality new in WF4.0

Feb. 2010
Rhino Four Week Comprehensive Training
20 day Workshop
02.01 - 02.26

Rhino Level 1
5 day Workshop
02.01- 02.05

Rhino Level 2
5 day Workshop
02.8 - 02.12

Flamingo Level 3 'Rendering' Workshop
5 day Workshop
02.15 - 02.19

Four Week Pro/ENGINEER comprehensive
02.01 -02.26
(this Four week Compressive Workshop consists of the week one and two, the Manufacturing week as week three and Surfacing for week four. For 2010, this class will be offered every other month.)

Pro/ENGINEER Level 1 (Wildfire 4.0)
5 day Workshop
02.01 - 02.05

Pro/ENGINEER Level 2 detail drawing large assemblies
5 day Workshop
02.08 - 02.12

Pro/CABLE - 1 week Pro/CABLE Harness Design
5 day Workshop
02.15 - 02.19

Surfacing Pro/ENGINEER Intensive
5 day Workshop "Specular Highlights"
02.22 - 02.26 (a must have for serious contractors and product designers. This class is also a pre required for the aero forms surfacing class).

Maya Level 1 - 1 week Intensive
5 day Workshop
02.01 -02.05

Intro to Maya NURBS Modeling for Industrial Designers
16 hour workshop
02.08 - 02.12

Maya 1 week Training Course- Character Development & Modeling Intensive
02.22 - 2.26


Requires Surfacing to model forms such as this Drone UAV

March 2009
Rhino Four Week Comprehensive Training
20 day Workshop
03.01 - 03.26

Rhino Level 1
5 day Workshop
03.01- 03.05

Rhino Level 2
5 day Workshop
03.8 - 02.12

Flamingo Level 3 'Rendering' Workshop
5 day Workshop
03.15 - 03.19

Four Week Pro/ENGINEER comprehensive
03.01 -03.26
(this Four week Compressive Workshop consists of the week one and two, the Manufacturing week as week three and Surfacing for week four. For 2010, this class will be offered every other month.)

Pro/ENGINEER Level 1 (Wildfire 4.0)
5 day Workshop
03.01 - 03.05

Pro/ENGINEER Level 2 detail drawing large assemblies
5 day Workshop
02.08 - 02.12

Pro/CABLE - 1 week Pro/CABLE Harness Design
5 day Workshop
03.15 - 03.19

Surfacing Pro/ENGINEER Intensive
5 day Workshop "Specular Highlights"
03.22 - 03.26 (a must have for serious contractors and product designers. This class is also a pre required for the aero forms surfacing class).

Maya Level 1 - 1 week Intensive
5 day Workshop
03.01 -03.05

Intro to Maya NURBS Modeling for Industrial Designers
16 hour workshop
03.08 - 03.12

Maya 1 week Training Course- Character Development & Modeling Intensive
03.22 - 03.26

Pro/MECHANICA- 5 day Workshop
03.15 - 03.19

Pro/MECHANICA Level 2
2 day workshop
03.15 - 03.16

Pro/MECHANISM- 2 day Workshop
03.11 - 03.12

Alias Level One- 5 day Workshop
03.01 - 03.05


Whereas our specialized courses are offered through out the year at our Chicago office, Design Engine Education instructors are also flexible to accommodate your group or company by teaching classes onsite at your facility. Our instructors are not just taught how to teach specific software; they are high level users and don't get stuck when specific questions are asked during class that may veer from the structured training (like many of our competitors). We have heard stories from costumers about other training they received onsite and the instructor could not veer from the course material.

Our onsite training efforts are reflected successfully at Schick, Fisher-Price, Yamaha, Motorola, Knoll, John Deere, General Atomics, M3 Design, IDEO, British Aerospace, Valley Lab, Triumph, and Cannondale onsite training efforts. Call 312.226.8339 today to speak to one of our recognized instructors or inquire for past manufactures references. Inside US and overseas our instructors each carry valid passports for training abroad.

 


 
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Pro/ENGINEER is Stealthy

In the future drone aircraft will sustain more gravity forces than the human body can withstand. Drones can already stay deployed longer than a human can stay awake. The F35 maybe the last strike fighter with a pilot in the aircraft.

Check out this new Low Signature (stealth rating) 20-hr.-endurance Predator C deemed the Avenger which has emerged from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems engineering department after a 3½-year gestation period and it was all designed using Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire.

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The History of Tires and How they are Constructed

The first rubber tires appeared in the mid-1800's, they were were made of solid rubber also know as cushion tires. The rubber it's self carried the load unlike the air-filled tires we are familiar with today. The air-filled tire or "pneumatic" tire was patented as early as 1845 although solid rubber was preferred because of it's durability.
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Barber Motorcycle Museum

When a designer or engineer thinks of a Museum we think of Moma or the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Or perhaps we think of the Museum of Science and Industry? Probably the last thing that comes to mind is a motorcycle museum.

Words and Pictures by Bart Brejcha

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Neocon 2009 The White Theme

Recession shows signs of improving and people are loving the white furniture in Chicago the new White town.

Its always a sensory overload walking Neocon and this year was not different. Usually there is some sort of color theme and this year White seamed to stand out along all manufactures and brands. Is there a subliminal message?

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Barbie Turns 50 Years Young

From Marilyn Monroe Barbie, Ballerina Barbie, Pajama Barbie to S&M Barbie the models play dress up extravaganza while the camera catches all.
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Retraining May Be the Answer

In this economy, it seems that nothing is secure, especially our design and engineering jobs. There are ways to make ourselves indispensable to our managers and to avoid those terrifying two words: 'laid off'. In this article, I have outlined both things one can do to keep your job... and what do do after you catch that pink slip. By Bart Brejcha
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DECEPTIVE DESIGN exhibit 2008

Furniture is an icon. A chair has four legs and a table has four legs. Those icons are often so strait forward its boring. Change a few qualities and something interesting happens. deceptions...

The focus of this exhibit is to push common conceptions of chairs, lamps desks and explore new rolls for those items.

Pictures and Words by Bart Brejcha

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Photovoltaic’s brightest breakthrough since the 1970's

Harvesting free power in the form of electricity from the Sun is not new. Various engineering schools across the country have pierced the glass ceiling in separating electrons off from silicone to power products. One seventh grader actually made some improvements.
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Fulton Guerrilla Truck Show

Rent a UHAUL truck, deck it out with your one-off furniture and park it on Fulton Street at Morlen Sinoway Atelier and invite everyone from Neocon and throw a party complete with DJ's and beer.

words and picture article by Bart Brejcha

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Neocon 2008

Sensory overload this year at Neocon. Shapes and colors can be overwhelming, all 1.2 million feet of it!

words and picture article by Bart Brejcha

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Cradle to Cradle; By William McDonough & Michael Braungart

William McDonough's book, written with his colleague, the German chemist Michael Braungart, is a manifesto calling for the transformation of human industry through ecologically intelligent design. Through historical sketches on the roots of the industrial revolution; commentary on science, nature and society; descriptions of key design principles; and compelling examples of innovative products and business strategies already reshaping the marketplace, McDonough and Braungart make the case that an industrial system that "takes, makes and wastes" can become a creator of goods and services that generate ecological, social and economic value.
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Book Review

Every time I start negotiations for royalties where I trade my design and engineering professional fees in lieu for future royalties, I get in trouble. This book helped me and it can help you! Book review by Bart Brejcha
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Giant Robot Magazine Review

Asian culture magazine in English by Chris Redden
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Influence

Why read this book? It spells out clear and concise ways on how we are socially influenced and tools we can use as designers to influence others. book review by Manny Perez
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Why People Buy Things They Don't Need

Book Review by Keith Voit
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American Contemporary Furniture

The book that cracks the lid on the spawning American design scene.
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> Grasshopper 3d What? Rhino can be parametric?
> Archived Chicago Photographs By far the most comprehensive list of Historic Chicago Photographs existing in the world today.
> http://www.d3olab.com/ Flexible rubber that becomes rigid upon impact. Now being used for body armor in sporting goods.
> Manufacturing Sourcing Engine Really neat website that allows you to upload CAD drawings of parts you want machined/manufactured, and then online members send you their personal quotes/time estimates for your uploaded project. You then pick the builder of your choice and they send it to you upon completion.
> Designcraft Early innovators in rapid prototyping technologies. Create extremely high end prototypes in reduced timeline. Extremely knowledgeable in Pro/ENGINEER
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> Chicago Auto Show 2010 02/12/2010 to 02/21/2010 North America's largest and longest running Auto Show, presents all that is new from the world's automotive manufacturers. (Open to the Public). Service Contractor: GES
> Kitchen & Bath Industry Show & Conference 04/15/2010 to 04/18/2010 K/BIS The annual K/BIS event showcases the very latest products and cutting-edge design ideas in the kitchen and bath industry. This event features the largest array of product displays and demonstrations, NKBA professional development courses, keynote speeches and interactive roundtable sessions. (Trade Only). Service Contractor: Freeman
> International Home and Housewares Show 2010 March 14 - 16 McCormick Place Chicago IL With 2,000 exhibitors, the International Home + Housewares Show is the most comprehensive in the industry.
> New York Toy Fair February 14 thru 17 2010 - With over 20,000 attendees, 350,000 square feet of exhibit space, 100,000 products with over 7,000 never before seen in the world, 1200+ exhibitors, 1000 global media representatives, the latest updates on Safety legislation and what they mean for your business and four days under one roof to do an entire year’s worth of business, Toy Fair is where the industry gathers.
> North American Retail Hardware Association May 4-6 2010 Las Vegas Convention Center
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Pro/ENGINEER Jobs- Alias Studio Jobs- Rhino Jobs even Unigraphics Jobs. and Solidworks Jobs avalable at Design-engine.com Job Board.

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> Hot Jobs for the Next Years Goldman predicts auto companies will face far more stringent requirements and standards for energy efficiency in the future.
> Outsourcing Not the Culprit in Manufacturing Job Loss Productivity gains spawned by factory automation are driving a worldwide decline in manufacturing jobs, even in developing nations, says researcher.
> design engine education 05.25 - 05.29 five day surfacing intensive using Pro/ENGINEER. seven day Pro/E intensive to engineers working with industrial designers. Industrial desigenrs are encouraged to attend as well.
> Outsourcing Not the Culprit in Manufacturing Job Loss Productivity gains spawned by factory automation are driving a worldwide decline in manufacturing jobs, even in developing nations, says researcher.
> PTC executives could get paid big... Inside look at the CAD, CAM and CAE industry by Roopinder Tara
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