Articles by Nick Weirens

Articles by Nick Weirens

Nick is the Director of Marketing at Hawk Ridge Systems and is extremely passionate about 3D design and 3D printing. An outdoorsman and weekend golfer waiting for his PGA tour card.
Jawstec Chooses Hawk Ridge Systems and HP Jet Fusion 3D Printers

Jawstec Chooses Hawk Ridge Systems and HP Jet Fusion 3D Printers

Jawstec started with a simple goal in mind; to create a simple process where you can get production ready parts for a fraction of the cost. They offer a unique depth of custom manufacturing and 3D printing services to a variety of industries including Automotive, Consumer Products, and Aerospace for both small or large businesses.

October 10, 2018
Hawk Ridge Systems Expands Portfolio with Predator Software

Hawk Ridge Systems Expands Portfolio with Predator Software

Hawk Ridge Systems, the leading provider of 3D Design and manufacturing solutions announces a partnership with Predator Software to provide customers with a complete shop floor CNC solution.

This partnership will directly influence all sectors of the manufacturing shop floor to both measures and increase the productivity of your CNC machines and manufacturing tasks. Hawk Ridge Systems will now provide software, hardware, installation, and support services to assist in controlling and automate the shop floor. With the acquisition of Cimtronics Midwest in May of 2018, Hawk Ridge Systems is now the largest distributor of Predator Shop Floor Manufacturing Software in North America.

October 4, 2018
The Virtual Wind Tunnel in SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation

The Virtual Wind Tunnel in SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation

Did you know that SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation is built upon technology originally used for aerodynamics? Whether you're designing products to be mounted on aircraft or a whole new airframe itself, SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation provides a quick way to test for familiar parameters like Lift, Drag and even Reynolds Number, all with the ability to quickly visualize and compare the behavior of design changes. Join Product Manager, Damon Tordini, as he reproduces a real-world wind tunnel test in a fraction of the time.

November 22, 2017
Wish You Could Go Back? Learn the Key to CAD File Management

Wish You Could Go Back? Learn the Key to CAD File Management

Have you ever done anything you wish you could go back in time and redo? I worked construction growing up, and most of the time in residential HVAC and I can still remember installing my first heat run. I spent a decent amount of time thinking about the best way to route it. When I finally decided, and put it all together it looked… well ok, but the real problem was when I needed to do the rest of them. Let's just say it could've been better. Has this ever happened to you designing in SOLIDWORKS?

August 1, 2017

The Greatest Engineering Video Clip of All Time

"The Knack" clip from Dilbert. Dilbert is diagnosed with "The Knack" at a young age and is destined to become an engineer!

I think you all will get a laugh - Enjoy!

April 6, 2017