Montreal, Quebec – SolidXperts, a leading provider of Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE software solutions, as well as additive manufacturing technology, has announced its acquisition of Instadesign Group’s CAD division, a company in the same industry, as well as a strategic partnership with their Technical Service Division. The acquisition and partnership are expected to significantly expand SolidXperts’ customer base and enhance its product and service offerings.
“The addition of this division to our family of companies is an exciting step forward for our organization,” said Alex Habrich, Founder and CEO of SolidXperts. “Not only does it enable us to better serve our existing customers, but via our partnership with Instadesign Group’s Technical Division it also brings on board a team of talented professionals who share our commitment to excellence in the Engineering field. We are also proud to be the 5th largest SOLIDWORKS reseller in North America.”
SolidXperts has a long-standing reputation for delivering innovative and high-quality products and services that exceed customer expectations. With the acquisition of Instadesign’s CAD Division and association with its Technical Service division the company will be able to leverage its expertise and resources to drive even greater success in the marketplace.
“We are confident that this acquisition will enable us to achieve even greater growth and success in the years ahead,” said Alex Habrich. “We are excited to welcome Instadesign Group’s CAD Division to the SolidXperts family and look forward to working together to deliver exceptional value to our customers.”
The acquisition is expected to close on March 31st, 2023, pending regulatory approval. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Montreal, Québec — SolidXperts Inc., a leading 3D CAD and additive manufacturing solutions provider in Quebec, Ontario, and New England, is pleased to announce the launch of Xcloud, their new suite of cloud data management services and product offerings. SolidXperts has been providing premium CAD and 3D printing solutions for over 25 years, and as customers continue to search for increasingly more powerful and accessible solutions to optimize their operations and gain a competitive edge, this new combination of technology and expertise will digitally transform their businesses, drive industry insights, and streamline product design cycles.
Curated specifically for the product design and manufacturing industry, Xcloud by SolidXperts cloud services eliminate the need to install and maintain on-site hardware and software, so businesses can manage their CAD systems, files, and 3D printing more efficiently from any device, anywhere in the world. On the cloud, customers can work confidently with comprehensive security measures that protect data and ensure privacy. This product expansion offers customers two distinct services, PDM on the Cloud and SOLIDWORKS on the Cloud, and includes access-controlled cloud storage, version management, and secure file sharing, as well as automated backups and updates, empowering customers to easily manage their data online.
“Today, more than ever, businesses are looking for ways to digitally transform and eliminate the typical IT resource constraints and administrative burdens that hinder design productivity. It’s great to see partners like SolidXperts finding unique ways to offer clients solutions that add value to their existing SOLIDWORKS products and move them to the cloud on their way to a complete digital transformation,” said Chad Garrish, Founder of EpiGrid.
Xcloud by SolidXperts is the result of a new partnership with EpiGrid, the only certified SOLIDWORKS solution partner for managed cloud-hosted solutions with ten years of experience hosting SOLIDWORKS PDM customers. This new partnership gives SolidXperts customers access to globally available secure public and private cloud management options that integrate seamlessly into existing SOLIDWORKS toolkits. With companies operating on larger scales, more employees using personal devices for work, and a permanent spike in remote work, trusted and secure access to project data has never been more important. EpiGrid provides a secure Global Hybrid Cloud that enables users to store, share, and collaborate on their SOLIDWORKS data. Paired with decades of SOLIDWORKS expertise, a wide range of 3D printing solutions, and a team of certified Xperts, Xcloud by SolidXperts empowers engineering teams to take full advantage of their product design toolkit and optimize their entire product development cycle.
About EpiGrid: EpiGrid is an engineering technology solutions provider dedicated to delivering comprehensive managed cloud solutions to the Engineering and Manufacturing sectors. Their expertise lies in the deployment, optimization, and management of global cloud infrastructure technologies with the flexibility to provide hosted and cloud-enabled engineering solutions. EpiGrid provides innovative solutions that maximize efficiency and optimize performance.
About SolidXperts: For over 25 years, SolidXperts has been the leading provider of SOLIDWORKS solutions in Québec. They offer a comprehensive range of products, services, and expertise, including software and hardware products, training and support, consulting, and technical services. Their goal is to ensure the success of all customers by providing the highest quality SOLIDWORKS products and services available.
It’s been 25 years since SolidXperts first started its adventure as an engineering and technology services provider. Over the years, the company has grown to become Quebec’s leader in SOLIDWORKS 3D design, automation, and 3D printing services. To celebrate this milestone we wanted to take a look back at our company’s journey, to see how it has evolved over the years. We’ve come a long way and we couldn’t be prouder of what we’ve achieved together.
SolidXperts was founded in February of 1998, when now CEO Alex Habrich received a CD in the mail from a local SOLIDWORKS VAR, asking him to consider using SOLIDWORKS for his engineering projects. Impressed by the product’s functionality and affordable price, he immediately picked up the phone and spoke to SOLIDWORKS in Boston and asked to come down to speak in person.
In that meeting, it was announced to Alex that Dassault had just made an offer to acquire SOLIDWORKS, and though they hadn’t closed yet, they were in the midst of finalizing the paperwork. With a signature and a handshake, SolidXperts debuted into the 3D design and manufacturing world as an official SOLIDWORKS reseller.
We focused on providing best-in-class CAD software to small and medium enterprises. We quickly realized that our expertise could help companies of all sizes, so we expanded our services to become a one-stop shop for all 3D product design needs, including CAD, training, coaching, project consulting, PDM and PLM services, a full range of 3D printers, and much more. We provide expertise in a wide range of areas, including software development, system integration, and industrial automation.
Our services have grown and adapted to meet the needs of our customers, and today we offer a comprehensive suite of engineering and technology services. We are proud to be a leader in the engineering and technology services industry, and we are constantly striving to improve our services and products.
As things have progressed over the decades, Dassault in its efforts in commercialization is now looking to bring a lot of the technologies together. So, it just makes natural sense for the SolidXperts and its sister-company Mecanica to work under one umbrella, The SolidXperience Group. Today, SolidXperts is one of the most trusted and reliable providers of 3D design and product manufacturing solutions in Canada and the U.S.
At SolidXperts, we are committed to delivering quality and reliable services to our customers. We have a team of experienced engineers and technology professionals who are always ready to help our customers achieve their goals. We are proud to be celebrating our 25th anniversary, and we want to thank our customers for their continued support. Over the years, we have worked with a wide range of customers, from small businesses to large corporations and government organizations. We couldn’t have achieved our success without their trust and partnership!
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St. Laurent. April 3, 2020 – A journey of a thousand miles starts with just one step. For The SolidXperience Group, that step happened on March 21st, 2020 on a couch in the socially distant living room of CEO, Alex Habrich. While watching the news with his wife, Susie, both growing increasingly concerned with the spread of COVID-19, she came across an advertisement for the Code Life Ventilator Challenge. Knowing him and the abilities of the people he employs, it was the perfect opportunity. “I know you can do this – go save lives”. That was all it took!
Our directive was clear: Design a low-cost, simple, easy-to-use, and easy-to-build ventilator that could serve COVID-19 patients, as quickly as possible. The following day Alex asked for volunteers, and a diverse team was curated from three companies and various backgrounds.
“This project is a collaboration of people from both Canada and the United States, with everyone teleworking!” – Alex P. Habrich, The SolidXperience Group CEO
Within 24 hours a team was gathered, within 8 days the designs were submitted to the challenge hosts, and within a month The SolidXperience Group will be testing a fully functional prototype of the complete OXYGEN field-ready ventilator system.
“It feels like drowning is”, the most common report from the COVID-19 patients requiring breathing assistance, and with that imagery, we took inspiration from the simplicity of a scuba breathing apparatus. The SolidXperience Group officially began tackling the problem on March 23rd, ready to help save the world however they could.
The group quickly decided the best course of action would be to produce a machine that could both conventionally connect in a hospital setting and run as a stand-alone unit in developing countries or emergency overflow.
The next step was to analyze the given product specifications and start creating schematic diagrams defining the required parts and showing how those parts interact to create the desired results. With the help of the project’s panel of medical advisors, the group was able to take the initial schematic designs and modify them as a collaborative team. All online!
Then commenced several fast-paced days of editing, revision, discussion, and decision. Affordability always being a key factor. The device needed survivability, an intuitive setup and user interface, easily maintained and replaceable parts, and it needed to be kept as inexpensive to manufacture, in mass, as possible. This iterative process proceeded until March 29th at which time schematics were finalized. With the engineering in place, product design took off.
Next, packaging: getting all the required components to fit into a manageable, transportable, robust, easy-to-operate, and reliable case. Under the pressure of the CODE LIFE contest entry submission date of March 31st, this process was successfully started and completed on March 30th. Concurrently, the digital interface was coded to manage the internal valves, solenoids, and sensors necessary to provide a clear and secure on/off readout and warning alarms.
11:58 p.m. March 31st, 2020 – The SolidXperience Group successfully submitted their entry to the CODE LIFE Ventilator Challenge and walked away with a new purpose.
Inspired by how quickly and efficiently his team was able to redesign the ventilator system while physically separated and baffled by the inflated asking price for current machines, Alex decided regardless of the outcome of the contest, The SolidXperience Group would produce their more reliable and less expensive ventilators.
The fight isn’t over yet, however! In the coming weeks, several more steps need to be taken quickly to meet the hopeful deadline of May 1st for a functioning prototype. As the physical pieces of the first construction are gathered the interface code must be tested and refined, and the assembly must go through a series of tests and simulations to determine that it meets pre-set standards and can be labeled ‘medical grade’.
Both companies in The SolidXperience Group, SolidXperts, and Mecanica Solutions, eagerly look forward to stepping out into the world, continuing our thousand-mile journey, and doing what we can to help save lives all over the world.
Thank you to the following team members and professionals for their part in the success of this project!