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Made Smarter is connecting makers to technology providers who can help them to rapidly adopt emerging technologies, provide technology demonstrations or deliver R&D to create the next innovative tools.

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Solid Solutions

Founded in 1998, Solid Solutions have amassed over 20 years of experience in delivering best-in-class services and solutions. Having become the leading provider of SOLIDWORKS throughout the UK and Ireland, Solid Solutions have grown through several strategic partnerships and acquisitions, forming the Solid Solutions Group. In June 2022, TriMech acquired the Solid Solutions Group, bringing together hundreds of talented people across four countries, and expanding our support for the advanced design, engineering and manufacturing sectors throughout the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland. With over 20 years experience, Solid Solutions accounts for almost 80% of all of the SOLIDWORKS CAD software sales in the UK and Ireland. We provide engineering software solutions to more than 15,000 customers with services ranging from engineering software sales and consultancy, training services and 3D printers. With the world's most highly certified SOLIDWORKS support team we are also able to provide best-in-class technical support.

Engineering education
• IPC Certification Programs and Advice. • Electronics Manufacturing /Soldering training. • Quality Engineering and Process Improvement Programs / consultancy. • Enterprise Advisor with GFirst LEP & The Careers and Enterprise affiliation : https://www.gloscareershub.com/ • Engineering UK / NEON Inspirational advocate : https://neonfutures.org.uk/ • Volunteer STEM ambassador. • Engineering and Manufacturing skills gap problem solver o Providing expert advice to the Local Skills Improvement Project : https://www.businesswest.co.uk/grow/LSIP/lsip-gloucestershire • Offers talks, career’s advice in engineering and creates schools / industry links with factory visits. • Institute of Engineering Technology Professional Registration Advisor. • Website : https://goringengineering.co.uk/
Business challenges solved:
Manufacturing Process
Oribtal Lab
An innovative product that revolutionizes digital auditing and data processing from IoT sensors, computer vision and digital audit forms. With this product, you can effortlessly collect images for fault detection and benefit from powerful data analytics and AI models to enhance quality management. Our cutting-edge technology automatically builds AI models from the data gathered, providing you with unparalleled insights and understanding. Get ready to optimize your operations and streamline your processes with our state-of-the-art product.
Business challenges solved:
Enterprise Management
Digital visualisation and immersive technologies
Bloc Digital combines emerging digital visualisation and immersive technologies – with our bespoke software capabilities – to create a suite of AR, VR, IoT, and Industry 4.0 solutions.
Digital Manufacturing and Digital Transformation Advisors
Planeus digital planning scheduling and shop floor data control cloud based software and that provides powerful and yet easy to use planning and resource scheduling tools linked in realtime to shop floor data capture and will connect to existing ERP systems
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Business challenges solved:
Manufacturing Product & Process design
Racor - Rapid Non Conformance Correction
RaCor, the company's flagship product, provides real-time visibility into production performance and offers actionable insights to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
Cloud Adoption
Our solutions help organisations adopt cloud technology using the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. We ensure that cloud adoption is done according to best practices. We have experience in many sectors and high-security environments such as finance, government and health care.
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3D Scanning & Printing
Combining our expertise with digital technologies, Addition provides end-to-end design and industrial 3D printing, delivering competitive advantages for customers through our services. We can visit onsite, 3D scan a part and reproduce it inhouse within days or design a unique solution from scratch
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