My Journey into a Career in Manufacturing - SOLIDWORKS Manufacturing Live

Join guest host David McBriar as he sits down with the UK's very own Solid Solutions Manufacturing Technical Manager Tom Buxton as they discuss Tom's personal journey that lead him to a career in manufacturing. Subscribe to our channel: http://goo.gl/z3rQfT Visit our website: http://www.solidworks.com/ Follow us! Instagram:   / solidworks   Facebook:   / solidworks   Twitter:   / solidworks   LinkedIn:   / 5003792   --- Video Chapters 0:00 - Countdown 4:54 - Welcome to Manufacturing Live! 6:22 - Who is Solid Solutions? 7:23 - Where does the interest in manufacturing come from? 8:35 - When you were at school, did you to anything engineering-specific? 12:47 - What did you study in school for the field where you currently work? 15:53 - Did being on the Formula Student team come with high pressure? 17:24 - Tell me about the details of being on the Formula Student team. 20:12 - Tell me about the production of the Formula Student car 24:33 - How long did it take you to build the car? 25:48 - What are the rules surrounding the Formula Student team project? 27:39 - Tell us about your time working for a gear manufacturer. 31:38 - Apprenticeships 33:35 - Were you exposed to any CAD tools while at university? 36:21 - David's history with CAD 38:47 - Single source of truth 41:21 - Did you design your own molds or outsource those parts? 43:59 - How did you end up at Solid Solutions? 51:40 - Metal 3D printing 52:02 - The truth about manufacturing 53:58 - Manufacturing + VR 57:58 - Tom's work at Solid Solutions 59:28 - Post-processing 1:01:25 - Careers at Dassault Systèmes 1:02:05 - Careers at Solid Solutions 1:03:11 - Wrap-Up