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News Release from: SolidWorks Corporation | Subject: SolidWorks 3D CAD software
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 19 December 2006
SolidWorks donates software to Glacier
Society.
SolidWorks Corporation donates software to Glacier Society to help cut through design obstacles Icebreaker would dispense desperately needed medical care to citizens in polar region countries.
SolidWorks Corporation has donated SolidWorks software to a nonprofit organization striving to turn a retired Coast Guard icebreaker into a medical ship delivering sorely needed health care to the polar region The donation would help the Glacier Society perform better design work throughout the proposed three-year $300 million-plus project
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 28 Mar 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The project aims to resurrect the USS Glacier, active from 1954 to 1987, to provide medical and dental assistance to 4 million people, many indigenous and isolated, living near or above the Arctic Circle.
The countries toward which this assistance is focused are the United States, Canada, Iceland, Greenland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Russia.
The ship would carry doctors and nurses who would perform medical and dental checkups, vaccinations, prenatal care, diabetes/high blood pressure screening, substance abuse treatment/counseling, vision/hearing/dental care, walk-in emergency service, and environmental research for citizens in the region.
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The USS Glacier was commissioned by the Navy on May 27, 1955.
She was transferred to the Coast Guard in 1966 and in 32 years of total service made 29 trips to the Antarctic and 10 to the Arctic, steaming 914,050 miles.
SolidWorks software would be used to completely overhaul the Glacier's engine room and superstructure.
As part of the process, the organization is currently measuring parts and assemblies throughout the ship and converting them into 3D digital models that can easily be manipulated in SolidWorks 3D CAD software.
"SolidWorks software is phenomenal".
"I was astounded when I saw what it could do," said Ben Koether, US Navy (retired), chairman of the Glacier Society, who served as navigator on the ship.
"Our volunteer engineers say they prefer SolidWorks' 3D modeling, data compatibility, analysis, simplicity, and industry adoption level".
"SolidWorks software enables the team to efficiently execute all the activities needed to complete the final concept design".
"They are now working faster, smarter, and more productively".
The project plans would expand on the ship's fuel and food storage so the vessel can spend as long as three years at sea without external support.
Deck-based helicopters would replenish crew and supplies in shorter intervals.
The Glacier Society is currently working to secure financing for the project".
""It's gratifying to learn that engineers are demanding and relying on SolidWorks software to build a better ship," said Rainer Gawlick, vice president of worldwide marketing".
""We wish them smooth sailing and best of luck in the rest of their mission.".
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