DASI Solutions Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Customer Appreciation Event
The 3rd annual DASI Dream Cruise Open House Event will be held in downtown Pontiac to help kick off the company's 20th anniversary celebration.
PONTIAC, MI, July 21, 2015 – Pontiac-based DASI Solutions is celebrating twenty years in business this fall. DASI started out as a small tech startup company, but has built a solid reputation as a premier Value-Added Reseller for products for the Designing Engineer, including SOLIDWORKS 3D software and Stratasys 3D printing technology. Today, the company has four regional offices, located in Pontiac, Canton, Grandville and Mishawaka, Indiana.
To help celebrate this milestone, the company will be hosting their third annual DASI Dream Cruise Open House on Thursday, August 13, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Since moving the DASI headquarters to downtown Pontiac, Co-Owner David Darbyshire has taken advantage of their location in the wide track loop of Woodward to help kick off Dream Cruise weekend with a party in the company’s back parking lot. The party has drawn large crowds over the past two years, attracting people with a variety of interests, from classic cars to engineering and manufacturing technologies to those who want to see a 3D printer in action. For 2015, Darbyshire hopes to attract more of the customers who helped the company achieve this great milestone so that they can celebrate together.
“We spend so much time focusing on sales and meeting goals; this is the one day of the year we can just focus on getting to know our customers, leveraging the Dream Cruise atmosphere to bring people together in a casual setting,” said Darbyshire. “The event grows every year, so there is no doubt in my mind that this will be the best year yet. I am excited to bring together the people – both customers and employees – who have made the last twenty years possible.”
The DASI Dream Cruise Open House will just be the start of the 20th anniversary celebration. With customers throughout Michigan and Indiana, DASI Solutions plans to utilize their SOLIDWORKS 2016 rollout events in the fall to continue the celebration throughout the territory. For more information on the DASI Dream Cruise Open House, or to register, visit the Event Calendar page on dasisolutions.com, call 248-333-2996 or emaildreamcruise@dasi-solutions.com.
DASI Solutions to Host Second Annual Education Summit
Pontiac-based DASI Solutions is inviting teachers to learn more about the powerful tools available to meet students' 3D design challenges
PONTIAC, MI, July 20, 2015 – DASI Solutions will be hosting their second annual DASI Education Summit on Thursday, August 13, 2015 in downtown Pontiac. The 2014 Summit attracted approximately 30 educators from around the state to discuss real-world software and technology solutions for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Education.
DASI is planning for a larger event this year, with added value for educators. Discussions, break-out sessions and demonstrations at the 2015 Summit will revolve around SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD software, FIRST Robotics, the ASBE Design Challenge and internationally recognized certifications available for students. The goal of the Summit is to keep educators engaged with and invested in the latest available technologies for STEM educator, in order to further develop a young, capable workforce for the engineering and manufacturing industry.
“Training has always been an important part of the DASI Solutions business and we want to make sure that it starts early,” said DASI Solutions co-founder David Darbyshire. “The hope is that this event will help bring business and education together to bridge the skilled trades gap by getting educators further invested in new technologies. STEM educators are key to empowering the young workforce by promoting a healthy curiosity, as well as the skills to help them in their future careers.”
The DASI Education Summit will be held at the Lafayette Grande Banquette Center, across the street from the DASI headquarters, in downtown Pontiac and is open to anyone in education or workforce development. The event will run from 1:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 13, 2015. For more information, please contact Annette Norris (248-410-9896 or Annette@dasi-solutions.com ). To register, please visit the Event Schedule page at dasisolutions.com.
DASI Solutions Co-Owner, David Darbyshire, to Participate in Workforce Development Panel Discussion at Big M in Detroit
Local Company Continues Involvement with Education in the Areas of Technology and Engineering
PONTIAC, MI, May 19, 2015 –DASI Solutions, will be participating two-fold in The Big M Manufacturing Convergence taking place June 2-4 at COBO Center in Detroit. Not only will the company be an exhibitor, demonstrating the latest developments in SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD software and Stratasys 3D printing technology, but David Darbyshire, Engineer and Co-Owner, will be participating in the Modeling, Simulation and Visualization Workforce panel discussion with Automation Alley.
David Darbyshire has a passion for helping to develop the Michigan engineering and manufacturing workforce, and in 2014, DASI Solutions was named “Education Advocate of the Year” by the Auburn Hills Chamber of Commerce. Darbyshire will share a unique viewpoint as part of the panel, having recently designed an Apprenticeship Program for Industrial Design Technicians which was approved by the U.S. Department of Labor.
“Training has always been a key element of DASI’s business model, keeping our customers productive with their technology investment,” said David Darbyshire. “Leveraging that training to help build and empower the ever-growing workforce in the Great Lakes region was just the next logical step in our continued commitment to the community and our own company’s development.”
The Big M is a solution-focused and innovation-centric conference that connects people, technologies and solutions to accelerate business. Hundreds of manufacturing owners, engineers, developers and designers are expected to be in attendance. The panel discussion will be held in room 140F at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3. To register to attend The Big M, visit bigMevent.com or call 800-733-4763. While at the event, be sure to stop by the DASI booth, #715.
