Jan 13 - Island Sky Creates Air to Water Converter Using SolidWorks

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CONCORD, MA, Jan 13, 2009 - More than one billion human beings lack access to clean water, according to the United Nations. The rest arguably pay too much for water infrastructure, transportation, and packaging.

That’s why Island Sky Corp. USA, based in Hollywood, Fla., has developed a patented technology for transforming water vapor from the atmosphere into potable water. This is the latest in a long line of remarkable sustainability-focused innovations designed with SolidWorks 3D CAD software.

Skywater 14 Skywater 300

“High-quality water is typically transported from springs, distilled, perhaps packaged, and transported again, leaving a considerable carbon footprint,” said Island Sky Vice President of Engineering George Dubois. “Our mission is to provide low cost, high-quality drinking water to people in every corner of the world and to supply critical emergency drinking water equipment to relief agencies for crisis areas where potable water is unavailable.”

Island Sky has developed two water-making products: Skywater 14, a home/office model, and Skywater 300, a larger outdoor model just entering mass production. The multipatented devices consist of more than 400 parts each, designed from top to bottom in SolidWorks, and produce as many as 1,100 liters per day.

Other green breakthroughs designed in SolidWorks include:

The BigBelly trash bin, the world’s only on-site solar-powered trash compactor;
UV-light drinking water disinfection systems from Trojan Technologies;
The Reee chair, a stackable chair made entirely from discarded video game consoles; and
Whole-house systems designed by Greentec Systems featuring solar panels, air filtration units, under-floor heating, and other products that reduce dependence on oil, gas, or electricity.

“There’s an urgent demand for our products, as you might imagine, so development speed is of the essence,” George Dubois said. “SolidWorks is an excellent tool that helps us work very quickly. We conserve time, money, and material resources by carefully studying all our prototypes in SolidWorks so the first physical assembly works perfectly. Our team has a long and varied design resume, including aerospace and medical, and SolidWorks was simply the logical choice. Our manufacturing partners use SolidWorks, too, so communication is simple.”

Island Sky relies on authorized SolidWorks reseller The SolidExperts for ongoing software training, implementation, and support.

SolidWorks and SolidWorks Simulation are products of Dassault system SolidWorks Corp. (DS SolidWorks), a world leader in 3D solutions.

About Island Sky

Island Sky Corporation, USA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Island Sky Australia Ltd.

For more information, visit www.islandsky.com.

About The SolidExperts

The SolidExperts enable innovation and new product development for engineers and manufacturers across Florida through the power of SolidWorks products and applications. With a qualified team of experienced engineers and certified SolidWorks professionals, The SolidExperts provide comprehensive sales, support, and industry-leading training for the full line of SolidWorks 3D design products.

For more information, visit www.thesolidexperts.com.

About Dassault system SolidWorks Corp.

Dassault system SolidWorks Corp., a Dassault system S.A. subsidiary, develops and markets software for design, analysis, product data management, and documentation. It is the leading supplier of 3D CAD technology, giving teams intuitive, high-performing software that helps them design better products.

For more information, visit www.solidworks.com.

About Dassault System

As a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, Dassault system brings value to more than 100,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault system develops and markets PLM application software and services that support industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of the entire lifecycle of products from conception to maintenance to recycling. The Dassault system portfolio consists of CATIA for designing the virtual product – SolidWorks for 3D mechanical design – DELMIA for virtual production – SIMULIA for virtual testing – ENOVIA for global collaborative lifecycle management, and 3DVIA for online 3D lifelike experiences. Dassault system’ shares are listed on Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) and Dassault system’ ADRs may be traded on the US Over-The-Counter (OTC) market (DASTY).

For more information, visit www.3ds.com.

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