MECAD Accelerate - MECAD Group

MECAD Accelerate Annual Product Launch Conference

South Africa's premier CAD conference

MECAD Accelerate brings together engineers, designers, and product developers from across South Africa for a full day of live demos, expert-led sessions, and real conversations with the people in your industry. Attendees qualify for 1 ECSA CPD point (Category 1). Three cities. Three dates. One event you don’t want to miss.

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About the event

What is MECAD Accelerate?

Expected Attendees

Companies

Provinces

Sessions

MECAD Accelerate is South Africa’s largest annual gathering of CAD professionals. Every year, we bring hundreds of engineers, designers, and technical managers together under one roof to learn, connect, and get ahead.

The agenda is built around what matters to you. Experienced presenters cover the latest in SOLIDWORKS, our Application Engineers run hands-on tips and tricks sessions, and there’s dedicated time to network with peers from industries across the country. Whether you’re in automotive, mining, consumer products, or industrial equipment, this is where your community meets.

Event benefits

Why you should attend

MECAD Accelerate packs a full day of learning, live demos, and networking into a single event. Here’s what you’ll walk away with:

Live Product Demos

See the latest SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE features in action, presented by people who work with the software every day. Ask questions, see real workflows, and find out what's actually worth paying attention to.

Tips and Tricks

Our Application Engineers share the shortcuts, workarounds, and techniques they use with customers daily. These are the practical skills that save hours but never make it into the manual.

Industry Networking

This is where South Africa's CAD community comes together. Meet engineers and designers from different industries, compare approaches, and build relationships that last beyond the day.

Snacks and Lunch Included

Good coffee, good food, and enough breaks between sessions to have proper conversations. Lunch is on us.

Event venues

Where we're hosting

MECAD Accelerate runs in three provinces across October 2026. Pick the date and venue closest to you.

KwaZulu-Natal

8 October 2026

Kloof Country Club, Kloof

Western Cape

14 October 2026

D' Aria Winery, Durbanville

Gauteng

22 October 2026

The Capital Menlyn Maine

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Event Testimonials

What previous attendees said

Quinton Du Preez

New Identity

MECAD Accelerate is a key event in the annual calendar that is a "must attend" to advance your team and ensure you are using your software to its full potential

Adam Becks

Rham Equipment Pty Ltd.

MECAD Accelerate is always a good refresher and opportunity to see what the latest industry standards are. Thanks

Daleel Samaai

Alu Cab

Good workshop, very informative, provides insight on shortcuts for design.

Etienne Horn

Global Riser

Events such as the MECAD Accelerate Product Conference play an important role in educating the SA Design and manufacturing sector on cutting edge developments that will ultimately ait in its global competitiveness

Momina Malik

Durban University of Technology

Great work and thank you! I was intrigued from the start to end. I'm always fascinated by Brandon's vast knowledge and great ability to teach SW. Your team is great, definitely the cream of the crop. Brillant!

Ayuk Ebot Valerie

Blue Nova Energy

The world is evolving and advancing so to is technology. Thanks MECAD for keeping us informed with new innovations and making us keep up with current and future technologies

DR Eugene Wilsenach

Edenglen High School

“This event was hosted by the industry leader in CAD and should be attended by education leaders in the engineering field as well as the wider engineering management fraternity.”

Jason Wepener

3D Pro Reverse Engineering (Pty) Ltd

“Definitely worth attending: to meet the MECAD team, see what’s new, and networking, all at an excellent venue.”

Riaan de Beer

Vee Plastics

“Very well-planned event, the food was great, all MECAD staff was top notch, information that was available was more than sufficient. It was well worth the time and effort to attend! Well done!!!”

Paul Vermaak

Grid Control Technologies

“It was presented in a very professional manner and by extremely knowledgeable people in their specific fields of expertise”

Zander Lesch

HidroTech Systems

“Event made me aware of what is possible with SOLIDWORKS and associated programs".

Wessel Stapelberg

Fabrinox

"The event is a great opportunity to engage and network with peers from various CAD backgrounds and industries".

Dale Trevor

Global Riser

"Attending the event gave me a lot of insight into what the future holds for SOLIDWORKS and operating within the CLOUD. It also provided a great opportunity to hear how other companies are using the software".

Ivan Marais

Filmatic

"Thank you to you and your team for inviting us. It was a well structured and professionally executed function that I found informative".