Al Dean

Al Dean is formerly DEVELOP3D’s editor in chief and has been writing and talking about product development technology for the last 20 years. With a technical background in product design and engineering, he still gets excited about new ways to apply a fillet.

Z Corp 650: Test build

Posted by - December 15, 2008
One of the best things about this job is that we get to test drive all of the latest bits of technology and for me, there’s nothing more satisfying than…
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Autodesk to acquire Algor

Posted by - December 17, 2008
News has just broken (the press release isn’t even on either parties’ web-site’s as yet), that Autodesk is to acquire simulation specialists Algor for approximately $34 million with a view…
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ART-VPS Shaderlight demo

Posted by - December 19, 2008
This is pretty cool. ARTVPS (which stands for Advanced Render Technology – Virtual Photography Solutions – snappy eh?) has been active in the rendering and visualization business for years with…
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Something to think about…

Posted by - December 22, 2008
I had the pleasure to have a meet-up with the guys at Protolabs (or Protomold or First Cut) over in Telford today. Not too long of a drive, a friendly…
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Its nearly here: Objectified

Posted by - January 5, 2009
We blogged about this while they were still filming it and I got all excited but the final movie is nearly here. Come on, anything that features Naoko Fukasawa’s wall…
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Cobra Automotive jumps onto Teamcenter

Posted by - January 8, 2009
Siemens PLM announced that Cobra Automotive Technologies has selected Teamcenter, to “enhance product development and engineering processes.” Based in Varese and with operations around the world, Cobra will “implement more…
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