Al Dean, Author at DEVELOP3D

New Diploma in Manufacturing and Product Design in the UK holds promise

Posted by Al Dean - June 10, 2009

I just got details through of a new qualification in the UK that will allow 14 to 19 year olds to study vocational courses in a wide range of manufacturing…

i4 Design new locomotive for Pete Waterman’s loco company

Posted by Al Dean - June 17, 2009

I love the press releases we get through the “door” at DEVELOP3D. Amongst the odd things inviting you to a Porn Exhibition in Munich to the stunning tediousness of someone,…

Objet launches smaller size multi-material prototyping machine with Connex350

Posted by Al Dean - June 17, 2009

Objet Geometries has just launched the Connex350, the follow up to the Connex 500 that allows you to simultaneously print multiple materials with different mechanical and physical properties. Based on…

Roland launch new MDX-40A with more automation

Posted by Al Dean - June 18, 2009

Here’s a strange one. The world surrounding rapid prototyping often focusses on the additive, layer-based processes, SLA, FDM, SLS etc etc. That’s fine. But if there’s one thing these systems…

RCA Student makes Toaster from Scratch

Posted by Al Dean - June 22, 2009

Photo Credit: Daniel Alexander Loving this press release, so I’m pretty much going to republish it verbatim. A design student at the Royal College of Art in London has made…

Dassault Systemes & DEVCON 2009

Posted by Al Dean - June 23, 2009

#1: Apologies for the tardiness in posting this, the video took way too long to process and even then, doesn’t really give the right look. But anyway, on with the…

DEVCON 2009: 3dvia iPhone App

Posted by Al Dean - June 24, 2009

#2: At the recent DEVCON event, Dassault Systemes unvieled a forthcoming application for the iPhone that allows users to connect to the 3d data respository, view data and manipulate it…

Inventor Fusion Part I: Inventor Fusion – getting started and creating geometry

Posted by Al Dean - June 25, 2009

Perhaps the most eagerly awaited bit of technology in the last few months has been Inventor Fusion. This is Autodesk’s first foray into the world of direct editing of 3D…

New Samples from Z Corp’s new ZP150 material

Posted by Al Dean - June 26, 2009

I love the smell of bubblewrap, packing peanuts and prototypes in the morning (excuse the state of the desk – I’ve been travelling again). A couple of weeks ago, Z…

Inventor Fusion Part II: Working with existing geometry, assemblies + annotation

Posted by Al Dean - June 29, 2009

#2: While the tools we’ve discussed are predominantly targeting the creation of geometry from scratch, one of the reasons that there’s been a groundswell of interest in direct modelling technologies…