The inevitable risk of failure
As the mainstream media work itself into a frenzy over the sad news of the Virgin Galactic crash, Al Dean looks at the process of product development and how the…
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Ringing the changes at Vertu
Vertu luxury mobile phones are designed, engineered and tested virtually before real life testing and skilled assembly all under one roof near Farnborough, UK . Tanya Weaver looks at the tools…
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Review: Ansys SpaceClaim 2015
Ever since SpaceClaim was acquired by Ansys some have pondered the future of the 3D modelling system, but it seems development is forging ahead. Al Dean takes a look at…
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Is 3D printing a simple case of ‘press print’?
A lot of 3D printing marketing material often promises that you can ‘bring your dreams to reality at the press of a print button’. Here Jeremy Pullin uses a real…
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Review: solidThinking Inspire 2014
Traditional simulation tools are ideal when you have very specific ideas to explore but when you want to look at new options, they're inappropriate. Al Dean delves into the latest…
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Can Autodesk’s Spark 3D printing platform succeed?
After seeing Autodesk’s Ember 3D printer in action and discussing the company’s Spark platform plans, Al Dean has a chance conversation about MIDI that makes him realise Autodesk might be…
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Loud and clear
With help from 3D printing, Ambitious Audio Design brings its dream of a high performance loudspeaker to life. Bob Cramblitt reports
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Are we immune to design knock-offs from China?
Have we become immune to design knock-offs from China? Tanya Weaver recently came across a blatant copy of a great British design and thinks more has to be done to…
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Five 3D printing trends for 2015
For 3D printing vendors, the New Year is not so much about new technologies, but new attitudes to what existing technology can do. Stephen Holmes picks out five of the…
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