Body moving: Motion capture technology
At the cutting edge of the motion capture industry, Vicon cameras are used in movies and engineering alike. Stephen Holmes reports on the company's lean R&D process
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Review: Esteco modeFrontier 2014
Simulation is one that's split into multiple different solvers, each with their own area of specialism. Al Dean looks at a system that allows you to bring these different solvers…
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Is 3D printing a green technology?
3D printing is a green technology, right? Here Jeremy Pullin reveals that not all processes are as environmentally friendly as they claim to be when compared to conventional manufacturingDiscussion forums…
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EPLAN software pays off for Harry Major Machine
With Harry Major Machine facing a busy period and demanding customers, it needed to come up with a new plan for its CAE tools, which involved investing in EPLAN software
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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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