Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Design extends disposable battery lifetime by 800%

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 2, 2015

Batteriser’s housing allows the circuitry to fit snugly to its form, letting it fit standard housings The Batteriser is a new product designed to boost battery voltage to 1.5 volts,…

Britain’s best apprentices take on the world – in Brazil!

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 2, 2015

The very best of British engineers are heading from Brum to Brazil for the chance of relative superstardom on the global stage at the ‘Skills Olympics’, which has competitors from…

Alstom gets future train designs onboard with Immersion VR Room

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 3, 2015

Alstom’s latest VR Room can accommodate 23 people for design reviews In the fast moving world of transport, train designers Alstom Transport has sped up its digital mock-up reviews by…

British high-speed 3D printer targets 2017 release

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 3, 2015

Professor Neil Hopkinson looking longingly at a 3D printer A new 3D printer design based for High Speed Sintering (HSS) is being licensed to industrial machine manufacturers on a non-exclusive…

DEVELOP3D Invites You! – New Blades 2015

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 3, 2015

Clear your diary for amazing model making skills and a couple of beers in London with us! Clear your schedules on the evening of Thursday 11 June, you’ve got a…

More connected products means more batteries – Energizer aims to bring sustainability

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 4, 2015

Energizer’s Eco Advanced single-use batteries are the first to contain recycled materials – its first step toward adding more sustainability to a world increasingly turning to unconnected power As the…

XYZprinting’s 3D scanner concept offers Intel inside

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 8, 2015

Accurate to 1mm, the XYZprinting 3D Scanner utilises Intel’s RealSense technology Intel’s RealSense technology looks to have found a home in XYZprinting’s new handheld 3D scanner concept. The sleek-looking bit…

PTC and Stratasys join up for ‘seamless design to 3D print’ in PTC Creo 3

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 8, 2015

PTC and Stratasys are partnering to add 3D printing tools straight into the design process with PTC Creo 3.0 PTC and Stratasys are looking to deliver their shared vision of…

Live Blog: Rhino 3D UK user event London

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 9, 2015

Some of the amazing works of Marc Newson Ltd will be presented by the studio’s design director later today Today we’ll be bringing you live news and exciting happenings from…

Testing materials for space with high power 3D cameras

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 11, 2015

ESA’s Aramis 3D camera system can identify sub-millimetre material strain without touching the part A new video from the European Space Agency (ESA) reveals how its Aramis 3D camera system…