Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Desktop dominance: How services are pushing professionalism from small 3D printers

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 9, 2015

3D printing bureau Voodoo Manufacturing has a farm of over 100 Makerbot’s producing parts As waning consumer interest dashes the dream of mainstream 3D printing among Joe Public, there is…

Canon enters 3D printing market with its own technology

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 13, 2015

Canon’s 3D Printer concept announced at its Expo 2015 event in Paris Canon has announced a resin-based 3D printer concept, developed entirely in-house, designed to be faster and stronger than…

PTC partners with sensor hardware makers to push its IoT vision

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 14, 2015

Joining with Analog Devices should offer customers a place to start generating IoT product ideas PTC has announced it is working with sensor hardware company Analog Devices (ADI) to offer…

SmartTech3D removes the human from its 3D scanning

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 16, 2015

Robotized in an enclosed green light scanning solution The latest product from SmartTech3D sees automation brought to the fore, with its enclosed robotic light scanning system. The Robotized solution is…

Top tube testing from Hexagon Metrology

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 19, 2015

Working with the portable Romer inspection arm, measurement plans can be created automatically in first-part inspection or set up offline prior to measurement, making batch measurements faster Hexagon Metrology’s new…

Queen’s Uni Belfast takes Delorean Back to the Future

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 21, 2015

The QUB Delorean brings the iconic car back to its home to prepare it for the future Queen’s University Belfast has unveiled its electric DeLorean, on the exact date that…

CAMWorks 2016 launches with further automation

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 23, 2015

Latest release of CAMWorks adds in new cycles to support point to point operations Geometric’s CAMWorks 2016 3D CNC machining software is set to offer new productivity-enhancing capabilities that it…

UK seen as a candidate for the construction of a full-length Hyperloop

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 28, 2015

Will the UK’s engineering and technology skills lead to the first Hyperloop transportation system? Bibop G Gresta, COO and deputy chairman of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, the 760mph capsule-based transportation system…

CD-adapco introduces computational rheology to Star-CCM+

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 28, 2015

Computational rheology adds the ability to solve new flow simulations within the Star-CCM interface With the fanfare that it’s latest release ‘significantly expands STAR-CCM+ application coverage’, CD-Adapco Star-CCM+ v10.06, features…

‘Where Used?’ app from Granta MI helps materials selection in CAD

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 28, 2015

A new app helps designers check new or similar materials for CAD models A new web app from materials specialist Granta Design looks to answer the often-crucial question: ‘Where is…