Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Adidas Futurecraft Series set to 3D print your sole

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 7, 2015

Adidas is looking to advance its custom manufacturing with 3D printing The Futurecraft 3D story is the latest chapter of sportswear giant adidas’ race to innovate faster than the competition…

3D Hubs launches professional 3D printing service globally, with a local angle

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 8, 2015

SLS nylon parts will be available through the 3D Hubs HD service From its position as king of distributed desktop 3D printing – with over 23,000 printers signed up worldwide…

Sub-£1,000 robot MakerArm plotting a course on Kickstarter

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 8, 2015

Multi-tasking robot of your dreams? Desktop automation from MakerArm This low-cost robotic arm is a multitasking marvel on a desktop scale – using countless interchangeable heads to mill, 3D print,…

How design has to change for metals 3D printing

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 8, 2015

We ask four industry thought leaders how they think design needs to change in order to take full advantage of the benefits that 3D printing with metals has to offer

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…