Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Details for AMUG 2016 ST Louis announced

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 27, 2015

The Additive Manufacturing Users Group has announced its next AMUG Education and Training Conference will be held in St. Louis, Missouri, on 3 – 7 April 2016. A key event…

Animal powered appliances?

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 27, 2015

Turnspit dogs ran in wheels to rotate cooking spits over fires. Notice the cat doing bugger all to help mankind… Typical… Yesterday in the UK was National Dogs Day –…

3D Hubs opens recycling centres for failed 3D prints

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 9, 2015

Failed 3D prints like this can now be recycled at a 3D Hubs centre | image: @cloelkes “As the biggest network for 3D printing we’re most likely also the biggest…

Electric vehicles

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 9, 2015

Stephen Holmes takes a look at innovative vehicles with ambitions to overtake their gas-guzzling counterparts

Schools are back, but what can you do to help future designers and engineers?

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 14, 2015

The need for inspiring Design and Technology teachers has never been higher With the schools back some pupils will be getting their first tastes of design in the classroom, yet…

Is ‘immersive sketching’ the future? HP announces Autodesk SketchBook Pro for Sprout

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 17, 2015

SketchBook Pro for the HP Sprout should take advantage of its 3D scanning capabilities and dual touchscreens In announcing the availability of Autodesk SketchBook for its immersive Sprout computer, HP…

UK engineering excellence shortlist for metrology experts

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 17, 2015

Work such as this for DAX Sports Cars has seen Physical Digital shortlisted for the British Engineering Excellence Awards 3D scanning firm Physical Digital has been announced among the shortlist…

How will new manufacturing technology influence the design of products?

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 18, 2015

Joe Anand believes that the rise of Hybrid machines will remove the boundaries for design imposed by traditional manufacturing methods In the lead up to DEVELOP3D’s special October edition on…

Materialise launch Arcam-specific Build Processor for electron beam melting

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 18, 2015

Arcam’s Electron Beam Melting metals 3D printers will now have a dedicated Materialise build processor Belgian 3D printing masters Materialise have joined with Arcam to create a build processor software…

EnvisionTEC 3D printer family gets software upgrade and materials possibilities

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 23, 2015

EnvisionTEC’s printers will all run on version 3.1 of its Perfactory Software The latest Perfactory Software from EnvisionTEC is aiming to bring a more unified look and feel across the…