Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Kickstarter isn’t helping all product designs

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 3, 2015

The generic image of ‘old man at a computer’ might not be as relevant today, but online crowd funding is still not reaching an audience that could benefit from it,…

UK Government invests £60M in Skylon Project

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 4, 2015

This year’s DEVELOP3D LIVE keynote speakers, Reaction Engines, have announced its £60m grant by the government to help it continue the development of its Skylon plane and Sabre engines. The…

Misen knives reach start-up goals with sharp development process

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 4, 2015

A 7-figure crowdfunding backed project was the result of a lean product design workflow A new company aiming to redefine kitchenware essentials with premium materials and thoughtful design raced to…

Optis and Luxexcel combine to produce virtual- and physical-prototypes for clear lens solutions

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 9, 2015

The new link-up means users can digitally and physically test optical prototypes – like car headlamps – from within the same ecosystem A partnership between visualisation specialists Optis, and 3D…

First look: Alphacam 2016 – automation key with 3D CAD files batch processing

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 10, 2015

Batch processing, from file preparation right through to applying toolpath simulations is now available in Alphacam 2016 With a focus on increasing automation, a number of new features have been…

ESI’s predictive simulation for automotive panels and developing new lightweight structures

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 10, 2015

Car body panels can be simulated for stamping with Pam-Stamp Looking to address the needs of OEMs and tier-suppliers in the automotive, aerospace and heavy industries, ESI’s Pam-Stamp aims to…

D3D x LDN #2 – evening event for designers

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 12, 2015

We’re bringing our own particular style of networking to London for another evening event on 10 December. There’ll be amazing stories from top designers and new technologies, with the chance…

Digital vase wins wood award

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 23, 2015

The award winning digitally carved Ves-el vases British furniture makers, craftsmen, and all-round wizards with wood, Benchmark, has won an award for its sculptural creation, the Ves-el, designed by Gareth…

FARO launches ultra-portable Focus3D X 30 3D scanner

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 24, 2015

Primarily for architectural uses, the Faro Focus3D X 30 has some engineering applications With a scanning range of up to 30 meters, the latest scanner from FARO, the Focus3D X…

.design or .engineering? New domain names look to help you stand out among the 284 million

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 25, 2015

A specific domain name might be a better way of standing out At the start of this year, over 284 million web domains were registered globally, and with everyone fighting…