Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Latest acquisitions for Hexagon target sheet metal and 3D scanning

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 11, 2016

AICON’s versatile Breukmann 3D scanner will now join the Hexagon family Hexagon has continued its steady acquisition program, taking on AICON 3D Systems, an optical metrology company for industrial manufacturing,…

Insurers to offer 3D printed service to replace the irreplaceable

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 14, 2016

The news will come as a relief to some people The world’s first jewellery insurance to replace items with 3D printed replicas claims it is set to transform the future…

Beautiful yet bizarre bicycle designs of the human mind

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 14, 2016

Ever tried to draw a bicycle from memory? It’s tougher than it sounds, but to celebrate the creations (often wacky, out of scale, and suicidally out of kilter) designer Gianluca…

Glossary of start-up terms

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 15, 2016

Struggling to tell your vapourware from your MVP? Here's out basic guide to talking like an entrepreneur

The people and wood at the heart of De La Espada’s beautiful furniture factory

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 15, 2016

An internal wood grading system is entrusted to De La Espada’s craftspeople, who make many of the decisions about the high end furniture they produce As a week of Milan’s…

FARO takes latest 3D scanning technology to levels ‘captured by the human eye’

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 15, 2016

The new Focus3D X 130/330 HDR models produces imaging allegedly comparable to that captured by the human eye With the release of its latest 3D laser scanners FARO has added…

Peugeot Design Lab gets gnarly with Surfboard concept

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 18, 2016

Ready for some Point Break-style action, the Peugeot GTi surfboard As far as experimental products go, Peugeot – makers of hot hatch cars and much more pedestrian pensioner mobiles –…

Aicon3D launch entry level 3D scanning solution

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 18, 2016

The PrimeScan is billed as an entry level scanner with some interesting professional options to choose from Having been freshly acquired by Hexagon, Aicon3D has unveiled the PrimeScan, a compact…

BMW gives an idea of how long it takes major manufacturers to implement a new CAM software

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 19, 2016

Is 18 months fast for major manufacturers to decide, test and deploy a new CAM software, or tectonically slow in today’s high-paced, technology-driven world? Reading between the lines of its…

IKEA launches VR ‘Kitchen Experience’ for HTC Vive on Steam

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 19, 2016

Users can explore IKEA kitchens using VR in a new pilot scheme Following on from its amazing keynote presentation at DEVELOP3D LIVE, IKEA has announced the release of a pilot…