Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

CRL opens application process for 2016 hardware incubator candidates

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 6, 2016

//giphy.com/embed/k8l0wWXUPkmhW If you’ve a clear idea of a physical product-based business, but need some assistance and support to build it into a money-making machine, then the Central Research Laboratory (CRL)…

Moto GP prize puts Esteco 2016 student design competition on pole position

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 8, 2016

//giphy.com/embed/gfJPge7aWAjzW Esteco Academy, simulation software expert Esteco’s student user community, has partnered with Aprilia Racing and Gamma Technologies to launch its 2016 Design Challenge. Entrants will have to test their…

Pimped-out soldering iron that could touch up your 3D printer’s errors

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 9, 2016

//giphy.com/embed/j9yVf4ohO578s Most 3D printers are going to spit out botched results from time to time, and to perfect the finish of even the best models can be a pain, hence…

Lenovo smartphone first to launch with Google Tango 3D imaging technology

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 10, 2016

The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro features Google Tango 3D scanning tech The first consumer product to feature Google Tango’s 3D depth sensing technology has arrived in the shape of Lenovo’s…

First Look: Siemens Catchbook – flips sketches into accurate 2D drawings

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 10, 2016

//giphy.com/embed/RtS7GHbBkx5Bu Siemens PLM’s first foray in to consumer apps has arrived in the form of Catchbook, which offers to fix-up ‘beer mat’ sketches into accurate 2D line drawings – straight…

Bionic structures to advance at Airbus APWorks with Altair assistance

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 16, 2016

The partnership sees Altair look to advance APWorks’ designs for 3D printing Altair and APWorks have entered a partnership for advancing the geometrical freedom, lightweight, functionally integrated and customised designs…

First Look: CompoSide 2.8.2 – materials and more for composite parts design

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 17, 2016

CompoSide v2.8.2 supports all composites material types including adhesives, cores, fibres, matrix and plies Composites design can be slow going, but looking to drastically speed up the process, CompoSide v2.8.2…

New features means Comsol’s 5.2a release is no ordinary update

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 22, 2016

The 5.2a update sees a comprehensive list of new features and updates for all varieties of analysis and simulation The latest version of Comsol’s multiphysics simulation software is now available,…

Rolls Royce concept blows roof off driverless cars

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 22, 2016

//giphy.com/embed/22LdTWUJc6jfy Set in a future not too far away, the concept for Rolls Royce’s latest road car, the 103EX has something of a luxury walk-in bath about it’s design. In…

FeatureCAM 2016 gets new toolpath strategies and Autodesk A360 hook-up

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 23, 2016

//giphy.com/embed/13piss0kH5SGBy CNC programming legends Delcam might now be fully absorbed into parent company Autodesk, but that isn’t stopping them releasing feature-packed releases, with FeatureCAM 2016 the latest. New enhancements include…