Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Stray light and photoluminescence handled in latest Zemax OpticStudio release

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 26, 2016

//giphy.com/embed/SFhAFmZxzikZG Zemax OpticStudio 16.5 comes prepared with a list of new upgrades to make the optical and illumination design software more functional and wider reaching. New stray light analysis tools…

London’s phone boxes to be replaced with super fast free WiFi obelisks

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 26, 2016

The look of London’s streets is set to change as BT rolls out its Link wifi kiosks London’s street furniture will take a turn to the future as unloved phone…

Thousands of IoT products recalled in wake of cyber attacks, bringing ramifications for designers

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 26, 2016

Chinese manufacturer Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co Up has recalled nearly 10,000 webcams in the aftermath of a cyber attack that blocked access last week to some of the world’s biggest…

Formlabs launch four new ‘engineering materials’

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 27, 2016

//giphy.com/embed/iby2Jd6UNobLy The in-house materials development team at Formlabs has released the company’s new line of resins, set to simulate real world engineering grade properties with four new materials. Durable, Tough,…

GE dream deal for metals 3D printing might not take off after all [updated]

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 27, 2016

GE believes it has enough options to advance its 3D printing capabilities should the takeover of SLM Solutions fail In an interview with Reuters, General Electric has warned it can…

New E-Cool Toolset in STAR-CCM+ enables improved thermal insight of electronics systems

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 27, 2016

New E-Cool ability can aid simulation for effective heat dispersal from electronic components Siemens PLM has released STAR-CCM+ v11.06, the first to align with Siemens’ Smart Innovation Portfolio, and introducing…

On to the next one: GE turns to next available metals 3D Printing company, buys Concept Laser

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 27, 2016

Might GE’s aerospace prowess benefit from the acquisition of Concept Laser? GE, spurned in its pursuit of buying German metals 3D printing experts SLM Solutions, has instead bid for a…

Weekender // The Ulm Model

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 28, 2016

The Ulm School exhibition includes designs famously commissioned from the school by corporate clients During its short life from 1953 to 1968, the Ulm School of Design (HfG Ulm) in…

Weekender: Pump out some pumpkin candles for Halloween

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 28, 2016

Halloween pumpkin candles – a useful and moody thing to make this spooky season Instead of trawling through the rafts of STL files of various halloween tat to be 3D…

Entry-level laser cutter from Japan starts at sub-$600 price tag

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 31, 2016

//giphy.com/embed/ASTP9jR9PhfuU via GIPHY Lasers. We all like lasers. For pointing at things during presentations, to blasting things out of the water, to attaching them to sharks. But the Fabool laser…