Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

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…

CyberGage360 aims to simplify 3D scanning with ‘one button’ process

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 31, 2016

The CyberGage360 aims to automate the 3D scanning process US-based CyberOptics is making its latest model, the CyberGage360, available to the European market this winter, promising a metrology-grade, ultra-fast 3D…

Elbow implant design for dogs created through super speed Proto Labs prototyping workflow

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 1, 2016

The implants feature a mix of thermoplastic and 3D printed titanium, helping mimic natural canine elbow movement A designer of human orthopaedic implants has turned his hand to creating a…

EVENTS // Roland’s prototyping roadshow

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 1, 2016

A chance to get hands on with a wide range of the Roland desktop milling kit Roland DG will be hosting a mini event on 23 November focussed on helping…

Wacom MobileStudio Pro all-in-one tablet boosts power and adds inbuilt 3D camera

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 2, 2016

//giphy.com/embed/v18nBqtUdkidy The Wacom MobileStudio Pro, launching later this month, is targeting the 3D market with its powerful new tablet – featuring a pro Nvidia Quadro GPU, 4k resolution, and an…

How ESA chose its materials for a space mission to the sun

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 2, 2016

http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/content/view/embedjw/477505 Space is a not a single environment, but many: so the manufacturing materials and processes used for each new space mission must be chosen with great care. Tommaso Ghidini,…

Colour 3D Printing is en vogue for luxury eyewear makers

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 2, 2016

//giphy.com/embed/10zG7v5RKDx6Lu Italian fashion eyewear house, Safilo, owners of brands such as Carrera and Polaroid, and contractors for design houses such as Dior and Hugo Boss have shown off how colour…