Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Autonomous vehicle software acquired by Hexagon

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 15, 2017

Vires has been building automotive simulation environments for over 20 years MSC Software, now part of Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division, has announced that it is to acquire Vires Simulationstechnologie GmbH,…

This cassette player transform’s your favourite hits into a badge of identity

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 16, 2017

Forget the hipster vinyl takeover, its time to get up in the loft, down to the charity shops, and dig around anywhere you might have left your old cassettes. Elbow…

First step of a transport revamp? 3D scanning the beat-up existing rolling stock

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 17, 2017

https://giphy.com/embed/ufNitihVjVGo0 Nothing sums up the grim reality of a British commute than the images of tired, knackered old train carriages, its seats having seen thousands of arses, feet, buckets of…

Axalta unveils new real-time colour configurator, powered by KeyShot 3D

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 17, 2017

Powered by an 88-core machine, customers can immediately see in real time the the Axalta paint colours Axalta Coating Systems has announced its new Color [sic] Configurator for its paint…

Rhino UK user meeting 2017 announced

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 18, 2017

The Rhino UK User Group Meeting 2017 has been announced, taking place on 14 June, at The Crypt On The Green, London. Organised with the help of CAD reseller Simply…

Vest for safer water transport wins DuPont packaging awards

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 22, 2017

DuPont has announced its 2017 winners of the DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation, with the highest honor awarded to the Fritz Water Vest, which allows people in developing countries to…

New Learning Center offers an online crash course in Onshape fundamentals

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 25, 2017

The Learning Center offers users a new means of learning about working with full-cloud CAD A self-guided online learning program for experienced engineers and designers has been launched by Onshape…

SUMMER CAMP // BOM brings an industrial revolution to Birmingham for 9 – 12 year olds

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 25, 2017

The Birmingham Open Media (BOM) Summer Camp is back this August with five packed days of art and electronics – this year transporting kids aged 9 – 12 into a…

Desktop CNC makers Other Machine Company acquired by former Makerbot CEO Bre Pettis

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 25, 2017

Former Makerbot head honcho and Maker Movement poster boy Are Pettis has re-entered the desktop fabrication market as the new owner of the Other Machine Company. “I believe that supporting…

Kickstarter offers manufacturing help with new partnerships

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 25, 2017

Assistance for product designers using crowdfunding for their ideas is here with the Kickstarter Hardware Toolkit Crowdfunding site Kickstarter is teaming up with hardware manufacturing experts, Dragon Innovation, who bring…