Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

GKN launches Additive division as ‘signal of intent’ + Partners with GE Additive

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 16, 2017

Global aerospace and automotive engineering group GKN has pulled its global 3D printing activity together into one new brand: GKN Additive. The company has produced 3D printed aerospace components that…

Single automated post processing machine for 3D printed parts aims to tackle multiple materials

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 18, 2017

PostProcessing Technologies has launched Hybrid DECI Duo, its first automated machine for support removal and surface finishing of 3D printed parts of all materials. Tested with FDM, SLS, SLA, Polyjet,…

MakerBot Labs ‘experimental platform’ sees company edge towards its open source roots

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 18, 2017

A MakerBot Replicator+ with updated hardware, allowing it to print in ColorFabb filaments with abrasive fills MakerBot has announced the launch of its new experimental platform, MakerBot Labs, which aims…

GKN improves machinery across auto production plants with 3D printed parts

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 27, 2017

Improved grease dispensers – not sexy, but very, very useful The next stage of wringing every last efficiency out of GKN’s manufacturing and assembly lines includes printing replacement or improved…

SolidCAM adds robotics integration with Octopuz

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 30, 2017

Offline robotic programming and simulation software Octopuz has partnered with SolidCAM to offer users the ability to program, simulate and generate code for multiple robots, simultaneously, with support for most…

Re-design for London’s hire bikes keeps Great British heritage and upgrades tech

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 31, 2017

The redesign has been carried out by England’s longest established cycle manufacturer, Pashley Cycles The all-new design for London’s Santander-branded hire bikes – otherwise known as ‘Boris Bikes’ – has…

Crowdfunder to work with The Design Council to bring new UK designs to life and to market

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 1, 2017

Project financing site, Crowdfunder, has announced a new partnership with the The Design Council’s Spark 2018 initiative to support and encourage UK businesses to design innovative new products and get…

Anti Copying In Design ‘Name and Shame’ campaign highlights worst design rip-offs

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 2, 2017

Spot the difference between these products – everything from furniture, toys and prints are being allegedly copied Original design, or blatant copy? The Anti Copying In Design (ACID) campaign has…

FloEFD gets upgrades to bring CFD analysis to the front of design

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 2, 2017

https://giphy.com/embed/3ohBVtBIO7aLi5imyI Mentor has announced the latest release of its front-loading FloEFD Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) product with new functionality for geometry handling, physics and results visualisation. Looking to enable fast…

Materialise Magics 22 looks to hit industrial 3D printing’s automation and optimisation sweet spot

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 9, 2017

New honeycomb feature in Materialise Magics 22 The new updates to the Materialise Magics 3D Print Suite, including Magics 22 and Inspector 3, look to speed up the 3D printing…