Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

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…

HP’s new 3D printing system upgrade targets injection moulding industry, adds new materials

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 9, 2017

End-part manufacturing is the goal for HP’s 3D printing aspirations HP hopes that its new high-volume 3D printing ‘system upgrade’, billed HP Jet Fusion 3D 4210, plus an expansion of…

Gerber partners with Avametric for AR and 3D visualisation of apparel and soft goods

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 9, 2017

The partnership between Gerber Technologies and Avametric aims to create an end-to-end 3D workflow Gerber Technology has announced a major partnership with Avametric, fabric simulation and 3D consumer applications experts,…