Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Ford adopts Impossible Objects’s technology for composites R&D

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 24, 2018

Ford has purchased two of Impossible Objects’ Model One machines for its research and development teams, as it looks to enable complex composite parts manufacture at production speeds for the…

Jigs and Fixtures for GrabCAD Print automates 3D printing for factory floor jobs

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 24, 2018

The use of 3D printing for creating custom jigs and fixtures, faster and cheaper that traditional milling processes, has been one of the biggest ‘wins’ for the technology to date,…

LulzBot launch Mini 2 with design advanced for desktop 3D Printing

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 24, 2018

‘Whisper-quiet’ operation and a build volume increase of approximately 20 per cent over the previous model with no increase in footprint should see the LulzBot Mini 2 find some admirers…

Identify3D signs metals 3D Printing partnership with SLM Solutions

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 25, 2018

Having already agreed a partnership with Renishaw, Identify3D will now provide a solution for data protection coupled with contractual and manufacturing licensing from design to production for SLM Solutions’ laser…

GE’s new Spectra H AM system a crack option for specialist materials like TiAl

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 25, 2018

https://giphy.com/embed/5b7kjHFNMUHIXqNxt5 GE Additive has unveiled the Arcam EBM Spectra H, a new metal additive manufacturing system designed to handle high heat and crack prone materials, such as Titanium Aluminide (TiAl).…

3D Systems Figure 4 jets in to USAF R&D program

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 27, 2018

US Air Force legacy aircraft, like the B-52 bomber, could be the beneficiary of the latest stage of research into 3D printing for maintenance Aircraft maintenance and legacy parts is…

CGP Design – Big Designs for Bosnia

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 27, 2018

How a design studio in Bosnia is helping tackle its nation's brain drain through teaching the latest design and engineering skills to award-winning levels, thanks to a boost to its…

Cloud-based machine design software adds automatic plastic panels ordering

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 2, 2018

Vention’s cloud-based machine design platform is taking further steps to close the production process by equipping its MachineBuilder with the ability to automatically create custom plastic panels based on surrounding…

Carbon bounces traditional foams out the window with new ‘bulk buy’ EPU 41 material

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 2, 2018

EPU 41 is the latest functional material ready for use straight off Carbon’s 3D printers Carbon’s library of tunable elastomer lattices and software tools has been boosted further by the…

Onshape Update // May adds organisational tools and shortcuts

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 8, 2018

May sees a new keyboard shortcut function for fast switching between tabs The regular onslaught of updates resumes with May’s list of functionality improvements, organisational tools and some nifty shortcuts.…