Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Onshape gets radiation detection designers organised

Posted by Stephen Holmes - December 14, 2018

Silverside Detectors, a developer of next-generation nuclear radiation detection technology for the defence and homeland security market, has spoken about its design processes and its choice of CAD software. The…

MIT develops system to break down complex designs into simpler shapes for custom manufacturing

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 3, 2019

MIT researchers have devised a technique that reverse engineers complex CAD models — breaking them down into individual shapes to easier customise and manufacture In presentation at AMC SIGGRAPH Asia…

Hexagon announces Vero added to its Production Software line

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 7, 2019

Having acquired Vero Software and its CAD CAM software in 2014, Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has announced that it will join two other technology branches to form its Production Software…

Callaway Golf – New design odyssey

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 9, 2019

Callaway Golf wanted to redevelop a prototype club to suit the tastes of customers around the world. Stephen Holmes finds out how the design and additive manufacturing know-how of GE…

Solidscape reappears with new desktop DLP 3D Printer

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 16, 2019

When Prodways picked up established lost wax casting 3D printer company Solidscape from Stratasys midway through last year, few were thinking we’d see a new machine arrive so early, let…

How the redesign of a plane wing-tip has saved 95 million tonnes of CO2

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 21, 2019

Aviation Partners’ super economical Split Scimitar Winglet The next time you have a window seat on a flight, check out the very end of the aircraft wing for a guide…

Protolabs boosts its additive manufacturing with new materials

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 23, 2019

Inconel 718 has been added to Protolabs’ materials list Protolabs’ growing range of metals available for its direct metal laser sintering service already includes Aluminium, 316 Stainless Steel, Titanium and…

Creative Fields launches latest version of its advanced meshing software

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 30, 2019

The latest meshing tools from Creative Fields CF-MESH+ 2.2 has been launched by London-based Creative Fields as it advances its tools and functionalities with added automation for generation of CFD…

Cortime brings product risk assessment analysis into SolidWorks

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 30, 2019

Users of SolidWorks will for the first time be able to simplify, optimise and perform risk assessments on a design in one integrated tool, thanks to a new plug-in from…

Carbon’s L1 large footprint printer now on open market, already making an impact

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 1, 2019

Carbon has officially unveiled its L1 3D printer, designed specifically for immediate, high-volume production with 10-times the build area of the its first production 3D printer the M1. This is…