Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Start Your Engines! AMUG announces 2019 keynote line-up

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 6, 2019

The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) has announced its lineup of keynote speakers for its 2019 conference, with NASCAR driver and founder of Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing (KAM), Brad Keselowski, taking…

BioLite’s bright approach to design

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 11, 2019

BioLite's mission to put 'energy everywhere' begins with a process of parallel innovation. Stephen Holmes visits the company's New York headquarters to learn how it designs products to suit both…

3D Systems announces new integrated updates for SolidWorks

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 11, 2019

Colour scanning – in this case a canister of ‘squirty cream’ – is now available direct into SolidWorks Geomagics’ scan-to-SolidWorks powers have been increased as 3D Systems announces new releases…

Next step for VR leaps into focus with Varjo’s VR-1 HMD

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 19, 2019

Designed solely for industrial use, the Varjo VR-1 headset has launched after years of development to give users ‘human-eye’ resolution and eye-tracking capabilities needed to push VR technology further. Finland-based…

Epson SC-T3100 & SC-T5100 Review

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 20, 2019

Epson's new entry-level, large-format printers put function first, writes Stephen Holmes, with the company looking to target small workgroups in search of reliability, efficiency and a cost effective workhorse

3D Hubs expands its Student Grant awards for 2019

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 28, 2019

Past winners of the 3D Hubs Student Grant have included CUDA by Archie O’Brien, and K-Pan by Paul Kohlhaussen Product Design, Robotics, Sustainability, Transportation and Healthcare are all new applicable…

Weekender // Prototyping in Tokyo exhibition, Japan House London

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 8, 2019

Prototyping in Tokyo: Illustrating Design-Led Innovation closes on 17 March, so it’s the penultimate weekend to head down to Japan House in London for this wonderful exhibition of bio-mimicry and…

Siemens PLM opens UK Machinery Academy – display of its ‘Digital Twin’ tech

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 11, 2019

https://giphy.com/embed/3vdzwx4vJyPWmhK4zc Siemens PLM is opening up the doors to its new factory automation demonstration suite in Manchester for a series of workshops over the coming months, as it looks to…

5 Reasons Your Boss Wants You To Visit D3D LIVE 2019

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 19, 2019

A day out of the office isn’t always an easy one to swing past the powers that be, so we’ve struck up a shortlist of key reasons to convince your…

Anodised aluminium added to Protolabs’ repertoire

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 20, 2019

Protolabs’ UK base in the West Midlands is now offering aluminium anodising as part of its on-demand production service – allowing for initial part design through to a finished protected…