Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

UK Manufacturing’s eagerness to adopt new tech slows over AI fears

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 31, 2018

The UK’s manufacturing sector is ahead of the curve when it comes to the adoption of technology including virtual and augmented reality tools, with 15 per cent of organisations in…

GE’s commercial airline engines receive green light for new 3D Printed part

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 1, 2018

GE Aerospace has produced this ‘certified to fly’ power door opening system using GE Additive’s Concept Laser technology In the near future GE Aviation’s GEnx-2B commercial airline engines that power…

Metal replacements and demand from Asia to increase plastic products

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 5, 2018

Rapid urbanisation and rising purchasing power in Asia, particularly China, India and South Asia, have resulted in booming demand for engineering plastics in automotive, electronic, and construction development segments. Trends…

WATCH // Ford’s automated hot-forming that adds safety to its latest designs

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 5, 2018

Once it was a technique that helped protect knights in armour from the crashing blows of their rivals, but now Ford is applying an automated version of hot forming to…

Surfcam 2019 responds to increase in hybrid manufacturing

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 5, 2018

Surfcam 2019 features a dedicated additive manufacturing module Responding to the increase in hybrid manufacturing, the latest release of Surfcam has introduced a new Additive Machining module, to support Direct…

New CRL event to highlight women in product design

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 5, 2018

CRL is running a new event to celebrate the rich female talent that exists within the hardware sector, and products that have been developed specifically for a female market –…

Traders on Shopify get access to 1.5 million professional 3D designers via CG Traders deal

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 6, 2018

Shopify’s e-commerce platform customers, online retailers that sell everything from jewellery to headphones, will now have easy access to 3D modeling and Augmented Reality (AR) versions of their products. The…

Autodesk and Authentise collaborate on integrated workflow for Additive Manufacturing

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 6, 2018

A new integration between Autodesk’s Netfabb software with Authentise’s additive workflow management tools looks to allow users of Authentise products to load geometries directly into Netfabb with a single press…

PostProcess officially launches its product line in Europe

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 7, 2018

PostProcess Technologies a provider of automated and intelligent post-printing solutions for industrial 3D printing, has announced the first step in its global expansion by launching its full product line in…

Kodak Eastman partners with Evolve Additive Solutions for consumables and more

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 7, 2018

Kodak will supply new 3D printing systems provider Evolve Additive Solutions with imaging systems, parts and consumables based on the Kodak Nexpress digital electrophotographic platform in anticipation of the additive…