Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

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…

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