Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

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…

Mayku FormBox gets greater UK support with Express Group

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 22, 2019

Desktop manufacturing hardware company Mayku has appointed Express Group as its new UK distributor for the FormBox, its desktop vacuum former. Marketed as the ideal sidekick for a 3D printer…

Stratasys V650 Flex breaks into industrial SLA 3D Printing

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 1, 2019

The first commercialised SLA printer in Stratasys’ 30-year history, the V650 Flex marks a change in direction for the company with its open source materials Leaning on the expertise of…

The design and engineering behind… a rocket-powered golf club!

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 4, 2019

We’re huge fans of Mark Rober and his YouTube videos (automatic dartboard, delivery theft glitter bombs and more…), so we loved it even more when he went into more detail…

Maxon acquires GPU rendering tech provider Redshift

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 9, 2019

Redshift was recently used to power award-winning LEGO mini movies for client Atwater Studios The developer of the Redshift rendering engine, a GPU-accelerated renderer built to meet the specific demands…

Quadpack – wrapped in beauty

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 11, 2019

How Quadpack blends style, form and functionality for packaging design

The VR-1 headset from newcomer Varjo

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 12, 2019

The enterprise VR race is speeding up. Stephen Holmes gets hands-on with new entrant Varjo's first headset and discovers an experience that goes far beyond anything we've seen before

Ferrari Competizioni GT solve faster with new Ansys Mosaic meshes

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 18, 2019

Ansys’ engineering simulation software has been drafted in by Ferrari Competizioni GT to help develop its next great GT car. Every two or three years the engineering team pushes themselves…

DriveWorks earns two Queen’s Awards for enterprise

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 24, 2019

Recognised for both innovation and international trade, UK-based DriveWorks has been awarded two highly coveted Queens Awards for Enterprise. ‘We are thrilled to receive these two Queen’s Awards. They are…

3D Print your part of a world record this June

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 26, 2019

To mark its fifth anniversary, Liverpool MakeFest is setting off to break a world record for the largest collaborative 3D printed object – in this case, a rocket to celebrate…