Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Ellen MacArthur Foundation wants 20 million designers to make circular design ‘the new normal’

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 14, 2019

A non-profit organisation is attempting to persuade millions of designers to stop creating products that end up as landfill, and instead make circular design ‘the new normal’. The Ellen MacArthur…

Yamazaki Mazak UK Ltd selects PTC software

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 14, 2019

We often get news of companies adopting new software packages, but rarely is it about the teams designing the machinery more typically used to make other companies’ products – hence…

MSC Software adds new interoperability enhancements between Apex and Nastran

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 15, 2019

MSC Software has introduced new interoperability enhancements between MSC Apex and MSC Nastran, with the implementation of a new Faceted Body Toolset allowing users to automatically regenerate geometry from meshes…

Xometry announces availability of Carbon’s 3D printing platform

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 15, 2019

Parts made with Carbon Digital Light Synthesis 3D printing technology are now available on-demand via Xometry, offering instant pricing via its online quote engine. “We are very excited to add…

Analytical Graphics and Ansys partner to shoot missiles out of the sky

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 15, 2019

To engineer the US military’s next-generation missile defence system, Analytical Graphics and Ansys are incorporating high-fidelity, multiphysics simulations with multi-domain mission-level modelling into early stages of missile defence system development.…

SimScale adds radiation heat transfer analyses

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 15, 2019

SimScale’s SaaS application for engineering simulation, has added radiation heat transfer analyses using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) within its platform. Users of the cloud-based platform can now simulate the effects…

Industry 4.0 is the goal for CAMWorks ShopFloor

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 16, 2019

HCL Technologies’ new release of CAMWorks ShopFloor aims to provide tools for companies to meet Smart Manufacturing initiatives by moving beyond 2D drawings or static digital files. CAMWorks ShopFloor runs…

Create Education Project partners with RS Components to promote STEM education

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 16, 2019

The Create Education Project has announced its new Industry Partnership with online retail giant for all things electronic,RS Components and its own STEM platform, Imagine-X. “STEM skills act as the…

Simcenter Madymo improves Active Human model for enhanced safety simulation

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 16, 2019

Simcenter Madymo can simulate the impact of a car crash on the human body using Simcenter Active Human software, with the latest version now with solver run times reduced by…

Topology optimisation with fatigue analysis cuts sports bike weight by over 80kg

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 20, 2019

Topology optimisation has been credited with helping reduce the Vins Motors Duecinquanta motorbike’s weight to 95kg, and a mere 85kg for its track sibling. Vins’ Duecinquanta was designed with the…