Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Ansys 2019 R2 arrives packed with new features

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 5, 2019

Natural Frequency study of an engine block done in Ansys 2019 R2 From ideation to design to manufacturing and operations, Ansys 2019 R2 is aiming to accelerate, streamline and simplify…

Pay-as-you-print with HP Jet Fusion means shift from prototypes to production for Design Reality

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 6, 2019

Based in North Wales, design consultancy Design Reality has spoken of how it has been able to offer a more end-to-end product development process by brining new Additive Manufacturing technology…

Xact Metal enters UK market with two SLS 3D printers

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 13, 2019

The XM200S and XM200C machines from Xact Metal both offer a 127 x 127 x 127mm build chamber for metals 3D printing, and are now available in the UK via…

Ansys and BMW partner for an autonomous vehicle technologies simulation tool chain

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 13, 2019

BMW’s concept iNext could be among the first vehicles to benefit from the partnership BMW Group has announced it is leveraging Ansys’ engineering simulation solutions and experience to help speed…

Leica launch new BLK2GO mobile spatial 3D scanner

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 13, 2019

Those readying the factories of the future or simply trying to better plan out their workspaces should probably take note of the latest handheld 3D scanner from Hexagon’s Leica Geosystems.…

PTC moves to the cloud with Windchill on Microsoft Azure

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 20, 2019

PTC’s strategic alliance with Microsoft has ramped up a notch by delivering its Windchill Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution on Microsoft Azure. Through the new software-as-a-service offering of Windchill on…

Ansys partners with Airbus for autonomous flight

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 20, 2019

Airbus Defence and Space will be using Ansys SCADE tools to help develop future UAVs Just days after Ansys hooked up with BMW to simulate autonomous vehicle technologies, it’s back…

Brazilian small aircraft company takes ‘absolute control’ of development with Siemens software

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 21, 2019

Octans Aircraft is using a swathe of Siemens software for the product development and testing process Having invested $20 million to modernise its plant a few hours outside São Paulo,…

PTC adds linking and tracing elements in Windchill update

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 21, 2019

Following the news of PTC Windchill being available on Microsoft Azure’s cloud platform, the software company has announced further updates to its software management and systems engineering capabilities. Windchill now…

Boom Supersonic is 3D printing flight hardware with Velo3D’s additive metals technology

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 24, 2019

Boom Supersonic, the company building history’s fastest supersonic passenger airliner featured in our hallowed pages back in 2017, has partnered with Velo3D for the metals additive manufacturing needed for its…