Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

MakerBot launches Method X with ABS 3D printing capabilities

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 1, 2019

The Makerbot Method (left) is joined by its new sibling, the Method X The headlines for the latest Makerbot 3D printer revolve around its ABS material abilities, a 100°C chamber,…

Dunlop turns to Markforged for 3D printed tooling

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 7, 2019

Prototype tooling done in Markforged’s Onyx material Dunlop’s Systems and Components division has spoken about its move to using 3D printed tooling and prototype parts to aid the development of…

Interesting opportunity at Scott Sports

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 9, 2019

Fancy working with the team at Scott Sports (www.scott-sports.com) on its range of bikes, motosports, skis and running products at the company’s newly opened global headquarters? The team is looking…

Big names partner for new schools engineering competition

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 14, 2019

Facebook, Gatwick Airport and Network Rail have partnered in a UK-wide competition to find the engineers of the future, with the 2019 asking pupils ‘If you were an engineer, what…

APWORKS moves to the UK for certified aerospace additive manufacturing

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 14, 2019

APWORKS has previously looked at the potential of metals AM, now it is looking to certify aerospace components APWORKS, a subsidiary of Premium Aerotec and part of Airbus, is moving…

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.…