Weapons grade fakery
Ever wondered where the defence industry goes to buy 'day clothes' for its weapons? Stephen Holmes cuts through the red tape to find a model maker in the East Midlands…
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Stephen Holmes
As Editor-in-Chief, Stephen’s role covers the online space and the magazines. A mix of interviewing designers for in-depth features, and hunting for the latest industry news keeps him busy. If you have a story, get in touch.
Engineering workshop #2: Forces, moments and free-body diagrams
Bob Johnson, Technical Director of consultancy and training company DAMT, goes back to basics on forces and moments, using his trusty bike as an example
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Collapsing star
Folding bike specialist, Brompton takes a hands-on approach when manufacturing its legendary two-wheelers. Frances Corbett took a trip to old London town to find out how the star of British…
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Factory engineering
Taking a break from the usual shiny products in DEVELOP3D Stephen Holmes gets a kick out of conveyor belts, and a buzz out of bottle fillers as he reports direct…
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MIT meets Manc: new Fab Labs open up RP to the masses
Boasting it’s position as the UK’s new manufacturing heartland (as one tongue-firmly-in-cheek speaker put it: “Sorry West Midlands”) the North West now boasts a Fab Lab. Yes, it’s not on…
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MAXXing out bike design
Tall or short, it doesn't matter; MAXX Bikes is changing the way people buy their bicycles
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Those magnificent men in their flying machines
A Cambridgeshire product designer is well on the path to realising his dream of bringing back to life one of the original British monoplanes. Frances Corbet and Greg Corke recount…
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Laser guidance
Stephen Holmes travels to Belfast to find a prototyping bureau determined to change the preconception that business needs to be done locally
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InterPro workstations IPW-Ci7X
This powerful six core workstation presents an interesting proposition for rendering and CAD/CAM/CAE users who want multi-core performance from a single CPU machine
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Even better than the real thing?
Virtual reality has taken huge strides in recent years with immersive environments delivering imagery that is sharper than anything ever before seen and 3D without the need for glasses. HoloVis…
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