Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Dr Phil is in the house! (And helping charity)

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 14, 2013

One of the most exciting new technology charities we know, Techfortrade, has appointed one of our amazing DEVELOP3D Live speakers Dr Phil Reeves, managing director of Econolyst, to its board…

Eames chairs go back to fibreglass, with mixed results for the environment

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 21, 2013

The Eames Molded Plastic Chair, created by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, is being reintroduced in fibreglass, but in a new, more environmentally sensitive material chemistry and manufacturing…

DEVELOP3D Live: Videos from the event are now live!

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 21, 2013

DEVELOP3D Live: Ping Fu, 3D Systems – Interview from DEVELOP3D on Vimeo. For those of you that missed out on the amazing day that was DEVELOP3D Live last month; revisit…

Simulation: DS Simulia Conference, Vienna – as it happened

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 22, 2013

We’re in the city of prancing horses, good cake and schnitzel to learn more about simulation. It makes sense on some level. After rattling through even more acquisitions of late…

‘Tolerance kit’ to test your 3D printer’s capabilities

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 29, 2013

3DKitBash’s tolerance chips are designed to let you know the capabilities of your machine 3DKitBash, a small group of professional toy developers, want to help Makers to build better, and…

Custom furniture design made simple through automation

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 30, 2013

Tabluka is a new concept that allows consumers to customise and personalise their furniture, using online tools. Each table is a flat-pack, quick self-assembly unit, requiring no tools or screws…

Mataerial, the 3D printer with ‘anti-gravity’ ability to change the way we build

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 30, 2013

Whatever your initial thoughts (“an assembly robot throwing up churros with two paint-strippers baking it…”, “Giant frickin’ 3Doodler“), Mataerial is an intriguing prospect for the direction of 3D printing. A…

How to get noticed at a graduate degree show

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 3, 2013

Want to stand out among all this lot? Rushing to finish off your final year university project? Then work fast, but don’t forget that graduate shows are your window of…

Miniature heroes to play it out in 3D Print Cup

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 4, 2013

Organisers of the 3D Print Cup are wanting you to design your ultimate action hero, in return they’ll print out your creation, and enter it into a fight to the…

Live webinar: SpaceClaim in manufacturing, 20 June

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 5, 2013

Having already put together a special report on how manufacturing companies are using SpaceClaim, we’re co-hosting a webinar on the topic. Our very own Editor in Chief Al Dean, and…