Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

3D Systems goes mass market… In Sky Mall

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 14, 2013

Which is the odd one out? Correct answer: None, they’re all available in SkyMall With all the talk of 3D printing hitting the high streets, further discounted desktop 3D printers…

3D printing material for fighting off radiation

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 14, 2013

The M-Flex machine is able to print the new bonded tungsten material Industrial 3D printing is on the rise, and is only set to find more uses as the list…

3D clay modeller, Cubify Sculpt, announced by 3D Systems

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 14, 2013

3D Systems has announced the launch of Cubify Sculpt, a virtual clay sculpting tool that can be used by one and all. Powered by 3D Systems‘ volumetric CAD engine, itself…

NASA blasts its 3D printed parts with 20,000 pounds of thrust

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 28, 2013

3D printed parts will soon be heading for the launchpad Sick of producing parts that, when printed off on your desktop 3D printer, have all the toughness and resilience of…

Motorcycle Design Special Edition

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 3, 2013

The September edition of DEVELOP3D is now available for free download. This month in our special Motorbike Edition we celebrate some of the world’s leading companies on two wheels. We…

X marks the spot

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 5, 2013

Venturing to the North-East of England, Stephen Holmes finds a styling house expert in designing desirable motorcycles for all genres of rider around the world

“Engineering can boom”: James Dyson rails against focus on the ‘silicon sector’

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 5, 2013

James Dyson’s Foundation is part of his own push to encourage engineering among young people James Dyson has spoken out against the government’s support of the digital sector over the…

Elon Musk starts messing with 3D design tools. It all goes a bit Tony Stark

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 6, 2013

//www.youtube.com/embed/xNqs_S-zEBY?rel=0 Mr Musk has had his team of Space X tech wonders playing around with a Leap Motion and Siemens NX, which to begin with looks like a lovely orientation…

Drinks can app shows fun use for light design tools

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 9, 2013

Fancy a drink? CanCreator is part of a new sub sector of lightweight design tools in app form Packaging design can be fraught with difficulties when transferring what is essentially…

Defence industry showcases incredible design and engineering efforts at DSEi – Part 1

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 11, 2013

Infantry pouring out of the back of Patria’s new concept armoured vehicle Whatever your moral perspective on the role of modern design and technology in the theatre of war, the…