Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Ansys acquires SpaceClaim in $85m buyout

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 1, 2014

Engineering simulation and analysis software Ansys has announced today that it has acquired SpaceClaim Corporation for $85 million in cash – around £50m, or a single Fernando Torres. The press…

DEVELOP3D LIVE 2014 – Find out more: simulation and analysis tools from Ansys

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 2, 2014

In the build up to DEVELOP3D LIVE we had the chance to interview some of the most exciting technology companies exhibiting at the event. Today we give you access to…

Creaform launch latest Go!Scan 3D scanners and post treatment software

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 7, 2014

The new Creaform portable 3D scanners lineup includes the fine detail Go!Scan 20 With the small form 3D scanning market quickly expanding, Creaform has announced the launch of two new…

Bang & Olufsen’s new TV glides into view

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 8, 2014

The new Bang & Olufsen TV swivels to face the user Bang & Olufsen has launched its new television, the Avant, yet its moving parts and precision manufacturing stops you…

Coffee machine engineering contest – take on the Italians!

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 19, 2014

Last week we were lucky enough to attend Esteco’s UM14 event for ModeFrontier users in Trieste, Italy, where we found the spiritual home of all Europe’s coffee culture. Illy, the…

Dassault Systémes acquires RTT – what it all means

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 19, 2014

Dassault Systémes has acquired visualisation specialists RTT The world of design technology slows for no man or editorial team in transit around the globe, so here we take a catchup…

Live blog: PD+I conference, London – Day 1

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 22, 2014

We’re here bright and early, with a group of exciting industrial designers poised ready to talk. It’s the fourth year of this conference and it’s really grasped some of the…

Live blog: PD+I conference, London – Day 2

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 23, 2014

Well we’re back, running on coffee and anticipating another day of industrial design goodness. Day two of the conference will see talks around ethics, education, automotive and wearables, so there’s…

Disney takes on CAD, robotics and 3D Printing in its new animated movie: Big Hero 6

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 27, 2014

Big Hero 6 will see a young robotics prodigy take on a criminal gang Since continuously repeated viewings of Frozen have been described to me as ‘uniform torture’ by several…

Protect Your Design campaign: CAD at the centre of the problem

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 28, 2014

Trunki designer Rob Law is at the heart of the battle to safeguard thousands of British product designs now left vulnerable Some of the great and good of British design…