Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Klax axe head – how much can you pack into a product?

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 10, 2014

You attach the axe head to a standard handle, or one found in the great outdoors Outdoorsmen of the world, summer is already here and you are expected to be…

GAES produces bespoke hearing aids in inner city CNC factory

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 11, 2014

GAES CNC machines the intricate tooling for its bespoke products At a time when the world is embracing 3D printing as the ‘bespoke’ manufacturing tool of choice, and in an…

Is IOT next for Dassault Systèmes? Report from London 3DExperience Forum

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 11, 2014

Yup, the compass is back in town Far from being the future of exciting Dassault Systèmes news, yesterday’s 3DExperience Forum left us little the wiser as to what it was…

Today – New Blades: Britain’s best graduate model maker recruitment fair

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 12, 2014

The UK’s biggest graduate model maker recruitment fair is today! Model making as a skill set is somewhat niche, but in terms of gaining employment straight from university it’s second…

#IAmAnEngineer selfies for National Women in Engineering Day

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 16, 2014

Ok now commences a week of #IAmAnEngineer selfies and tell us what you're doing! I'm off to speak at a school. #nwed pic.twitter.com/DctkKDmewY — Roma Agrawal (@RomaTheEngineer) June 16, 2014…

WIN TICKETS – Sheffield Design Week 2014

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 17, 2014

Sheffield Design Week is to take place from 23-28 June, creating a citywide celebration of design in all its forms in one of the UK’s resurgent manufacturing hubs. Small scale…

3D Systems launch Ekocycle Cube: Big guns publicity, but too late to light up the home market?

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 17, 2014

3D Systems has launched the Ekocycle Cube which uses 25 per cent recycled material filament and a lot of branding nous 3D Systems has announced its latest desktop 3D printer,…

PTC announce Creo 3.0: now accepting all major 3D CAD data

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 18, 2014

Aiming to delight the crowds at its global user event, PTC has announced the latest version of its Creo 3D CAD software, available in early 2015, offering improved performance and…

Millinery marvel – poem transformed into hat for Royal Ascot using 3D printing

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 20, 2014

The 3D printed hat for Royal Ascot by milliners Gabriela Ligenza For a sporting occasion, Royal Ascot is as much about the headwear in the stands as the horses under…

‘Girls can’t what?!’ – National Women in Engineering Day 2014

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 23, 2014

This year’s focus is the great careers available to women in engineering Today we’re celebrating National Women in Engineering Day, set up by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) to celebrate…