Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

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…

Shoes not helping you to win the Tour de France? Make your own like Hanseeno

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 29, 2014

When pro cyclist Adam Hansen favoured shoes were discontinued he made his own, and an entire brand to go with them Cyclists are as tough as old boots, which doesn’t…

Space X gets ready for lift off with Dragon V2 spacecraft

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 30, 2014

The new Space X Dragon V2 spacecraft Space X has taken another step towards its goal of space travel by launching (not literally) its Dragon V2 craft to the world…

Clean up your act: 3D printing post processing equipment

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 9, 2014

Get some pro-level help cleaning your 3D printed models Rough weekend? Find yourself waking up in a Japanese family’s rec room? Well you need help my friend, but not as…

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…