Tanya Weaver, Author at DEVELOP3D

New report says 16 is critical age at which women are lost to potential engineering careers

Posted by Tanya Weaver - September 25, 2014

Jaguar LandRover has schemes in place to attract young girls into a career in engineering such as ‘Young Women in the Know’ We’ve been banging on about it here at…

Reverse engineering: an aluminium cycling helmet a shining example of CNC skills

Posted by Tanya Weaver - September 26, 2014

An aluminium version of the Rudy Project’s Windmax Helmet being created out of alluvium on a Mazak machine A shiny incarnation of Rudy Project’s Windmax Helmet, has been milled in…

Combine automation with LEGO Mindstorms in COPA-DATA’s zenon Challenge

Posted by Tanya Weaver - September 26, 2014

z.T is the official 2014 zenon Challenge mascot. The competition combines the complexity of the automation industry with the creativity and fun of LEGO MINDSTORMS Earlier this year COPA-DATA, an…

The Internet of Things: robots are taking over the automated smart factory

Posted by Tanya Weaver - October 1, 2014

Intelligent Robots, should we be scared? In the 1980s car manufacturers in Detroit were prophesising a future of “lights-out” manufacturing – essentially, the factory lights would be turned off and…

Reverse Engineering: A broken heart transforms into a gold pendant

Posted by Tanya Weaver - October 7, 2014

A piece of film noir to get you interested in a piece of modern jewellery design The context of this HeartBeat video may be lighthearted, but it successfully demonstrates the…

Designing for the stage with help from EPLAN’s CAE tools

Posted by Tanya Weaver - October 14, 2014

Stage Technologies used EPLAN tools to design 80 axes of automation – including Willie Wonka’s glass elevator – for the West End production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory As…

Electrolux announces Design Lab 2014 finalists

Posted by Tanya Weaver - October 16, 2014

One of this year’s concepts includes Future Hunter-Gatherer, which turns shopping into a game by allowing users to virtually hunt for their dinner Ultra light jellyfish air cleansers; virtual hunting…

Brit band Klaxons go on tour with 3D printed guitars

Posted by Tanya Weaver - October 27, 2014

3D printed guitars are on the road for the first time as part of the Klaxons tour which kicked off on Saturday UK indie rock band Klaxons made a tongue-in-cheek…

Granta Design to promote its latest software at the Advanced Engineering UK 2014 Show

Posted by Tanya Weaver - October 28, 2014

Granta MI:Materials Gateway enables access to authoritative materials data from within CAD software From 11 to 12 November Birmingham’s NEC will be playing host to the annual Advanced Engineering Show.…

Q&A with Renishaw engineer shortlisted for Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards

Posted by Tanya Weaver - October 31, 2014

Lucy Ackland (26) is a project manager in Renishaw’s Additive Manufacturing Products Division The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards honours the best…