Tanya Weaver, Author at DEVELOP3D

A ‘pink’ construction toy to inspire young girls into engineering

Posted by Tanya Weaver - November 13, 2012

There is a new toy in town and although it’s pink and cute it’s underlying principles are not traditionally girlie. Conceived by a Stanford University engineering graduate, Debbie Sterling, GoldieBlox…

Engineers give the humble tea bag a 21st century make over

Posted by Tanya Weaver - November 28, 2012

An industrial rendering of what the tea-brewing system could look like There has always been a bit of fanfare around coffee brewing – the roasting, the grinding, the dripping, the…

The spirit of British manufacturing captured in photographs

Posted by Tanya Weaver - December 6, 2012

‘Precision’ by Mike Smith, a kaleidoscopic shot down self-contained hydrodynamic bearings, manufactured by Rolls Royce Michell in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne In today’s world we are all photographers and apps like Instagram con…

A DEVELOP3D reader designs his own beehive

Posted by Tanya Weaver - December 21, 2012

Before I buzz off for the year, I wanted to share a beehive design that one of our DEVELOP3D readers has been working on. Like myself Gary Hammond, PLM technical…

Design a steering wheel for the BLOODHOUND supersonic car

Posted by Tanya Weaver - January 11, 2013

Designers and engineers have been set the challenge by the Product Innovation Congress, the BLOODHOUND SSC Project, Altair and GrabCAD of designing a steering column and wheel for the Bloodhound…

46 years later: has the industrial design profession changed?

Posted by Tanya Weaver - January 31, 2013

I came across a brilliant video this afternoon posted by Click Industrial Design via their twitter account; it’s from the 60’s and is well worth watching if you’re a product…

The fastest car on earth: Interview with its chief engineer

Posted by Tanya Weaver - February 7, 2013

Mark Chapman has an enviable job as the chief engineer of the Bloodhound SuperSonic Car, a project launched in 2006 by Richard Noble with the aim of creating a jet…

Winners of the Bloodhound SSC Steering Wheel challenge

Posted by Tanya Weaver - March 6, 2013

At the recent Product Innovation Congress in Berlin, the jury of the GrabCAD challenge, to design a possible steering wheel for Bloodhound SSC, including our very own Al Dean, revealed…

Impec Lamborghini – for those who love bikes, love beautiful design and have €25,000 spare

Posted by Tanya Weaver - March 6, 2013

My jaw almost hit the desk when I saw how much this bicycle was retailing for. That is a ridiculous amount to pay for something that has no engine and…

New Santa Cruz trail bike – 20 years in the making

Posted by Tanya Weaver - April 5, 2013

The new Santa Cruz Bronson with its 150mm frame and 650b wheels (27.5 inches) is certainly a looker. From afar, the colour combination and design gives it a cool appearance,…