Tanya Weaver, Author at DEVELOP3D

Stratasys Mojo 3D printer hard at work in Milan

Posted by Tanya Weaver - April 9, 2013

The Milan Furniture Fair (or the Salone Internazionale del Mobile), 9-14 April, will attract almost 300,000 visitors in search of the latest furniture trends and innovations. Renowned British furniture designer…

A WISE move to get more young women into engineering

Posted by Tanya Weaver - May 13, 2013

Last week two things I feel pretty strongly about converged – my passion for more female engineers and my love of the Land Rover Evoque (still my favourite car) when…

An innovative umbrella that is sure to be a crowd pleaser

Posted by Tanya Weaver - May 17, 2013

If there is one product that a Brit never leaves home without it’s an umbrella. Although a conventional umbrella is fine if you have to dash out to get a…

UK government boost to 3D printing a step in the right direction, but could they go further?

Posted by Tanya Weaver - June 7, 2013

Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced a £14.7 million investment, delivered through the Technology Strategy Board and Research Councils, to develop UK 3D printing projects. The government funding sees it…

3D printed cars racing at the Scalextric 4 Schools final

Posted by Tanya Weaver - June 17, 2013

Yesterday saw the final of the Scalextric 4 Schools challenge, a PTC initiative that challenges middle and high school children to design, make and race their own Scalextric cars. Scalextric…

A UK designed baton on a 3,300 mile journey across the USA

Posted by Tanya Weaver - June 21, 2013

Today marks day 14 of the 23 day, 3,300 mile non-stop running relay from LA to Boston, which features a baton designed and prototyped in the UK. The One Run…

Student designs repairable toaster and kettle

Posted by Tanya Weaver - June 25, 2013

Those who read my comment in the June issue will know my feelings towards fixing and our throwaway culture – basically we should fix more and throwaway less. So, I…

College students making the most of new 3D printer

Posted by Tanya Weaver - July 22, 2013

Each year we get invited to a raft of design and engineering degree shows at various universities and have a good nose around the New Designers show which we exhibit…

A machine that filters sweat into clean drinking water

Posted by Tanya Weaver - July 25, 2013

UNICEF and a youth soccer tournament have collaborated to develop the sweat machine: a machine that extracts sweat from clothes, purifies it and transforms it into drinking water. In a…

Report: Delcam Asian Technical Summit 2013

Posted by Tanya Weaver - August 23, 2013

Delcam’s chief executive Clive Martell welcoming delegates to the summit This year Delcam held its Asian Technical Summit (ATS) in Bangkok, Thailand. This event, the 13th in an annual series,…