A delegate gets an immersive VR experience with an HTC Vive powered by an HP Z Workstation and AMD FirePro graphics
DEVELOP3D LIVE UK has become renowned for its eclectic conference program, with over 40 speakers sharing insights on all aspects of design, engineering and manufacturing – even the occasional superhero and dragon.
Jesse Devitte, Borealis Ventures, explains why New England is an innovation hot spot
Delivering this same format for an intimate 14 speaker event in Boston, USA was a daunting task, but we felt it was important to do so. DEVELOP3D LIVE is not only about education — through presentations and live demonstrations of the very latest in product development technology — but also about creating an environment that encourages the sharing of ideas to foster creativity.
Sarah Krasley, Unreasonable Women, chairing the 14 speaker conference
Free physically-based rendering courtesy of AMD Radeon ProRender for SolidWorks
Networking should not only be between direct peers, but across disciplines.
Architect Jorge Barrero, HKS, whose 3D printed building presentation captivated an audience of industrial designers, product designers, engineers, manufacturers and venture capitalists found this melting pot particularly stimulating.
Drinks reception
Exhibition floor under the neon lights of Boston’s District Hall
Many of the leading CAD software developers and 3D print manufacturers were seen discussing the future of our industry over a friendly drink.
Collaboration on a larger scale was explored by William Annal, Scotrenewables, whose distributed team relies on cloud-based CAD to design its tidal energy machines.
Carbon fibre part as an alternative to metal – 3D printed by Markforged
One lucky winner takes home a HP Z240 SFF workstation with AMD FirePro graphics
We also had some amazing designers share their stories. Gustavo Fontana, Bose, detailed the audio equipment manufacturer’s advanced industrial design process, which gives designers freedom to choose from a smorgasbord of product development
technology. Jon Friedman, Freight Farms, wowed the audience with his story of how a standard shipping container can be turned into an automated vertical hydroponic farm.
Jorge Barrero, HKS, wowed the audience with his 3D printed building
Two of the many different rapid manufacturing services offered by Xometry
John DePiano, explored the future of product development – from robotics to products – highlighting the BIOSwimmer, an underwater vehicle that replicates the dynamics of a fish.
Industrial grade 3D printing for end-use parts — of all sizes — also took centre stage with Rize, Stratasys, Markforged and Formlabs all presenting the very latest tech.
DEVELOP3D LIVE Boston concluded with a networking drinks reception on the exhibition show floor. Then it was all on to the new Autodesk BUILD space for more fun, drinks, food, robots and inappropriate headwear!
After party at Autodesk Build Space
3D print pioneers all under one roof: Ric Fulop, Desktop Metal; Greg Mark, MarkForged; and Max Lobovsky, Formlabs
We all had a truly wonderful time. So, from the DEVELOP3D Editorial team we’d like to say a huge thanks to everyone — delegates, speakers, and sponsors — for helping make it such a memorable event. Bring on 2017.
Plans are already underway for DEVELOP3D LIVE USA 2017. To be kept informed register your interest at d3dliveUSA.com
Highlights of our first DEVELOP3D Live event on US soil
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