Renishaw and Aeromet to optimise high-performance alloy for AM Posted by Al Dean - August 14, 2017 Renishaw and Aeromet International (a specialist in the casting field) have signed an agreement to add Aeromet’s A20X aluminium alloy…
Giant Rolls Royce turbofan engine design gets £2M grant for topology optimisation Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 21, 2017 The next generation of Rolls Royce UltraFan engine architecture has received a £1.998M grant from the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI)…
Review: solidThinking Inspire Unlimited – beta Posted by DEVELOP3D - September 12, 2017 With growing interest in topology optimisation, solidThinking has launched an initiative to make its tools more accessible. Al Dean takes…
Role model: Philippa Oldham, mechanical engineer Posted by DEVELOP3D - September 22, 2017 Whether you're still in education or a few rungs up the career ladder, we could all do with inspiration to…
The Future Metrology Hub aims to play a crucial role in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Posted by Tanya Weaver - September 22, 2017 The director of the Future Metrology Hub is Professor Dame Xiangqian (Jane) Jiang, a Professor of Precision Metrology at the…
GKN launches Additive division as ‘signal of intent’ + Partners with GE Additive Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 16, 2017 Global aerospace and automotive engineering group GKN has pulled its global 3D printing activity together into one new brand: GKN…
Review: Siemens PLM NX 12 Posted by DEVELOP3D - October 24, 2017 Al Dean begins a two part look at where things stand with the NX 12 release of the tool of…
Ariane 6 to launch with a unique 3D printed part Posted by DEVELOP3D - October 24, 2017 The forthcoming Ariane 6 launch vehicle will lift off with an injection head featuring just a single additively manufactured element…
Q&A – Coventry University’s director of strategic initiatives Posted by DEVELOP3D - October 26, 2017 We talk to David Wright, Coventry University's director of strategic initiatives and the man behind the recentley opened National Transport…
Form + function Posted by DEVELOP3D - October 30, 2017 A multidisciplinary team use the front-end structure of a classic VW Caddy to demonstrate the potential of industrial 3D printing…