Prototyping – a curious process Posted by DEVELOP3D - March 4, 2015 Prototyping is a curious process. It’s part experimentation, part black art and part luck. Al Dean has been pondering the…
Desktop Factory: What’s out there and what’s coming Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 3, 2015 As well as the Roland MonoFab ARM-10 3D Printer and SRM-20 CNC Mill, what else is out there to transform…
Designs of the Year 2015: A look at the product design category Posted by Tanya Weaver - February 20, 2015 Designs of the Year is the Design Museum’s exhibition of innovative, interesting and forward-looking design It’s that time of the…
SolidWorks World 2015 – Live Blog Day 1 Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 9, 2015 Good morning from Phoenix where SolidWorks World 2015 is about to get underway. We’re happy to be bringing you all…
Leatherman’s ‘urban survival bracelet’, not a great deal of use, but open for customisation Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 27, 2015 The Leatherman Tread multitool bracelet: looks nice, but probably not all that practical a design With the urban desk warriors…
Makerbot continues European expansion with new distributor Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 16, 2015 A new reseller sees more support for European Makerbot customers Makerbot has upgraded its European sales and service options with…
First Look: Delcam ArtCAM Pro 2015 for CADCAM Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 13, 2015 For the day when you need to machine a lifelike statue of an Iguana, ArtCAM might be a good place…
AMUG unveils schedule for its April conference Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 12, 2015 AMUG 2015 Conference keynote speakers (from left): Jason Lopes, Lonnie Love and Todd Grimm The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG)…
Modo and MakerBot hook up to publish designs straight to Thingiverse Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 8, 2015 Models designed in Modo can now be uploaded directly to Thingiverse or the MakerBot Cloud Library MakerBot and The Foundry…
New UV-curable, liquid plastic welder Bondic Posted by Stephen Holmes - December 10, 2014 We’ve been enamoured by Sugru for some time now, but when it comes to needing a more discreet direct fix…