Quality control in injection moulded parts Posted by DEVELOP3D - February 4, 2011 Non-contact optical digitizing specialists, GOM and Physical Digital, take a closer look at an inspection workflow for those working with…
With great publishing products available, why is today’s technical documentation so poor? Posted by DEVELOP3D - February 22, 2011 Martyn Day’s ‘rant du jour’ came about when had to make his own bed. We are not talking sheets, pillow…
The Jim Heppelmann interview Posted by DEVELOP3D - February 23, 2011 PTC has shocked many in the industry with its recent rebranding and relaunching of its flagship product, Pro/Engineer under the…
Z Corp’s recycling smarts Posted by Al Dean - February 25, 2011 The Z Corp machines remove the initial large quantity of unused powder under negative pressure. 3D Printing has been through…
The art of parts Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 2, 2011 Kramski, one of the world's leading tooling and parts manufacturers, optimised its product development processes and improved product quality with…
IT standards – shake it up! Posted by DEVELOP3D - March 7, 2011 When developing new IT standards, a committee-based approach is important for the greater good, but having multiple competing standards can…
SpaceClaim Engineer 2011 Posted by DEVELOP3D - March 9, 2011 Al Dean looks at the latest release from SpaceClaim, a purveyor of direct modelling design tools that are increasingly special…
Siemens Mechatronics Concept Designer Posted by DEVELOP3D - March 10, 2011 Siemens PLM Software's new Mechatronics Concept Designer software works inside NX 7.5 and looks to bring together the three key…
Comsol Multiphysics 4.0 Posted by DEVELOP3D - March 11, 2011 While the heavy simulation tools used for FEA or CFD have been widely adopted, systems simulation is still a relatively…
Biomimicry – naturally inspired design Posted by DEVELOP3D - March 14, 2011 Biomimicry, the use of nature to solve human problems, has become a major influence on new product design. This month…