DEVELOP3D LIVE 2025

Welcome to DEVELOP3D LIVE

When it comes to designing sustainably, designers often focus on materials. Using recycled plastic and making the product easy to disassemble for recycling are things that we (at Kingfisher) have been building into our briefs for many years. So, we were surprised when, looking through the results of a lifecycle analysis of some of our tools, we noticed that although these two things do help, they are not as effective as simply making a product that lasts longer.

Our Erbauer Gen 2 range of power tools and outdoor power equipment, like many of the products that we have created before it, is made of recycled plastic, but it is our first power tool range designed specifically for repairability.

With the AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro processor, AMD has redefined what’s possible from a CPU with integrated GPU, delivering 3D and computational performance that rivals that of a mid-range discrete graphics card.

Chris Hall, senior director of software development at AMD, will draw on his vast experience of the CAD sector, to explain what this new processor means for product designers, engineers and manufacturing professionals.

He will put the spotlight on a new generation of workstations – the compact desktop HP Z2 Mini G1a and slimline mobile HP ZBook Ultra G1a, which can now accelerate the most demanding workflows from CAD all the way to visualisation, including tools like KeyShot and Solidworks Visualize.

Generating power from flowing water is nothing new, but Energyminer is looking to do it more locally to areas of energy demand, without dams or weirs to impact on nature.
Hear from Energyminer CTO,
Dr. Chantel Niebuhr, about how CAD and simulation technology enables the company to test its Energyfish power plants in a fraction of the time that it might
otherwise take.

Dr. Kosmas Kritikos, Commercial Director for Neural Concept will delve into how Neural Concept is transforming legacy product development cycles across engineering teams in the automotive, aerospace, energy and microelectronics industries. Traditionally, OEMs have relied on Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Engineering (CAE) tools, but these methods often result in siloed teams, fragmented workflows, and innovation through trial and error, leading to prolonged development cycles and suboptimal outcomes.

Neural Concept addresses these challenges by embedding AI-based engineering co-pilots directly into the design and simulation environment. This shift from intuition-driven to knowledge-driven processes accelerates time-to-market, reduces costs, and enhances cross-functional collaboration, creating sustained competitive advantages.

Neural Concept works with 70+ OEMs globally, including Bosch, OPMobility, Siemens, General Electric, and Subaru. NVIDIA’s Omniverse Blueprint has been integrated into platform, allowing engineering teams to create real-time interactive digital twins at scale for product development.

Join Sappin to explore the future of engineering and how human imagination can leverage AI & generative design to sustainably redefine next gen products & consumer experiences.

Sappin will be joined on stage by Nick Rogers, former Executive Director of Product Engineering and Research at Jaguar Land Rover, and today the chairman, non-executive director and advisor for a range of mobility, energy and technology companies.

Artificial intelligence and immersive technologies—such as virtual and augmented reality—are revolutionizing product development by introducing unprecedented levels of automation, efficiency and creativity. In this session, gain exclusive insights into Siemens’ next-generation AI design tools. These advancements, encompassing predictive modeling, generative design, and intelligent workflow automation, are poised to transform engineering and design practices.

We’ll also delve into how immersive engineering—leveraging VR and AR to merge the physical and digital realms—is bridging the gap between conceptualization and realization, expediting design iterations and enhancing collaboration. The session includes a demonstration of immersive engineering in action, highlighting its real-world impact on product design and development.

Join us for a preview into the future of product design and hear how Tremonia Mobility is applying these technologies to push the boundaries of innovation in engineering and manufacturing.

Discover how SOLIDWORKS is at the forefront of mainstream innovation by seamlessly integrating AI into product development workflows. This presentation demonstrates how AI-driven capabilities are enhancing productivity, accelerating product development, and enabling smarter, scalable business solutions—bringing the future of intelligent design to every engineer.

Mitchell Barnes is one of the 3D printing world’s rising stars. Massive growth of his production part business RYSE 3D has led to a recent ‘eureka’ moment and the launch of LANDR 500.
The large format FDM printer has been designed, developed and built in the UK, and is unlocking engineering grade technology and materials for SMEs, disruptors and entrepreneurs.
He’ll talk us through the innovation, the challenges and the new cost-effective opportunities this tech will bring to companies building large and more complex components.

This presentation explores how Shapr3D transformed process engineering at a European automotive OEM, integrating smart 3D workflows and XR (extended reality) technologies to enhance lean manufacturing. Traditional CAD tools often slow down iteration and collaboration, but with Shapr3D’s intuitive interface, engineers rapidly design and refine fixtures, reducing lead times and production costs.

A key innovation was the integration of XR-powered workflows, allowing teams to visualize and validate designs in real-world environments before manufacturing. This reduced errors, improved communication between departments, and streamlined decision-making. Engineers could test assembly processes virtually, ensuring ergonomic efficiency and manufacturability early in development.

By adopting Shapr3D’s agile CAD approach, the OEM achieved faster iteration cycles, better cross-team collaboration, and reduced material waste—key pillars of lean manufacturing. This session provides insights into how automotive manufacturers can leverage 3D and XR workflows to optimize production, minimize costs, and drive digital transformation in process engineering.

Autodesk empowers innovators across industries with design and make technology. This presentation explores the future of Autodesk’s industry clouds, focusing on convergence, AI, and automation. Discover Autodesk Fusion's impact on design and manufacturing, and the inspiring collaboration of Team Bath Heart, merging creativity with advanced technology, to create revolutionary artificial hearts.

Join Greg Edwards and Oliver Webb from Hooper Quinn in a conversation to discover their journey from bootstrapped beginnings to industry leaders, how their Formula 1 background influenced the team culture, and how the technology they use enable their rapid concept-to-production execution.

Everyone’s ears are different, and this makes designing comfortable earbuds extremely complex. In this talk, Edward Goodwin and Richard Hartshorn describe the process of developing Bowers & Wilkins’ latest award-winning earbuds from start to finish.

FACIT Technologies co-founder & director talks about FACIT’s unique approach to building sustainable homes in the UK. Utilising BIM-Manufacturing, Modular Components and on-site digital manufacturing to rethink the design to build process through digitisation. Also hear about the recent collaboration with technology company Tharsus as FACIT looks to scale up its technology, machinery and building system to deliver houses at scale.

Prize draw for a powerful CAD-capable HP ZBook Firefly G11A mobile workstation powered by AMD Ryzen processor.

To enter, go to the HP / AMD exhibition stand during the day.

Apiar is on a mission to redefine British watchmaking by leveraging additive manufacturing to create what was once deemed impossible. In this talk, ‘Building Impossible British Watches,’ Oosthuizen will explore how cutting edge technologies and practices, often seen in aerospace and automotive industries, inspired Apiar to reimagine horology.

He’ll share how Apiar has adapted additive manufacturing for small-scale production, drawing inspiration from advanced technologies, such as generative design, to craft intricate, organic designs that traditional methods couldn’t achieve. This approach has enabled Apiar to break free from large-order constraints, offering bespoke, tailored creations for watch collectors around the world.

Apiar's journey includes overcoming technical challenges, establishing a fully British supply chain, and pushing the boundaries of design and engineering in a highly traditional industry. The company wants to bring the additive manufacturing industry into the consumer sector and show that advanced software and manufacturing solutions can spark innovation within the British watchmaking industry.

Additive Manufacturing (AM) stands at a crossroads. While industries like medical and space have successfully integrated AM, others - such as automotive - struggle with inconsistent results. Prototyping remains a clear success, but the question remains: Can AM scale across industries, or will it remain confined to niche applications? Engineers and designers hold the key.

Do you love your lattices or are you jumpy about gyroids? Our panel of experts are here to put computational design in the frame and offer you insights into how you can transform your products with structures impossible to build by hand.
There’ll be plenty of real-world examples, built with the power of these tools.

On behalf of Logitech, leading XR reseller Primo XR, will present the new Logitech MX Ink the mixed reality stylus for Meta Quest.
With a focus on immersive design, the session will cover the background to the development, as well as a live demonstration by Glen Southern from Southern GFX using Gravity Sketch.

Join Svanvig, a multidisciplinary designer, for an insightful session on how VR is transforming design through package exploration, ergonomics, and evidence-based design development and decision-making.

Svanvig has a deep interest in mobility for the elderly and how many of today’s designs alienate older people. We will see some of his ideas on elderly friendly vehicles, plus other real-world applications in action with examples from Vital Auto’s work on the HVS HGV.

With hardware from established consumer brands such as Apple and Sony regularly turning up in workplaces, the spatial computing sector now has fresh impetus and new accessibility. Join experts from Siemens, Shapr3D, Tech Soft 3D and Threedy to explore the potential gains for designers and engineers from working in extended reality (XR) to elevate concepting, visualisation, exploring assemblies and more.

In this talk, Nick draws on his experiences working with multinational brands to cutting edge startups to speak about various aspects that can affect the quality of output in a product design and development project and what we can do as leaders to defend that quality.

Infinitive’s journey in securing grant funding has been instrumental in accelerating the development of its platform while complementing its own investment efforts. In this talk, Harman will share insights on how strategic grant applications have helped us push forward innovation, refine our technology, and ultimately create value for businesses leveraging our configurator platform. The session will cover some of the grants available, lessons learned from the process, and practical tips for businesses looking to secure funding for digital transformation and product development.

Is design and manufacturing still shackled by siloed approaches? This presentation, from an industrialist's view, looks to the future, advocating for integrated, collaborative progress in design-manufacturing.

This practical talk will demonstrate how design teams can integrate agentic AI into their workflows to automate repetitive tasks and free up time for creativity and innovation.

Drawing directly from real-world examples at Innovate Design – You’ll learn how AI agents can help you manage PDS changes, automate manufacturer communication, analyse contracts, and speed up development. We will look at how you can connect multiple agents together and maintain confidentiality using self-hosted or locally hosted solutions.

Cambashi is a leading global market research and analysist company. Roberts will give an overview of the CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM market (size/share), looking at trends of the software developers and adoption.

Broome will talk about Innovate UK's KTP (Knowledge Transfer Partnerships) program and WMG’s KTP experience. Looking at recent KTP successes and the WMG Internship program.

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Design research, as a tool for understanding and navigating our complex world, shares intriguing parallels with the philosophical journey of the Ship of Theseus. Both explore the evolving nature of systems and the impact of incremental changes over time.

Just as the Ship of Theseus gradually replaces its planks, embracing digital transformation has become crucial in the design world. Dr. Spellman’s career exemplifies this shift, mirroring the broader adoption of digital tools and platforms in shaping user experiences. This transition, however, requires careful consideration of the ‘essence’ of design, ensuring that core values like inclusion and accessibility remain paramount, much like maintaining the seaworthiness of the Ship of Theseus as its components are replaced.

Delving deeper, design research often grapples with complex systems where interconnected elements interact in unpredictable ways, much like the chaotic seas the Ship of Theseus navigates. Within this chaotic system, the designer acts as a ‘strange attractor’, introducing constraints and guiding the design process towards a desired outcome. This iterative process, with its cycles of prototyping and refinement, reflects the fractal patterns often observed in both chaotic systems and the continuous evolution of the Ship of Theseus.

However, the emergence of truly novel ideas in design, like the philosophical questions sparked by the Ship of Theseus, requires a different lens. This is where the analogy of quantum mechanics becomes particularly relevant. Just as the Ship of Theseus challenges our understanding of identity and change, quantum mechanics allows for the exploration of ideas in multiple states, their entanglement leading to emergent properties and innovative solutions.

Both design research and the metaphor of the Ship of Theseus highlight the importance of human agency, especially in the age of AI. As technology evolves, potentially replacing more ‘planks’ of human tasks, Dr. Spellman’s work emphasizes the need to maintain a balance, ensuring that technology serves human needs and enhances, rather than diminishes, our ability to navigate the complexities of our world.