Nathan Bird joins Nova as Sales Executive
Nova are pleased to welcome Nathan Bird on board as our latest addition to the Sales team. Nathan brings with him a wealth of sales experience from other engineering industries together with an enthusiasm to push Nova further into new areas for engineering design / visualisation and simulation projects. If you have any enquiries regarding…
Read MoreNova and Movember 2013 – Mens Health Awareness raises over £350.00 !
Last working day of November 2013 – we raised over £350.00 for the Mens Health Awareness Campaign. Well done to all involved – time to dig out the razor blades on Sunday !
Read MoreMovember 2013 takes hold within Nova . . . . .
It’s week 3 of the 2013 Movember Mens Health Awareness and the itchy stage has well and truly passed ! From L-R Paul Henriques-Tonge, Malcolm Lamb, Paul Taylor, Ian Middleton, Ben Dyas, Steven Holt and John Taylor I think we need to convince one or two of the lads to dye their ‘taches for the…
Read MoreRolls-Royce wins $5bn order for Trent XWB engines
Fantastic news for Rolls Royce plc, their supply chain and UK Manufacturing in general ! http://www.metal-supply.com/article/view/116565/rollsroyce_wins_5bn_order?ref=newsletter#.UouFRZEpnRq See here for examples of the work Nova undertake for the Aerospace industry.
Read MoreNova join in with Movember 2013 – Mens Health Awareness Campaign
Some of Nova’s design engineers have joined the 2013 Movember Mens Health Awareness Campaign. From L-R : Paul Henriques-Tonge, Malcolm Lamb, Paul Taylor, Ian Middleton, Rob Wilson, Ben Dyas, Steven Holt and John Taylor Check back next week for progress !
Read MoreHappy 100th Birthday to Automation
Happy 100th birthday to the vision and forward thinking of Henry Ford. http://www.msport1.net/Other_Left_Ford%20celebrates%20100th%20anniversary%20of%20the%20moving%20assembly%20line%20in%202013.html In the time it’s taken to type this, there have been approx 50 vehicles rolling off the end of a Ford production line somewhere around the world. Using modern tools such as FactoryCAD, Nova CAD design services have undertaken several projects involving…
Read MoreSometimes Cheating Can Be Good . . . . . .
As used by our Visualisation division – 3D Studio Max from Autodesk – Sometimes cheating can be good ! 😉 This book is recommended by our head of Visualisation as a perfect companion to the Autodesk training course notes. How to get amazing 3D effects in 3D Studio – http://www.amazon.com/How-Cheat-3ds-Max-2014/dp/0415842743
Read More3D Printing – Print Your Own Pet
A Californian company can now print you a 3D pet – http://www.3dprintingnews.co.uk/3dprinting-3/print-your-own-pet/ It’s not quite the same as the articles we here at Nova have previously been asked to rapid prototype but we can see the possibility for other ideas – anyone for a scale model elephant ??
Read MoreRetro Technology Still On Sale – AOL CDs etc
Who remembers the AOL cds that always ended up as coffee mug coasters ? The high pitched buzz of a 56K (or lower) modem . . . . Our Business Development Director still has a 3.5″ drive and pack of discs in his drawer – Shhh! He think no one knows 😉 Has anyone else…
Read More3D Printing
We’ve just come across these 3D printed guitars. They look very impressive but even more so because they are actually playable ! ! Although there are no actual prices displayed, estimates are around the $3000 / $5000 mark. How long will it be until we see the first ones being used on stage ? http://mashable.com/2012/04/25/3d-printed-guitars/#_
Read MoreJLR / i54 engine Plant starting to take shape.
Yet more great news for UK Manufacturing – it’s not all doom and gloom in the West Midlands ! http://www.expressandstar.com/editors-picks/2013/08/30/new-wolverhampton-plant-on-track-to-drive-jlr-forward/
Read MoreMore sneak peeks of SolidWorks 2014
SolidWorks release some more sneak peeks of their latest in 3D mechanical CAD Software. As soon as it’s released, we’ll have it installed and provide some ‘user’ feedback. http://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksblog/2013/08/solidworks-2014-sneak-peek-results-interaction-in-simulation.html?scid=social_20130829_11317784_6223934
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