As we mark the end of our third full year in business, it's with a sense of optimism that we look to the future at #OrthotropicEngineering. The steady growth of our first two years has carried forward into the third, enabling us to continue investing in our design and analysis capabilities. We've also made several important additions to the ever-expanding collection of equipment in our technical centre, enabling us to support office-based activities with practical services s

At #OrthotropicEngineering, we're extremely pleased to announce the delivery of our first ever design & build project. Amongst other things, it's been mistaken for a flux capacitor or even some nefarious type of centrifuge! Alas, the truth of the matter is far more benign; it's a test rig that will enable our customer #RheEnergise to evaluate critical components of their high-density pumped energy storage system. Having taken shape over the past few weeks in our Gloucester

At Orthotropic, we know that engineering projects rarely go well by accident: Whilst innovation and creativity are always important, successful outcomes also depend heavily on attention to detail, a willingness to take care of the basics properly and a healthy refusal to leave things to chance! When asked by #RheEnergise to design and build a test rig to study critical components of their #EnergyStorage system, we knew it wouldn't be easy - although it did sound highly worth

Here in the UK we're getting used to a few changes: Passports are turning blue and we can't take our ham sandwiches to Holland any more! At #OrthotropicEngineering however, we're pleased that the new rules enable the offering of our services to EU-based customers just as before: For our part, we of course retain an outward-looking disposition and continue to value the principle of international cooperation. So please don't hesitate to ask us about our independent and inform

Wishing all our friends, customers and suppliers a happy Christmas and a healthy 2021! After a year of lockdowns, restrictions and virus-dodging, we're very much looking forward to getting out and about again as soon as safely possible! In the meantime, please don't hesitate to get in touch if you'd like to talk composites design or analysis! Happy Christmas, Matt #OrthotropicEngineering #CompositeMaterials #CarbonFibre #RenewableEnergy #ZeroCarbon #TidalEnergy #WaveEnergy #

The sun shines when it shines and the wind blows when it blows: But when it's both dark and calm, it's not possible to take advantage of the ever-increasing wind and solar capacity installed in and around the UK. It follows that energy storage is one of the key technologies needed to enable our urgent transition to #Zerocarbon. British company #RheEnergise is adapting the tried and tested pumped water storage method to enormously enhance its viability and uptake. Their so