This week at #OrthotropicEngineering we're pleased to welcome Tanveer Talokder to the team! Tanveer is studying for a Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Bristol so the year he's spending at Orthotropic will count towards his course, of which he enjoys both the theoretical and practical aspects - he's also particularly interested in #composites so we think he's come to the right place! When he's not thinking about engineering, Tanveer enjoys speed-s

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

19 years ago I produced my first ever composite moulding. I remember it well - a fuselage component for a light aircraft prototype laminated on my first day at AEL (now Airborne UK). As an introduction to the world of composites, it's fitting that it was made using the time-honoured 'wet-layup' method - hard to forget the sense of excitement felt when glass fabric and a pot of resin are combined for the first time to produce a strong yet lightweight part! Fast-forward 19 y

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 #

This week at #OrthotropicEngineering we're marking the successful completion of our second full year in business. Fair to say that it's been an unexpectedly eventful few months so we're extremely grateful to our clients for their custom, enabling our continued growth despite the difficult times in which we presently live. Our main focus this year has been the ongoing development of our design, analysis and consultancy services, targeted primarily at structural applications o

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

Exciting pictures arriving from Jack Lindsay who's busy building the 14m access bridge recently designed at #OrthotropicEngineering. Fast progress and looking like great workmanship! The first picture shows the structural layout of the bridge to good effect: Longitudinal steel box members provide the bending strength, stabilised by regularly spaced vertical box members and transverse I-section beams. The second picture (below) captures the diagonal lacing added to each sid