The start of a new engineering design project often brings with it more questions than answers, ranging across many topics such as form, function and choice of materials. In this light, it's understandable that composites sometimes lose out to more traditional materials as engineers stick with what they know to reduce uncertainty. But what if?............ What if engineers were more aware of the benefits of composite materials, ranging from high strength and light weight th

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