Great news to see the government getting back behind #tidalstream energy with their announcement yesterday of £20M funding / year for the sector: It's a source of bemusement at #OrthotropicEngineering that such a predictable source of clean energy has been undervalued in official circles for many years! Whilst it's been argued that significantly higher levels of funding are required to help tidal achieve its full potential, this is undeniably a step in the right direction a

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

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

Huge congratulations are due to the whole team at Orbital Marine Power on the successful grid-connection of their O2-2000 tidal turbine - recently featured on the BBC. It's fantastic to see UK companies playing a leading role in the urgent drive towards #ZeroCarbon, especially given the recent run of extreme weather events across the globe. At #OrthotropicEngineering, we're particularly pleased to have contributed to the analysis of the O2-2000 composite blades (below) durin

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

Orthotropic offers consultancy services in relation to all aspects of composites engineering. We're happy to provide both general and targeted advice as required to help you make the right decisions. We'll be pleased to help if we can, and won't waste your time if we can't! Please contact us to discuss your requirement. #OrthotropicEngineering #Composites #Consultancy #CarbonFibre

Orthotropic offers a choice of analysis packages, developed to suit a range of composites project requirements. In all cases you can be assured of a rigorous approach using both classical techniques and up-to-date FE software: Our 'Analysis & Report' offering is a straightforward 'ask a question, get an answer' package. We would conduct a single full analysis iteration of your design, providing you with a comprehensive report addressing the relevant criteria and / or failure

Looking forward to visiting the All-Energy Exhibition and Conference on 15-16th May. Please do get in touch if you'd like to meet and discuss how Orthotropic can help with the design and analysis of composite structures for renewable energy applications. #AllEnergy #Renewables #Composites #StructuralAnalysis #CarbonFibre #OrthotropicEngineering

Today we're pleased to announce the launch of our structural analysis packages. These have been designed to meet a range of requirements: Whether you just need a quick but rigorous check of a completed design, or could use our input to help resolve particular issues, it's likely that one of our 3 packages is the right option for you. The common theme throughout is that you've provided the design and we'll conduct the analysis. Our 'Analysis & Report' offering is a straight