A reminder of happier times…..

A reminder of happier times…..

At moments like this, it’s nice to get the occasional reminder of happier times! So we were really pleased to receive some pictures from a happy client of the bridge that we designed last year. Looking pretty smart in-situ in France, the bridge was designed by...
900 visors delivered

900 visors delivered

Since taking delivery of our first batch of waterjet cut headbands 2 weeks ago, we’ve now processed, boxed and shipped 900 visors to GP surgeries, hospitals and care homes across 5 counties! Just 100 to go to reach our target of 1000…. Prior to bagging and...
Watch water jet cut our visor headbands

Watch water jet cut our visor headbands

In our last blog post, we presented a face visor that we’ve adapted from an open-source design for 3-D printers. Our adaptation is to cut the headbands from 10mm HDPE plastic sheet by waterjet (instead of 3D printing). Following an incredible response to a...
Quick-build visor design freely available

Quick-build visor design freely available

Building on the great work underway in the 3D printing community and at a significant tangent to our normal work, #OrthotropicEngineering has adapted a #facevisor design to enable cost-effective manufacture using water-jet and laser cutting techniques. The visor may...
GRP test panel production in full swing

GRP test panel production in full swing

Over the past month, we’ve been pretty busy at #OrthotropicEngineering! In addition to the design, analysis and consultancy services we continue to provide, we’ve managed to fit in the manufacture of a large number of glass/epoxy test panels and cast resin...