3D printed tablet holder

Expertise and experience – it’s not hot air

Welcome to this week’s blog. It’s a busy week here of catching up following an enjoyable holiday on the coast. It’s great to recharge and enjoy the sunshine. Fortunately, we had air conditioning which got me thinking about the origins of what felt like a necessity in last week’s heat! Read more…

Save money with an independent design consultant

Let’s start with a few questions…. Do you design or make a product? Do you need additional design capacity? Would you like to employ a design engineer but think you will struggle to keep them busy full time? Would you like to reduce manufacturing costs? Do you have an occasional Read more…

Supporting our local community

Welcome to this week’s blog. Hopefully, everyone has recovered from the recent thrills and spills of the Euros! Although England didn’t make it to the winner’s podium (this time), we enjoyed the tournament. It also got us thinking about the equipment and structures at ceremonies and sporting venues: Could we Read more…

Drawings, drawings, drawings

Happy Friday to you all. Our blog this week is all about drawings. To kick off (excuse the pun, it seems appropriate!) do you know when engineering drawings first emerged? Gaspard Monge developed the orthographic technique in 1765. As France was at war, this means of sharing ideas was kept Read more…

3D printing – the future and the here and now

For this week’s fact, we are looking at the future of 3D printing. If you haven’t already seen the latest research, here’s an interesting read about 3D print ‘ink’ development. The technology would allow different material properties to be assigned to another print part. From a design perspective, it’s exciting Read more…