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 Read more…
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 Read more…
CAD … it’s an acronym that many of us are accustomed. But do you know CAD, aka ‘Computer Aided Design’ was coined in 1959 by Douglas Ross, a computer scientist? It’s a timely, Fun Fact following a recent conversation with Read more…
Welcome to this week’s Fun Fact. This week we’re delving into the exciting world of 3D printing. There seem to be endless possibilities to print everything from the everyday to large-scale objects. Do you know the first fully 3D printed Read more…
Welcome to this week’s Fun Fact. Regardless of your car of choice, you will be familiar with the product item in the spotlight. A Volvo employee invented the three-point seat belt in modern vehicles. But do you know the company Read more…
Welcome to this week’s blog and hopefully the first of many sunny ones in June! While the sun may be shining, our Fun Friday Fact relates to somewhat more wintery conditions. Have you seen the robot developed by engineers that Read more…
For this week’s Fun Fact Fact, we turn to Nokia. Now known as a world-famous mobile phone maker, Nokia’s roots started in something entirely different. Any ideas? They were originally founded as a pulp mill and are famous for selling Read more…
This week’s inspiration for our Friday Fact came while at Westbury train station. I’m sure you will know the engineer behind the Great Western Railway. But do you know when his work began? In answer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was appointed Read more…
Our Friday Fact is one of accidental discovery. In 1938 Chemist Roy Plunkett was researching alternative gasses for refrigerators. In doing so, he discovered polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) or Teflon®. Heat tolerance and stick resistance have become essential coating for various items Read more…
This week’s Fun Friday Fact is about something around us. It helps the construction of our everyday essentials through highly complex structures. The mystery product holds things together. It’s also available in various sizes and is a toolbox fundamental. That’s Read more…
