This is the second in a series of posts highlighting Quoceant's engineering expertise within the offshore wind and wider marine energy sectors. Here our mechanical engineer, George Roberts, shines a spotlight on our concept design skills and use of rapid prototyping.
3D printing has become a powerful tool for us at Quoceant, particularly during the concept development stage. With the recent addition of the Bambu X1C printer, we are now able to not only produce demonstration models, but also create rapid, bespoke, structurally sound parts which can be used for scale testing activities and demonstration. A great example of this is our 1:10 scale model of our Q-Connect marine quick connector which demonstrates brilliantly the self-latching and alignment functionalities of the system. We have also recently produced model sections for testing which incorporated 3D-printed glass-fibre reinforced elements.
This advancement in rapid prototyping capabilities will no doubt prove to be invaluable to future design projects, improving our efficiency in delivering parts and models as well as unlocking new possibilities in part design. I'm excited to see how far this technology can go.
George Roberts is a mechanical engineer at Quoceant with 3 years of experience. He holds a 1st Class Master's degree from the University of Nottingham and was awarded the Vice Chancellor's award for academic excellence. Since joining Quoceant, George has become a key part of the team working on a range of projects including supporting Ocean Winds on their Moray West offshore wind project and helping drive forward the development of Q-Connect, Quoceant's marine quick connection system.
To learn more about Quoceant's concept engineering services including; rapid prototyping, concept design, analysis, evaluation and review get in touch: info@quoceant.com.