Peacocks Medical Group (PMG), the UK's largest independent orthotics company, and Fyous recently announced a landmark commercial partnership. PMG will become the first adopter of Fyous' revolutionary PolyMorphic Moulding technology, specifically optimised to produce custom shoe lasts. This collaboration marks a significant leap forward in orthotics manufacturing, as Fyous' cutting-edge technology promises to deliver substantial time and cost savings, streamlining production a

Insole manufacturing has a dirty secret. Behind every comfortable step lies a material with an outsized environmental footprint: EVA foam. It's light, flexible, and devastatingly wasteful. Across the UK, 57 companies each produce around 40,000 insoles a year. That’s 2.28 million insoles annually, most made from expanded EVA. EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate) is a soft, foamed plastic that’s easy to shape and cheap to buy. But it comes with a big problem: it doesn't break down. Tra

This was the typical response I would get as a junior from my old machinist when I asked him to hold some exotic design straight off the 3D printer. He came from an era when CNC was still a buzzword, and engineers prided themselves on reading analogue micrometers with precision. The grimace on his face when I would hand over something that resembled a twisted steel pretzel and ask him to machine it. These days, I can picture him bursting a blood vessel trying to figure out