{"id":2729,"date":"2023-12-31T23:51:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T23:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/?page_id=2729"},"modified":"2024-09-30T18:03:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T18:03:18","slug":"research-and-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/nl\/research-and-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2729\" class=\"elementor elementor-2729\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16a31ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16a31ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-035e1b6\" data-id=\"035e1b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1250342 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1250342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b1d674 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b1d674\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-658eb3c\" data-id=\"658eb3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-140e73d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"140e73d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Short thesis on the manufacturing of custom products<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><h6><span style=\"font-weight: normal; color: #ffffff;\">Our production process has changed a lot year in the past 5 years. At Merit making custom products is at the heart of everything we do. The biggest challenge we face making custom products is that every fabric pattern is different, which makes standardizing and batching manufacturing processes difficult.\u00a0But the process of sewing the bags together is always the same. Making custom frame bags for bikepacking is a very niche part of the cycling industry, the reason why there are so many small makers is due to the non-scalability of making custom products. In the beginning, we spend around 7 hours average per custom frame bag, which is not sustainable for\u00a0 manufacturing bussiness, but at Merit, we believe it is possible to scale the production.\u00a0<\/span><\/h6><h6><span style=\"font-weight: normal; color: #ffffff;\">The main goal of Merit is to try to make &#8220;Custom the new standard&#8221;.<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63e385c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63e385c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a38d8e5\" data-id=\"a38d8e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9e9b62 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9e9b62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Current<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"> Manufacturing Process<\/span><\/span><\/h2><h6><span style=\"font-weight: normal; color: #ffffff;\">Process innovation in the custom gear industry is quite sparse. Some small makers are still using the tracing over cardboard technique to communicate their internal bike frame dimensions. This has a lot of downsides like having to send the cardboard template to the maker, human mistakes and interpretation, and more cost. Currently, most companies work with a photo of the frame with a measuring tape, which they use to calibrate and scale the picture to obtain the correct dimensions. This technique is a 2D form of Photogrammetry or CAD design. With these dimensions the makers still needs to design the patterns, draft or print physical patterns on paper, trace them on the fabric, and cut them out by hand. This four step process or something similar is currently the main strategy for most makers. <br \/>In the video below, Mickey demonstrates how a Frame Bag is made in the old fashioned way.<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed37e9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ed37e9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Bikepacking-Custom-Merit-Gear-Making-a-Custom-Framebag.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a672bf7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a672bf7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb50413\" data-id=\"bb50413\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29333bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29333bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff;\">Merit&#8217;s Manufacturing Strategy and development<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2446298 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2446298\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76e8d5b\" data-id=\"76e8d5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27241e5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27241e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.5em;\">Patch 1.2022 &#8220;Nesting Algorithm and Lasercutting&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 27px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><br><\/span><\/span>We developed a process that simplifies this four step process in one and also enables a smoother transition to the sewing phase. Most of the design and pattern drafting happens behind the computer (CAD), and is &#8220;currently&#8221; still done by Mickey. But instead of making physical patterns and laying them out on the fabric, these parts are converted into vector files and put into a Nesting Algorithm. This algorithm sorts all the parts onto a fabric sheet as efficiently as possible, reducing waste, production time, and strain on the maker. Afterwards, the cutting files get inserted in a lasercutting machine, that is able to cut the fabric very fast and melts the edges to prevent them from fraying.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65dbe29\" data-id=\"65dbe29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e4e82e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8e4e82e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4115.mov\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07d20ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07d20ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0dd12b\" data-id=\"f0dd12b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a439a4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"1a439a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sequence-01.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0776ff5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0776ff5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a92c0dd\" data-id=\"a92c0dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0caaa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0caaa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><p style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\">Patch 2.2023 &#8220;Lasermarking for part distinction&#8221;<br \/><\/span><\/span>This Nesting process is great, but there are several problems as well. For example, it works great when you have to make one full black Frame Bag, but what happens when you need to make 10 black frame bags that consists of only unique but similar shaped parts? One frame bag consists roughly of 30 unique parts, which results in 10*30 = 300 unique parts! (this of course scales linearly with quantity) . It becomes an organizational nightmare. To remedy this, we have programmed our own algorithm that lasercuts an unique number in the seam allowance of the parts (the material that dissapears in the seams) for every part of the bag. This solves the division of parts after lasercutting, again reducing production time and strain on the maker.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24a7436\" data-id=\"24a7436\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d2271a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d2271a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5956-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2955\" alt=\"IMG 5956 768x1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5956-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5956-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5956-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5956-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5956-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5956-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"Research and Development\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Making multiple bags becomes an organizational nightmare<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5126588\" data-id=\"5126588\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d482e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26d482e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6034-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2953\" alt=\"IMG 6034 1 Scaled\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6034-1-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6034-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6034-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6034-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6034-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6034-1-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"Research and Development\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Part lasermarked with an unique number for part distinction<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e13c85b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e13c85b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-987b08a\" data-id=\"987b08a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-417b9fa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"417b9fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\">Patch 3.2023 &#8220;Application of sewing guide lines on parts&#8221;<br \/><\/span><\/span>But of course, we can apply this lasercut marking technique in the seam allowance for other things as well. During the design process, the bag also need components like straps, zippers, et cetera. All the positions of the components are fully defined during the CAD Design Phase and during the Sewing Phase all the components need to be sewn in position. Currently, this is done\u00a0 by marking all the positions with chalk and then attaching the corresponding component (a 2-step process). We can reduce this to one step by marking the component positions in the seam allowance during the lasercutting phase. Allowing the sewing machine operator to recognize what to sew and where during assembly. This is like having instructions etched onto the parts, again reducing time and strain on the makers.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-390857e\" data-id=\"390857e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ba6b1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26ba6b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5920-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2954\" alt=\"IMG 5920 1024x768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5920-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5920-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5920-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5920-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5920-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5920-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"Research and Development\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Assembly guidelines marked during lasercutting<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab1275b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab1275b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4074da3\" data-id=\"4074da3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8715cea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8715cea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\">Patch 4.2024 &#8220;More to come&#8221;<br \/><\/span><\/span>Some\u00a0 previews&#8230;<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c8cd7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3c8cd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2962\" alt=\"Image00001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-337x600.jpeg 337w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" title=\"Research and Development\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0640302\" data-id=\"0640302\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8bf073 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e8bf073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5854.mov\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8176bb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8176bb7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26393cd\" data-id=\"26393cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b770c58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b770c58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 1.5em; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">This is where our current manufacturing innovation is at, and this is only the tip of the iceberg. We have some new developments that we will be working on for 2024 and also some new manufacturing directions and additions!<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4b9fdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4b9fdd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b526b3\" data-id=\"5b526b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2446db elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a2446db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0891255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0891255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>&#8220;It&#8217;s not about Bikepacking bags, it never was&#8221;<\/b><\/span><\/h2><h6><span style=\"font-weight: normal; color: #ffffff;\">At Merit, our\u00a0goal is to try to make &#8220;Custom the new standard&#8221;. This does not only apply to our Bikepacking products, but this ethos is implemented in all of our research and development in the field of design, production, and customer interaction.<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bf19b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bf19b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef50122\" data-id=\"ef50122\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e0f8a2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e0f8a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\">Generation of Tailored Made Clothing patterns<br \/><\/span><\/span>To be written&#8230;<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7745170\" data-id=\"7745170\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a344de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a344de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"966\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Clothing-for-website-1-1024x966.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3004\" alt=\"Clothing For Website 1 1024x966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Clothing-for-website-1-1024x966.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Clothing-for-website-1-300x283.png 300w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Clothing-for-website-1-768x724.png 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Clothing-for-website-1-1536x1448.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Clothing-for-website-1-2048x1931.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Clothing-for-website-1-600x566.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"Research and Development\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Generating Basic Bodice, the base for all upper body clothing design, pattern from anthropometric measurements<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-640ffd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"640ffd9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-068385a\" data-id=\"068385a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb4b74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"3bb4b74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2729 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3bb4b74\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Workjacket customization for sewing\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Workjacket customization for sewing\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzAzMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAxXC9pbWFnZTAwMDEyLTEtc2NhbGVkLmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIzYmI0Yjc0In0%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00012-1-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00012-1-169x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Workjacket customization for sewing\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00012-1-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00012-1-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00012-1-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00012-1-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00012-1-1152x2048.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00012-1-338x600.jpeg 338w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00012-1-scaled.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" title=\"Research and Development\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3030'>\n\t\t\t\tWorkjacket customization for sewing\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3bb4b74\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Tailor fitted sewing workjacket\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Tailor fitted sewing workjacket\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzA0MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAxXC9pbWFnZTAwMDAxLTItc2NhbGVkLmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIzYmI0Yjc0In0%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-2-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-2-169x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Tailor fitted sewing workjacket\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-2-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-2-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-2-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-2-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-2-1152x2048.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-2-338x600.jpeg 338w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-2-scaled.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" title=\"Research and Development\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3041'>\n\t\t\t\tTailor fitted sewing workjacket\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3bb4b74\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Front View: Finetuning of the algorithm through real world prototyping\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Front View: Finetuning of the algorithm through real world prototyping\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzAwNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAxXC9JTUdfMzEwMi1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiM2JiNGI3NCJ9\" href='https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3102-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3102-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Front View: Finetuning of the algorithm through real world prototyping\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3102-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3102-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3102-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3102-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3102-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3102-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" title=\"Research and Development\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3006'>\n\t\t\t\tFront View: Finetuning of the algorithm through real world prototyping\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3bb4b74\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Back View: Finetuning of the algorithm through real world prototyping\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Back View: Finetuning of the algorithm through real world prototyping\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzAxMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAxXC9JTUdfMzEwNC1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiM2JiNGI3NCJ9\" href='https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3104-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3104-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Back View: Finetuning of the algorithm through real world prototyping\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3104-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3104-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3104-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3104-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3104-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3104-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" title=\"Research and Development\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3010'>\n\t\t\t\tBack View: Finetuning of the algorithm through real world prototyping\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3bb4b74\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Finished breast pockets for the Ski jacket\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Finished breast pockets for the Ski jacket\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzAxMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAxXC9EM0NDRDc1RC0xRDM3LTQwNzItOUUwMS02QUVEQkFDNDcyNzkuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiM2JiNGI3NCJ9\" href='https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/D3CCD75D-1D37-4072-9E01-6AEDBAC47279.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/D3CCD75D-1D37-4072-9E01-6AEDBAC47279-169x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Finished breast pockets for the Ski jacket\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/D3CCD75D-1D37-4072-9E01-6AEDBAC47279-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/D3CCD75D-1D37-4072-9E01-6AEDBAC47279-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/D3CCD75D-1D37-4072-9E01-6AEDBAC47279-337x600.jpg 337w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/D3CCD75D-1D37-4072-9E01-6AEDBAC47279.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" title=\"Research and Development\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3011'>\n\t\t\t\tFinished breast pockets for the Ski jacket\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3bb4b74\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Sewing on the Collar of the Ski Jacket\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Sewing on the Collar of the Ski Jacket\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzAwMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAxXC9pbWFnZTAwMDAxLTEuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjNiYjRiNzQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-1.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-1-169x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Sewing on the Collar of the Ski Jacket\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-1-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-1-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-1-337x600.jpeg 337w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-1.jpeg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" title=\"Research and Development\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3002'>\n\t\t\t\tSewing on the Collar of the Ski Jacket\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cfccbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7cfccbb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35fad9a\" data-id=\"35fad9a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-983e87c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"983e87c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff; font-size: 22.5px;\">Tailor fitted Ski Clothin<\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: center; color: #ffffff; font-size: 22.5px;\">g 3-2-2024<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">For my first skiing trip,&nbsp; I decided to set the goal of making my own ski jacket, pants, and sport backpack. I designed the jacket with multi use in mind, so I could use the jacket for daily life. The style is similar to the sewing jacket (I do like the rugged workshop style). For clothes, I generally like to keep the materials as organic as possible. That&#8217;s the reason I used cotton canvas as the main fabric, which I waxed with beeswax to make it as naturally waterproof as possible. The inside has been lined with a layer of wool for insulation. The waterproofness of beeswax decayed over time due to me tumbling from the ski slope. The waxed canvas was entirely unharmed by the abrasion of ice and snow. A lot of takeaways from this experience for future developments!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67a5cef\" data-id=\"67a5cef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-855dc13 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"855dc13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6127.mov\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c051740\" data-id=\"c051740\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d1fc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70d1fc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SKID-foto.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzE4NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAyXC9TS0lELWZvdG8uanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SKID-foto-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3187\" alt=\"SKID Foto 768x1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SKID-foto-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SKID-foto-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SKID-foto-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SKID-foto-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SKID-foto.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"Research and Development\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Having a blast in Les Deux Alpes!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32b7572 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32b7572\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08291c0\" data-id=\"08291c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b48e79 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b48e79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\">Custom Tailored Backpack\u00a0<br \/><\/span><\/span>To be written&#8230;<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99bd672\" data-id=\"99bd672\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bffbdad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bffbdad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00007-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3001\" alt=\"Image00007 768x1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00007-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00007-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00007-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00007-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00007-450x600.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00007-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"Research and Development\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Backpack jig for measuring bag features in relation to anthropometric measurements<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb85d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9cbb85d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8b4d5a\" data-id=\"b8b4d5a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d3005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"f3d3005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-2729 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f3d3005\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Sewing of the Backpack jig\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Sewing of the Backpack jig\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzAyNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAxXC9pbWFnZTAwMDEyLmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmM2QzMDA1In0%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00012.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00012-576x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Sewing of the Backpack jig\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00012-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00012-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00012-337x600.jpeg 337w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00012.jpeg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" title=\"Research and Development\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3026'>\n\t\t\t\tSewing of the Backpack jig\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f3d3005\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Weight testing of the Backpack jig\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Weight testing of the Backpack jig\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzAxMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAxXC8zMDIyRUM0RS03MDA1LTQ1MTItOTE2Mi1CQzZGREFBOEIzODQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjNkMzAwNSJ9\" href='https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3022EC4E-7005-4512-9162-BC6FDAA8B384.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3022EC4E-7005-4512-9162-BC6FDAA8B384-576x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Weight testing of the Backpack jig\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3022EC4E-7005-4512-9162-BC6FDAA8B384-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3022EC4E-7005-4512-9162-BC6FDAA8B384-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3022EC4E-7005-4512-9162-BC6FDAA8B384-337x600.jpg 337w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3022EC4E-7005-4512-9162-BC6FDAA8B384.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" title=\"Research and Development\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3012'>\n\t\t\t\tWeight testing of the Backpack jig\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f3d3005\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"First starting with sketches for the general shape of the design\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"First starting with sketches for the general shape of the design\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzAwMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAxXC9pbWFnZTAwMDA2LXNjYWxlZC5qcGVnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjNkMzAwNSJ9\" href='https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00006-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00006-576x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"First starting with sketches for the general shape of the design\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00006-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00006-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00006-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00006-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00006-1152x2048.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00006-338x600.jpeg 338w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00006-scaled.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" title=\"Research and Development\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3000'>\n\t\t\t\tFirst starting with sketches for the general shape of the design\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f3d3005\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Translating sketches to digital patterns\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Translating sketches to digital patterns\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjk5OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAxXC9pbWFnZTAwMDA1LmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmM2QzMDA1In0%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00005.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00005-576x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Translating sketches to digital patterns\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00005-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00005-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00005-337x600.jpeg 337w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00005.jpeg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" title=\"Research and Development\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2999'>\n\t\t\t\tTranslating sketches to digital patterns\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f3d3005\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Real world testing of a backpack prototype\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Real world testing of a backpack prototype\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjk5OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAxXC9pbWFnZTAwMDA0LmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmM2QzMDA1In0%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Real world testing of a backpack prototype\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004-450x600.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"Research and Development\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2998'>\n\t\t\t\tReal world testing of a backpack prototype\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b4a795 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b4a795\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb6bf3d\" data-id=\"cb6bf3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f42556 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f42556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\">Custom Trekking tent in collaboration with <br>Wytze de Vries<br><\/span><\/span>To be written&#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a52d6cf\" data-id=\"a52d6cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0030dc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0030dc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00003-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3037\" alt=\"Custom Trekking Tent with prototypical design features\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00003-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00003-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00003-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00003-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00003-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00003-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"Research and Development\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Custom Trekking Tent with prototypical design features<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-601a1e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"601a1e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9054c4b\" data-id=\"9054c4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e99133 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"3e99133\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-2729 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3e99133\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Prototype 1 Cotton outer tent\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Prototype 1 Cotton outer tent\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzAzMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAxXC9pbWFnZTAwMDA4LXNjYWxlZC5qcGVnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiM2U5OTEzMyJ9\" href='https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00008-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00008-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Prototype 1 Cotton outer tent\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00008-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00008-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00008-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00008-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00008-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00008-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"Research and Development\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3033'>\n\t\t\t\tPrototype 1 Cotton outer tent\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3e99133\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Prototype 1 Cotton outer tent\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Prototype 1 Cotton outer tent\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzAzNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAxXC9pbWFnZTAwMDA5LXNjYWxlZC5qcGVnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiM2U5OTEzMyJ9\" href='https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00009-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00009-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Prototype 1 Cotton outer tent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00009-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00009-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00009-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00009-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00009-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00009-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"Research and Development\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3e99133\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Prototype 2 installing the inner tent\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Prototype 2 installing the inner tent\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzA0MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAxXC9pbWFnZTAwMDA2LTEtc2NhbGVkLmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIzZTk5MTMzIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00006-1-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00006-1-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Prototype 2 installing the inner tent\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00006-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00006-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00006-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00006-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00006-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00006-1-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"Research and Development\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3040'>\n\t\t\t\tPrototype 2 installing the inner tent\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3e99133\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Prototype 2 installing the inner tent\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Prototype 2 installing the inner tent\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzAzOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAxXC9pbWFnZTAwMDA0LTEtc2NhbGVkLmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIzZTk5MTMzIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004-1-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004-1-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Prototype 2 installing the inner tent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004-1-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"Research and Development\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3e99133\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Pitching the outer tent outside the IDE Faculty\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Pitching the outer tent outside the IDE Faculty\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzA0OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAxXC9pbWFnZTAwMDA0LTItc2NhbGVkLmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIzZTk5MTMzIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004-2-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004-2-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Pitching the outer tent outside the IDE Faculty\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004-2-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00004-2-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"Research and Development\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3049'>\n\t\t\t\tPitching the outer tent outside the IDE Faculty\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3e99133\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Pitching the outer tent outside the IDE Faculty\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Pitching the outer tent outside the IDE Faculty\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzA1MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAxXC9pbWFnZTAwMDAzLTEtc2NhbGVkLmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIzZTk5MTMzIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00003-1-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00003-1-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Pitching the outer tent outside the IDE Faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00003-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00003-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00003-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00003-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00003-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00003-1-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"Research and Development\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3e99133\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"The man, the myth\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The man, the myth\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzA1MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAxXC9pbWFnZTAwMDAyLTEtc2NhbGVkLmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIzZTk5MTMzIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00002-1-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00002-1-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The man, the myth\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00002-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00002-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00002-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00002-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00002-1-450x600.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00002-1-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"Research and Development\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3050'>\n\t\t\t\tThe man, the myth\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3e99133\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"the legend, Wytze de Vries\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"the legend, Wytze de Vries\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzA1MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAxXC9pbWFnZTAwMDAxLTMtc2NhbGVkLmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIzZTk5MTMzIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-3-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-3-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"the legend, Wytze de Vries\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-3-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-3-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-3-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-3-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-3-450x600.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00001-3-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"Research and Development\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3052'>\n\t\t\t\tthe legend, Wytze de Vries\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d0114b elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4d0114b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_5504.mov\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb86041 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb86041\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c258f71\" data-id=\"c258f71\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9e3a89 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9e3a89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\">Looking further than only textiles<br \/><\/span><\/span>To be written&#8230;<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d15659\" data-id=\"4d15659\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c42b41f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c42b41f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00013.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3018\" alt=\"Image00013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00013.png 750w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00013-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00013-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00013-337x600.png 337w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" title=\"Research and Development\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">TIG Welding Steel Front rack<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e26007b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e26007b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13f900f\" data-id=\"13f900f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60de535 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"60de535\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-2729 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-medium_large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzAxOSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAxXC9pbWFnZTAwMDE0LnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjYwZGU1MzUifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00014.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00014.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Tacking Front rack consisting of 2 U-Pieces\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-3019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00014.png 750w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00014-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00014-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00014-337x600.png 337w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" title=\"Research and Development\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-3019'>\n\t\t\t\tTacking Front rack consisting of 2 U-Pieces\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"60de535\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Welding the U-pieces together\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Welding the U-pieces together\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzAxMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5tZXJpdGdlYXIuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAxXC9pbWFnZTAwMDE5LmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI2MGRlNTM1In0%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00019.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00019.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Welding the U-pieces together\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-3013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00019.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00019-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00019-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image00019-337x600.jpeg 337w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" title=\"Research and Development\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-3013'>\n\t\t\t\tWelding the U-pieces together\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"60de535\" 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