Folding appears in nature from micro to macro scale: proteins fold to interact with their biological environment, insect wings are stowed for walking and deployed for flying, plants open and close in a daily rhythm, brains convolute within the skull, crashing tectonic plates form mountains and valleys, and some theories hint at the folded structure of the universe itself.
If nature folds, there must be some advantage. The human adoption of folding is commonly called origami and is applied in diverse industries from architecture and lifestyle appliances to medicine and outer space. However, the design of origami mechanisms is complex and limited to only a handful of origami professionals worldwide.
ORIKIN offers solutions to your folding problem. Whatever the application, ORIKIN generates optimized fold patterns to solve your design task and supports the manufacturing process to turn your idea into a foldable product.
