Third Dimension achieves world first, ISO17025 accreditation Third Dimension has announced its recent accreditation to ISO17025 by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). The accreditation covers gap and flush measurements across the majority of the company’s GapGun…
Staying a cut above the rest Mike Richardson casts an eye over the latest clutch of leading flatbed cutting machine specialists to see how they stay at the cutting edge of a competitive industry. Increasing…
Rockwood increases workforce by 50% in just six months Rockwood Composites has announced today an increase in its workforce by 50% in the past six months. The company has also designed and is building two new 100 tonne presses,…
Continued growth leads to Composite Integration site expansion Composite Integration, the resin transfer moulding and resin infusion specialist, has announced its move to a new facility following growth over recent years. The company moved to the new site…
TCS appointed advanced composites partner for Carsystem Total Composite Solutions (TCS) has announced its appointment as Advanced Composites Partner for the UK for Vosschemie’s automotive division, Carsystem. Jochen Rohde, general manager of Vosschemie, commented: “We are delighted…
Sicomin to showcase carbon fibre MaxCore technology at Composites Europe Sicomin, the supplier of advanced epoxy systems and high-performance composite solutions, will showcase a newly developed carbon fibre version of its MaxCore technology at Composites Europe in Stuttgart, Germany this…
Dieffenbacher to showcase automation at K 2019 Companies whose success depends on the economical production of high-quality composite parts will find valuable advice and customized automated production plants at the Dieffenbacher booth A02 in hall 14 at…
Toray signs new R&D partnership agreement with the NCC Toray Advanced Composites has signed a tier 1 membership with the National Composites Centre (NCC), to use the world-leading facilities and capabilities of the Centre as part of its R&D…
Hexcel additive manufacturing process approved by Boeing Hexcel Corporation has been approved by Boeing to produce HexPEKK-100 aerospace structures for major commercial aircraft platforms. After rigorous review of Hexcel’s proprietary poly-ether-ketone-ketone and carbon fibre material formulation, Hexcel’s…
Haydale awarded ESA contract to develop space technology Advanced materials group Haydale has been awarded a contract to develop non-metallic gas tanks for spacecraft propulsion systems by the European Space Agency (ESA), as part of a technology de-risking…
Diab Group signs long-term supply contract with Vestas Diab has announced a five-year core material supply contract with Vestas, one of the world’s leading OEMs for wind turbines. The contract will utilise the capacity of several existing and…
5G-enabled smart cities bring opportunities for composites materials Composite materials are well known for their high strength, lightweight properties and design freedoms they can give. But an emerging factor which will favour their adoption further is transparency to…
Materials made from renewable resources promoted at Composites Europe The call to replace crude-oil based substances by materials made from renewable resources is getting steadily louder – including at the Composites Europe, a fair that focuses on functionality and…
Showcase your construction innovations at amconf 2020 Following on from the successful launch of Advanced Materials for Construction 2019 (amconf), Fluency Marketing has announced the call for speakers for the next edition of the construction conference, which…
CompoTech’s largest composite produced milling head will be at EMO Hannover CompoTech is to showcase a range of composite structures that can improve machine tool performance and components that can expand machine capabilities, as it returns once again to EMO Hannover.…
FET launches new laboratory-scale wet spinning system Two years ago, Fibre Extrusion Technology (FET) of Leeds, introduced the FET-200 Series, a new pilot and small-scale production line for wet spinning technology. At this year’s ITMA Barcelona 2019,…
Roth Composite Machinery to exhibit at Composites Europe 2019 From 10-12 September Roth Composite Machinery (RCM) will be exhibiting at Composites Europe in Stuttgart. The expert in special-purpose mechanical engineering exhibits at booth 9E74. RCM presents its machine manufacturer…
Economic production of composite parts Composite materials such as carbon fibre reinforced plastics are still used sparingly in lightweight automotive engineering, and have not yet made the leap into series production. The manufacturing costs for…
Applications now open for JEC Startup Booster Asian Round JEC Startup Booster is a competition in the world of composites in which hundreds of start-ups participate to pitch their breakthrough innovations in front of a jury of experts from…
