Polydist UK and SABIC announce broader strategic relationship Polydist UK has introduced SABIC’s Specialties products to their current portfolio of polymer resins. The products include the brands NORYL resins, ULTEM resins and LNP compounds, co-polymer polycarbonate grades, and…
What actions can you take in your business to improve wellness? Employee wellness is all about ensuring staff are happy and healthy in and out of work. Mental health-related presenteeism costs employers up to three times the cost of mental health-related…
Haydale supplies graphene for world’s first graphene skinned plane Haydale, the global advanced materials group, has supplied graphene enhanced prepreg material for Juno, a three-metre wide graphene-enhanced composite skinned aircraft, which was revealed as part of the ‘Futures Day’…
Composite finisher, Project 12 collaborates with TCS Project 12 says it is delighted to be working closely with Total Composite Solutions (TCS), the UK partner of Microtex SRL, on key automotive OEM projects for bespoke carbon parts.…
AMRC signs agreement to develop novel composites for aerospace The University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has signed a collaborative research agreement with the National Research Council of Canada in a ceremony that took place at the…
ITASA continues expansion with Mexico new release liners plant ITASA, a leader in producing silicone liners, has begun construction of a silicone paper and film production plant in Querétaro, Mexico. The new plant will serve the entire continent and…
The Round Table returns to METSTRADE in 2018 After a successful launch last year, the Round Table on boat construction and materials will be making a welcome return to the 2018 edition of the METSTRADE Show. The event,…
Chem-Trend publishes sustainability report Chem-Trend has published its first Sustainability Report, highlighting its commitment to its environmental footprint and handprint. The report describes how the company helps its customers to pursue their own sustainability…
Velocity appoints independent non-executive director Velocity Composites has announced the appointment of Brian Tenner, ACA as an independent non-executive director effective immediately. Further to the announcement on 27 February 2018, the company also announces the…
Eastman and ExactFlat collaboration promotes digital workflow for savings Eastman Machine Company and ExactFlat, a leading provider of 3D to 2D digital patterning software have announced a collaboration to increase the efficiency of preparing and cutting patterns with digitally…
Axiom strengthens team with strategic new appointments Axiom Product Development, the Chichester-based specialist machining and tooling business, has further strengthened and diversified the skills of its experienced management team with the appointment of Alayna Legg to the…
Composites UK reaches 350 members Composites UK says that it has reached 350 member companies. Membership to the Trade Association, whose members encompass the whole supply chain for the UK composites community, has increased by…
SABIC launches STADECK heavy-duty panels SABIC has launched STADECK, its new heavy-duty panel for the building and construction industry. Made from glass fibre reinforced thermoplastic resin, the panel is extremely lightweight and offers significant advantages…
PGTEX orders Schuler 3,600ton hydraulic press Chinese company, PGTEX has ordered a Schuler 3,600ton hydraulic press for HP-RTM and wet compression moulding to reduce costs and increase the efficiency of its composite part production. Schuler presses…
JEC’s Mutel seals Legion of Honour promotion Former JEC Group president, Frédérique Mutel has been promoted to the rank of Officer in the Order of the Legion of Honour by decree of the President of the French…
Attwater secures its transition to AS9100 Rev D Lancashire-based industrial laminates specialist Attwater has successfully achieved accreditation to AS9100 Rev D, the leading standard for the aerospace industry's supply chain. The AS9100 certification is the aerospace sector's upgrade…
Compcut 200 helps Renault to significantly increase productivity Sharp and Tappin says it has added Renault Sport Racing to its expanding list of F1 and blue-chip engineering clients. Earlier in the year, Sharp and Tappin installed and commissioned…
OMAX celebrates 25 years of waterjet technology OMAX Corporation, makers of the OMAX, MAXIEM, and GlobalMAX JetMachining centres as well as the new ProtoMAX, is celebrating 25 years of leading waterjet technology. A special event is taking…
AMRC and Rhodes Interform press on with new composite forming facility Rhodes Interform, a specialist in bespoke composite and metal forming machinery, has recently completed the installation and testing of a ‘world class’ composite forming facility at the University of Sheffield’s…
Solvay expands US composites manufacturing facility Solvay celebrated the ground-breaking of its Greenville, Texas manufacturing footprint expansion that increases the site’s resin mixing capacity to meet the growing needs of commercial and military aerospace composite customers.…
Prodrive fast-tracks urgent operational requirement for Royal Navy Prodrive Composites has fast-tracked a design to manufacture development programme for the Ministry of Defence (MOD). Within a very tight and critical time frame, the business helped deliver an urgent…
Groupe Beneteau CEO, Gastinel to open METSTRADE 2018 The 2018 METSTRADE Show opening ceremony – ‘Breakfast Briefing’ – will be held on 13 November and will include a keynote address by Hervé Gastinel, chief executive officer of Groupe…
