GKN Fokker to implement Airborne’s automated kitting solution GKN Fokker, a business of the Tier 1 aerospace supplier GKN Aerospace, has awarded the contract for the delivery of an automated kitting solution to Airborne, technology leader in advanced…
SCIGRIP announces new president of IPS Adhesives SCIGRIP has announced the appointment of Sharon Georgoulias as president of IPS Adhesives. In this role, Georgoulias (pictured) sits on the executive management team of IPS Corporation and oversees all…
Dieffenbacher Fibercon wins AVK Innovation Award 2018 Every year, the German Federation of Reinforced Plastics (AVK Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe eV) grants the AVK Innovation Award to innovative and pioneering innovations in the field of composites. This year,…
Advanced polymer composites market to exceed $17bn by 2025 According to a new research report by Global Market Insights, advanced polymer composites market size is forecast to exceed $17 billion by 2025. Sturdy growth in the aerospace industry, including…
iMET opens doors to welcome composite technician apprentices iMET has opened its doors to welcome the first cohort of Composite Technician Apprentices at its new multi-million pound Advanced Training facility at Alconbury Weald. The new Composites Apprenticeship has…
Cristex makes material gains at tradeshow Cristex says it featured a range of products suitable for various markets at Advanced Engineering 2018, which took place on the 31st October and 1st November 2018 at the NEC,…
Prodrive Composites integrates into Overfinch supply chain Prodrive Composites says it is enabling Overfinch, the creator of bespoke Land Rover vehicles, to significantly increase production capacity by supplying consistent, high-quality carbon fibre components. Prodrive is fully integrated…
Unique lightweight chassis structure ‘ToPCat’ for new EV project Swedish electric car company, Uniti has named KW Special Projects (KWSP) as the official engineering partner for its new affordable electric vehicle (EV) programme, Uniti One. The agreement will see…
Bollhoff UK merger brings advantages for OEMs Leading fastening innovators and suppliers, Bollhoff Fastenings and Bollhoff Armstrong have merged in the UK to form ‘Bollhoff Ltd’, effective from 1st November 2018. The family-owned and run Bollhoff Group,…
Say goodbye to laborious sanding backlogs Austrian abrasives manufacturer, TYROLIT presented its new TYROLIT POWER tool for the sanding and finishing of hard surfaces at this year’s wind energy fair in Hamburg. In the turbine…
Graphene foam used in composite epoxy for strength and conductivity Epoxy combined with “ultrastiff” graphene foam invented in the Rice University lab of chemist James Tour is substantially tougher than pure epoxy and far more conductive than other epoxy composites,…
Innovation key to marine industry growth METSTRADE 2018 opened with a keynote presentation from Hervé Gastinel, Group CEO of the €1.28 billion turnover international boatbuilder, Groupe Beneteau. He took the opportunity to emphasise the critical importance…
Thermwood collaborating with US Navy to explore additive manufacturing Thermwood Corporation has entered into a collaborative program with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division to explore the use of additive manufacturing technology in developing marine models for ship…
McLaren opens new £50m carbon fibre innovation and production centre The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Bahrain, have officially opened McLaren Automotive’s new £50 million production…
Composites Europe and Foam Expo Europe to be held in parallel Foam Expo Europe, the trade show for the supply chain of technical foam production, and Composites Europe, the trade fair and forum for composites, technology and applications, will take place…
Be the first! Composites in Manufacturing hears how CCP Gransden is driving forward thermoplastic-based lightweight construction with the help of ENGEL’s v-duo press. Increasing the performance and cost-effectiveness of high-tech lightweight construction…
Farécla discusses its growth in the composite manufacturing sector Christine Foster from finishing product specialist Farécla discusses the company’s growth in the composite manufacturing sector.
Opterus licenses SwiftComp software for composite modelling AnalySwift, a provider of efficient high-fidelity modelling software for composites and other advanced materials has announced that Opterus R&D has licensed its SwiftComp software for R&D in the aerospace and…
Roth crowned finalist in the Großer Preis des Mittelstandes The Oskar Patzelt Foundation has crowned Dautphetal-based family company Roth Industries a finalist in the ‘Großer Preis des Mittelstandes’ (the ‘SME Grand Prix’). The award ceremony was held as part…
