Making the best of test
The latest composite materials constantly create new challenges for testing specialists, such as ZwickRoell. Composites in Manufacturing hears how the company is dealing with these often complex testing demands.
The grand designs of curves and lines
Gen 2 Carbon forms strategic partnership
Solvay expands Solvalite portfolio
Fluency unveils racy venue for its MotorsportAM event
JEC World 2022 surpasses all expectations
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A triumphant return to JEC World
After a triumphant hosting of the UK Pavilion at JEC World Paris, Composites UK is already planning for the 2023 event and is looking to work with more regions and member companies to increase the UK’s presence further.
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Pumped-up precision!
Composites in Manufacturing hears how the University of Nottingham has commissioned Slack & Parr’s precision metering technology as part of short fibre compression moulding solution for composite parts.
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Forged from carbon
Easy Composites investigates the mechanical performance of ‘forged’ carbon fibre components. Composites in Manufacturing reports.
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The manufacturing revolution is here!
According to Airborne’s business development manager, Jamie Snudden, the ethos surrounding automation must change - if manufacturing is going to meet future sustainability demands.
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The best all-round experience
Motorsport subcontractor, GTR Composites starts finish-machining large carbon fibre components with the help of a Zimmermann 5-axis machining centre, installed at its facility by UK sales and service agent Kingsbury.
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Going green in the automotive cutting room
Software and cutting machine tool systems specialist, Lectra looks at the six best cutting room practices to improve environmental sustainability and productivity and how production engineers can make a difference.
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The grand designs of curves and lines
Composites in Manufacturing hears how Loop Technology is trailblazing the path of high rate, large scale preforming for the production of composite structures - from raw material in, to preform out.
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A champion of change
Developed by Farnborough International, its Aerospace Global Forum (AGF) will set out to pioneer change across global industries for the very first time.
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Cotesa selects Airborne to supply a fully automated edge sealing system
COTESA has selected Airborne to supply a robotic production system to automate its edge sealing operation for complex, 3D composite parts.
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Gen 2 Carbon forms strategic partnership
Gen 2 Carbon has established a strategic alliance with Deakin University to promote the development of carbon fibre recycling in Australia.
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M&E Week organisers unveil new skills survey
A recent study from tradeshow organisers Nineteen Group carried out for its forthcoming Manufacturing & Engineering Week event has shown that 78% of UK industrial companies are finding it either harder or much more complex than usual to find the employees they need.
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Plataine extends its digital thread technology
Plataine, a leading provider of AI-based manufacturing optimisation solutions, has extended its cloud-based automated Digital Thread technology, to help manufacturers working with composite materials, mitigate current global supply chain challenges and improve on time delivery.
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New event all set to inspire, inform and entertain
Manufacturing & Engineering Week, held at the Birmingham NEC, 8-9 June will be a celebration of British engineering, a two-day festival of innovation that will showcase the very best that UK industry has to offer, while also providing knowledge, inspiration and a touch of entertainment.
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Dura Composites forms Middle East distributor partnership
Global composites manufacturer and supplier, Dura Composites, has announced The Invicta Group as its newest distribution partner for its Glass Reinforced Polymer (GRP) walkway range within the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
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Solvay expands Solvalite portfolio
Solvay has announced an important addition to complement its broad portfolio of composite materials for the automotive industry: SolvaLite 714 Prepregs, a new-generation of unidirectional carbon-fibre and woven-fabric products pre-impregnated with SolvaLite 714 epoxy resin.
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Voith Composites and V-Carbon partner
Voith Composites, Composites 4.0 leader and production centre of carbon fibre-reinforced composites in the Voith Group, has announced its intent to partner with V-Carbon, an advanced materials technology company that delivers sustainable carbon fibre material systems.
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Fluency unveils racy venue for its MotorsportAM event
Fluency has announced that the British Motor Museum in Warwickshire will host its upcoming Advanced Materials Event, MotorsportAM, taking place on the 4-5 October 2022.
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JEC World 2022 surpasses all expectations
The global composites community reunited at JEC World 2022 on May 3-5 for three days of innovation, networking and knowledge sharing.
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Reclaimed continuous carbon fibres successfully recycled
Engineers at the National Composites Centre (NCC), the UK’s centre of excellence for advanced composite applications, along with British SME partners B&M Longworth and Cygnet Texkimp, have successfully reclaimed continuous carbon fibres from a whole pressure vessel and re-used them to manufacture a new pressure vessel.
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