Be the best you can be In this Q&A session, Premier Autoclaves’ group sales manager, Scott Dyson discusses the company’s services for autoclaves and how its team’s strength and experience has overcome the business challenges created…
Don’t sweep your dust issue under the carpet Les Brooker, managing director of Minden Systems, thinks too many businesses working with composites are ignoring the potential dangers posed by dust created during commonplace manufacturing processes. Type in…
It’s all about collaboration Recently formed by three individuals with extensive programme management and manufacturing knowledge, DASIS’ CEO, Ian Wilson explains how the company is fulfilling a dream to synchronise a family of UK…
Continuing the sustainability journey A new year brings a change to Composites UK’s Operations Team as we welcome Malcolm Forsyth, former director of global strategy at Scott Bader, as our new sustainability manager. …
Driving the future of mobility DuPont’s global market manager automotive, Carlo Fiorella, reveals how the company is helping to drive the future of mobility through material science in the exciting world of the Formula 1…
Making the right impact In a Q&A session, Composites in Manufacturing hears the views of automated tape layup/automated fibre placement (ATL/AFP) machine tool specialist, Electroimpact’s composites lead engineer, Alastair Gray. Very large, high…
Making modern material gains In a Q&A session, Composites in Manufacturing hears from two people responsible for SAERTEX’s Aerospace unit. Commercial director, Sven Blank and aerospace account manager, Benedikt Staaks reveal how the company…
It’s all in the detail In a Q&A session, Paul Beckett, CEO of 5-axis CNC machining specialists, Total Machining Solutions says that when it comes to pattern & mould machining capabilities, the company’s attention to…
Simulate to innovate! In Altair’s recent Virtual ATCx Composites webinar, vice-president of composite technology, Jeff Wollschlager, discussed the latest integrated multi-disciplinary simulation solutions used to develop composite products more efficiently in his ‘Introduction…
Editor's comment: Lighter, faster, further The automotive industry is preparing for an electric vehicle (EV) future by establishing advanced lightweight composite research that will help deliver increased range, greater performance and a more dynamic drive.…
Transforming continuous part manufacture Transforming the way continuous parts can be manufactured at speed, Cygnet Texkimp’s Multi Axis Winder overcomes challenges of winding large components in high volumes. A ground-breaking new winding machine…
Nanoscale materials for cutting emissions in aviation Composite researchers at the AMRC are at the heart of a European-wide project to develop self-responsive aerospace composites that will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and production costs in the…
University challenge! Thanks to Sharp & Tappin Technology’s Compcut 200 advanced composite plate saw, cutting composite materials at Surrey’s Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences has become a whole lot easier. Sharp…
Time for a reset? In a virtual roundtable Q&A session, Composites in Manufacturing’s Mike Richardson hears the views of five leading UK companies as they discuss the effects of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic on…
Taking manufacturing to another dimension In a Q&A session, Tim Wybrow, managing director of pattern & mould CNC machining specialists, 5th Dimension Composites showcases the company’s innovations in the world of manufacturing patterns and moulds.…
Let’s try a new approach With a little imagination and some creative engineering, Thermwood demonstrates how really large structures can be printed, even on smaller, lower cost additive manufacturing systems. Thermwood says it has printed…
Making a leaner greener blade In this Q&A, Professor Iain Bomphray, director of the Lightweight Manufacturing Centre (LMC) part of the University of Strathclyde and Dr Sabrina Malpede, ACT Blade CEO, discuss with Ed Hill…
Meet our new Chairman Last month we announced John Toner of Teledyne CML Composites as our new Chairman. Here, we speak to John to learn a little more about him and his plans for…
Innovation meets transformation Is it possible that a single machine can totally transform a business? Composites in Manufacturing hears how STAL’s purchase of a Biesse Materia CL 5-axis CNC machining centre has helped…
We’re all part of the team In a Q&A session, SHD Composites’ global commercial director, Nigel Blatherwick provides the latest update on the company’s exciting expansion plans and how it is negotiating its way through the…
Building a future together Composites in Manufacturing hears from the National Composites Centre on its partnership with Network Rail to build a composite footbridge and its involvement in a consortium-led project looking at the…
Take, make, use, dispose According to Atkins’ senior engineer James Domone, assistant engineer Philippa Bliss and engineer Matt Copus, aerospace must consider production in its move towards a carbon net zero target by 2050.…
Editor's comment: Signal to noise There seems to be a pattern emerging around the highly debatable theme of presenting accurate facts and figures relating to the ongoing pandemic crisis. Whether you love or hate it,…
Self-closing HP-RTM moulds for compact hydrogen tanks BBG has presented a concept for HP-RTM moulds that allows for the quick and reproducible manufacturing of compact, modular hydrogen tanks, which are made of CFRP and can be used…
