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…
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…
National Graphene Association joins Manchester University’s GEIC The National Graphene Association (NGA), one of the main organisations and bodies in the US advocating and promoting the commercialisation of graphene, has joined the Graphene Engineering and Innovation Centre…
METSTRADE 2018 set to be largest to date with 1,600 exhibitors METSTRADE 2018, the B2B event for the leisure marine sector, prepares to open its doors for the 31st time, and this year it is set to be the largest to…
GKN Aerospace, COMAC and AVIC form aerostructures partnership At the Zhuhai Air Show, GKN Aerospace, COMAC subsidiary SAMC (Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Company) and AVIC International (Aviation Industry Corporation of China) signed a framework agreement to establish a joint…
Polestar evaluates strength of carbon fibre in successful first crash test Polestar has undertaken the first of a series of crash tests as part of the development of the Polestar 1. This represents the first time the Volvo Car Group has…
DowAksa joins PULLWind Consortium An alliance of composite companies has formed PULLWind, a strategic consortium that enables leading wind blade manufacturers to access a ‘turnkey’ solution for pultruded spar caps. DowAksa is the most…
CRP Technology debuts at METSTRADE 2018 For the first time CRP Technology, a world-leader in selective laser sintering (SLS) technology with its patented high performance composite materials Windform, will be attending MetsTrade 2018, the world’s largest…
Rockwood Composites wins Composites UK Innovation in Manufacture award Rockwood Composites, specialist in design and manufacturing of composite components, is celebrating its success at the Composites Industry Awards. Mark Crouchen and Douglas Johnstone represented the company at the awards…
Eastman awarded ISO 9001:2015 QMS certification Eastman Machine Company has announced it has been certified under ISO 9001:2015 standards by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO). The certification is a new achievement for the 130-year old…
Composite innovations educate visitors to Advanced Engineering show Composites UK held its ‘Innovation in Composites Manufacturing’ forum presentation session during the Advanced Engineering Show at the NEC, Birmingham on 31st October, with four of the industry’s leading protagonists…
Granta Design releases materials software CES Selector 2019 Granta Design has announced the release of CES Selector 2019, a software tool for materials selection and graphical analysis of materials properties. The new version features enhanced data and tools…
Zünd UK demonstrates cutting credentials at Advanced Engineering Zünd UK recently exhibited at Advanced Engineering 2018, held at the NEC Birmingham, to demonstrate how its precision cutting systems can increase productivity and flexibility and maximise profits for customers…
