New large-format additive manufacturing capability supports production of larger flightworthy aerospace components following Part 21G Production Organisation Approval. AFD Systems has further strengthened its aerospace manufacturing capability with the acquisition of a Stratasys F900 industrial additive manufacturing system, significantly expanding its ability to produce large-format flightworthy aerospace components following the company’s recent Part 21G Production […]
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Hive Composites Doubles Floorspace To Meet Demand For Specialist Engineering
Hive Composites has doubled its capacity for market-leading advanced composites services after taking over the building next door to its existing premises. The move will see the Wymeswold business near Loughborough, Leicestershire, increase its floorspace to around 7,000 sq ft to meet growing demand. Expansion supports Hive’s recent growth as an advanced composites engineering services […]
Engineered Composites Takes GRP Into Heavy Traffic, Primary Structure And High Voltage With New Heavy-Duty Range
Engineered Composites Ltd (ECL), the Chester-based manufacturer and stockholder of glass reinforced plastic (GRP), has launched a Heavy-Duty GRP Range that moves the material into three markets where steel and concrete have held on the longest: vehicle-rated trench covers, deflection-critical primary structure and insulating crossarms for overhead power lines. The range comprises heavy-duty pultruded grating […]
Advanced Materials, Aditya Birla Group and Plaswire Sign Memorandum Of Understanding To Develop Global Composite Waste Recycling Solutions
The Advanced Materials business of Aditya Birla Chemicals (Thailand) Limited and UK-based Plaswire Ltd have entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly establish sustainable thermoset composite recycling ecosystems across key global markets. The collaboration brings together complementary expertise in advanced epoxy technologies and composite recycling to address the growing challenge of end-of-life composite waste. […]
Zünd UK Returns as Headline Award Sponsor for the 2026 Composites UK Industry Awards
Composites UK is delighted to announce Zünd UK as the Headline Award Sponsor for the 2026 Composites UK Industry Awards Dinner, taking place on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at the National Motorcycle Museum. Zünd UK returns as a valued sponsor of the prestigious annual event, continuing a long-standing partnership that has spanned a number of […]
KoverTek And Gurit Announce Distribution Partnership To Grow Industrial Manufacturing Reach
KoverTek is pleased to announce a new distribution partnership with Gurit. Together, the two companies will expand their reach into the industrial manufacturing markets, particularly land transport (including automotive and rail) and renewable energy. Gurit is a long-established name in advanced composite materials, with a portfolio spanning epoxy resin systems, structural adhesives, prepregs and core […]
From Material Innovation To Industrial Adoption: What Is Stopping Good Technologies From Getting Into Production?
The composites industry is not short of material innovation. New resin systems, fibres, recycled feedstocks, process technologies and digital tools continue to extend what composite structures can do. The more difficult challenge is often what happens next: moving a technically credible idea into repeatable, certifiable and commercially viable production. That gap between innovation and industrial […]
James Cropper And Carbon Fiber Recycling Win CAMX Unsurpassed Innovation Award for UNIMAT™ Aligned Nonwovens
James Cropper Advanced Materials and Carbon Fiber Recycling (CFR) are delighted to announce that UNIMAT™ has won the CAMX 2026 Unsurpassed Innovation Award, recognising breakthrough technologies that advance the composites and advanced materials industry. The award recognises the companies’ collaboration to create a scalable pathway for transforming recycled carbon fibre into high-value composite reinforcement for […]
From Microplastics To PFAS: Environmental Testing Seminar Days
18th & 19th November 2026, Milton Keynes Join Shimadzu UK this November for a two-day event exploring the latest in environmental analysis. From microplastics to PFAS, to pesticide screening, hear from industry leaders and experts from Imperial College London, SepSolve, SOCOTEC and more. Day 1: Microplastics and Broader Environmental AnalysisDay 2: PFAS-focused Applications and Environmental […]
SCIGRIP Launches SG3000 Galv Bonder: Structural Bondingof Galvanized Steel — No Primer Required
New methacrylate adhesive delivers lap shear strength exceeding 20 MPa directly to electroplated and hot dip galvanized steels and other zinc-coated metals, eliminating surface primers and reducing assembly time Matrix Adhesives Group today announced the launch of SCIGRIP® SG3000, a high-strength, toughened two-component methacrylate adhesive engineered for the structural bonding of galvanized and zinc-coated steels […]