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Engineered Composites Managing Director Publishes Comprehensive Technical Guide To GRP Pultruded Profiles

Gavin Williams, Managing Director of Engineered Composites Ltd and Vice Chair of Composites UK, has published GRP Pultruded Profiles: A Comprehensive Technical Guide for Engineers, Designers and Specifiers. The book brings together over three decades of practical composites experience into a single technical reference aimed at closing a long standing knowledge gap in structural engineering. […]

James Cropper Advanced Materials And Carbon Fiber Recycling Shortlisted for CAMX 2026 Unsurpassed Innovation Award

UNIMAT™ Recognised for Transforming Recycled Carbon Fibre into High-Performance Composites at Industrial Scale James Cropper Advanced Materials is delighted to announce that UNIMAT™ has been shortlisted for the CAMX 2026 Unsurpassed Innovation Award, recognising breakthrough technologies that advance the composites and advanced materials industry. Developed using VECTIS™, James Cropper’s proprietary fibre alignment technology, UNIMAT™ is […]

Made Smarter Expands Team As Manufacturers Step Up Digital Investment

Four specialists recruited as growing numbers of North West SMEs seek help to adopt technology and develop skills Made Smarter has bolstered its North West team with four new specialists as SME manufacturers accelerate investment in technology and skills. Mike Richards-Brown and Tabs Khojani will help firms find practical ways to digitalise their operations, while […]

Closing the Loop: How Lineat Composites and Techlan Are Turning Waste into High-Performance Materials

Lineat Composites and Techlan are two innovative Welsh businesses at the forefront of sustainable manufacturing, united by a shared commitment to transforming waste streams into valuable resources. Lineat is a cleantech start-up creating world’s strongest recycled material from waste carbon fibre. Their patented Aligned Formable Fibre Technology (AFFTTM) process takes chopped carbon fibre waste and […]

SHD Composites Launches the SFX740 Range

SHD Composites today announces SFX740, a new innovative range of easy-to-apply surface films delivering outstanding surface quality out of autoclave, lightning strike protection, and weight optimised suppression of fibre print-through. This next generation of surface films have been engineered to reduce processing time and costs without compromising surface quality. All three surface films are designed […]

Toray Advanced Composites, IGCS International, And Lacks Carbon Fiber LLC Announce Joint Cooperation In Support Of The USA DoD Drone Dominance Program

IGCS International, Lacks Carbon Fiber LLC, a Division of Lacks Enterprises, and Toray Advanced Composites today announced a collaborative effort in support of the Drone Dominance Program, a U.S. Army initiative focused on strengthening domestic high-rate drone and UAS manufacturing capabilities, accelerating advanced materials innovation, and reinforcing the U.S. industrial base for defense and UAS […]

New Learning Resource Available: FTIR Essentials Guide

Looking to implement FTIR spectroscopy into your workflows? Our experts have created the FTIR Essential Guide, a downloadable, comprehensive resource designed to help you build a strong foundation in: This all-in-one, vendor neutral guide is ideal for both new starters and anyone looking to refresh the basics. Help your team gain the confidence to run […]

SHD Composites Launches CEM101 — A New Cyanate Ester With Enhanced Service Temperature And Dielectric Performance

SHD Composites today announces the launch of CEM101, a new cyanate ester prepreg with improved glass transition temperature, specifically engineered for applications requiring minimal dielectric constant and loss tangent. Combining high service temperature with enhanced dielectric properties and structural strength, CEM101 delivers the desired characteristics for demanding applications in aerospace, space, defence and motorsport. Building […]

MTA Announces Winners Of The TDI Challenge 2026

The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) has announced the winners of the 2026 Technology, Design & Innovation (TDI) Challenge. The national final took place on 8th July 2026 at Yamazaki Mazak’s European headquarters in Worcester, where young innovators presented their projects to a panel of industry experts. Siddharth Santhosh, from St John’s College, Cardiff, won the […]

IPS Adhesives Joins Matrix Adhesives Group

Trusted brands, same team, same commitment to customers — now backed by a scale platform for growth. IPS Adhesives today announced it has joined Matrix Adhesives Group, a leading global manufacturer of adhesive solutions. The partnership brings together IPS Adhesives trusted brands — including SCIGRIP®, Integra Adhesives®, Unika®, and Arjay® — with Matrix’s scale, resources, […]