Interplas returns for biggest show for 21 years! The UK’s No.1 plastics event, Interplas is set to take place at the end of the month, on 26-28thSeptember at the NEC, Birmingham. This year’s event, a celebration of 75 years of Interplas and its forerunners, will see over 530 exhibitors present on the show floor, alongside […]
A new training company is offering tailored support to help organisations of all sizes understand how to work with composites on a practical business level. Access Composites has been launched by specialist Andy Sutton to fill what he says is a gap in accessible support and training that helps everyone within a business – not […]
Composite tooling is the engineering and creation of tool tips and machining parts out of composite materials, for use in the manufacture of other machine parts of components. Traditional materials used for tooling, such as steel and aluminium, can wear down quickly and thus have a short tool life, while they also cannot measure up […]
Wessex Resins & Adhesives is set to feature an impressive range of NEW epoxy demonstrations throughout the duration of the Southampton International Boat Show. Visitors can expect an array of epoxy techniques presented daily at stand J401, from the 15th to the 24th of September 2023.An assortment of technical demonstrations at the stand will provide […]
Back for an eighth year, Composites UK and the British Plastics Federation (BPF) bring you Thermoplastic Composites (TPC) 2023, which will look at the topic of Next Generation Renewable Energy Technology. Thermoplastic composites have the potential to make waves in the world of renewable energy as a replacement for traditional materials. They have a crucial […]
James Cropper has announced a strong financial recovery, including revenue growth for the Paper division. In a transformational year for the Group, the business delivered a resilient performance. For the year ended 1 April 2023 revenue increased 24% to £129.7million, driven by high demand and retained contracts. Adjusted operating profit also increased, by 4% to […]
Composites technology specialist and custom machine builder Cygnet Texkimp will showcase its full-life-cycle of fibre handling and converting solutions at the International Composites Summit, Milton Keynes, UK, 6-7 September. The company will feature its full range of prepreg, coating, slitting, filament winding, creel, recycling, and automation and handling technologies at Stand L6 and highlight how […]
COMPCUT, the specialist division designing and manufacturing state-of-the-art composite cutting and machining solutions, powered by Sharp & Tappin, has recently been commended by the University of Nottingham for providing its Composites Research Group with ultimate performance and safety in advanced composite cutting solutions. The University purchased the COMPCUT ACS 300 in February earlier this year, […]
Zund UK returns to the International Composite Summit (ICS) with a showcase of its precision cutting solutions and advanced software packages for lightweighting applications. The fully automated digital cutting of composite parts will be demonstrated on a Zünd S3 L-1200 digital cutter in conjunction with the Robot PortaTable 130, another Zünd automation solution consisting of […]
Boosted by glorious sunshine, Seawork 2023 saw visitor and delegate numbers surge back to pre-pandemic levels with just over 7200 international maritime professionals making the trip to Mayflower Park in Southampton, UK. Seawork is Europe’s largest on-water commercial marine and workboat exhibition. Minister buoyant about growthNusrat Ghani, Minister of State at the UK Government’s Department […]