Cristex has launched CCK Aerospace, a dedicated cutting and kitting division established to support regulated and high-performance composite manufacturing applications where process control, traceability, and material integrity are critical. Operating within Cristex Cutting & Kitting (CCK), CCK Aerospace provides precision CNC cutting and kitting of prepreg composite materials for customers across aerospace, motorsport, defence, and […]
Roaches Autoclaves is celebrating 15 years of growth, development, and engineering innovation in autoclave and thermosetting technologies, having founded this specialist segment of the business back in 2011. Alongside this milestone, the company is expanding its online presence, with a new wave of digital content. A dedicated Roaches Autoclaves LinkedIn page goes live on Monday […]
The SAMPE UK & Ireland Chapter has confirmed further developments to its 2026 Annual Conference, Advanced Materials & Manufacturing: From Microstructures to Megastructures, as industry and academic interest in the programme continues to grow. The flagship one-day event will bring together leading researchers, materials scientists, and manufacturers to explore how innovation in materials, processing, and […]
Engineering and manufacturing specialist, Airframe Designs, has announced a strategic rebrand to AFD Systems, reflecting the company’s expanded lines of business, services, broader sector reach and long-term growth ambitions. The new name reflects the company’s evolution from a niche airframe design consultancy into a market-leading advanced engineering and manufacturing business, serving the worldwide aerospace and […]
SIMPL has launched a new five-year Health and Safety (H&S) strategy to help member companies further improve workplace safety, health and wellbeing across the polymer manufacturing industries. Composites UK is proud to support the SIMPL initiative, which seeks to enhance health and safety standards across the polymer manufacturing industry through collaboration between trade associations, employers, […]
Composite Braiding Ltd (CBL), a leader in advanced automated composite manufacturing, is proud to announce it has been honoured as the “Railway Vehicles & Infrastructure” category winner at the JEC World 2026 Innovation Awards. The award, presented at a gala ceremony in Paris, highlights the company’s breakthrough development of a lightweight thermoplastic composite twin track […]
Base Materials has developed a new proprietary Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool to calculate the carbon footprint of its full product portfolio, supporting customers with robust, transparent environmental data as part of their own sustainability and supply chain reporting. Commissioned through third-party carbon accounting specialists MyCarbon, the bespoke dynamic tool enables Base Materials to generate […]
Kadant UK Limited, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI), has expanded its composite manufacturing services to include high-pressure pressing and laminating of long-length thermoset and thermoplastic composite boards across a broad range of materials and specifications. Kadant UK’s enhanced capabilities enable the fast, reliable production of decorative bonded boards, structural composites, and specialty flat […]
Toray Advanced Composites, a global leader in advanced composite materials, together with project partners Airbus, Daher, and Tarmac Aerosave, has been named the winner of the JEC Innovation Award for Circularity and Recycling for its End-of-Life recycling program. The award was presented during JEC World Premier, held in Paris on January 12 2026, ahead of […]
Leybold supports the EuroTube Foundation with expertise and technology Admittedly, the EuroTube Foundation’s vision sounds particularly appealing in times of delayed trains and congested roads: Swiss researchers want nothing less than to transport people and goods from A to B safely, environmentally friendly, and, above all, extremely quickly with the Hyperloop. The technology is currently […]