Following the success of its pilot workshop last month, attended by SME manufacturers from across the North West, CNC Robotics is expanding its Additive Manufacturing Workshop to all UK manufacturers. The next session, taking place on 9th December, offers a wider audience the opportunity to explore how robotic 3D printing can accelerate tooling, modelmaking, prototyping […]
GRP Gains Ground As A Cross-Sector Alternative To Steel And Aluminium
Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) is gaining serious attention from engineers, architects, contractors, and asset managers across a wide range of industries as a high-performance alternative to traditional materials such as steel and aluminium. Its adoption is accelerating in sectors from transport and utilities to construction, telecoms, and data infrastructure, driven by the need for materials […]
Airborne And Lockheed Martin (LM) To Collaborate On Next-Generation Composites Automation
Airborne has entered into a new project with Lockheed Martin on development of enhanced composites automation systems. Under a project titled ‘Enhancing the digital thread for composites manufacturing’, Lockheed Martin will share technical knowledge with Airborne to develop an automated laminating and kitting system to package complicated material types and shapes. The project will build […]
GRP Market Growth 2025–2030: Why Britain’s Composites Revolution is Only Just Beginning
Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) is fast becoming the defining material of Britain’s next infrastructure revolution. Once viewed as a specialist alternative to steel or timber, GRP is now leading the transformation of sustainable construction across the United Kingdom and Europe. From transport networks and renewable energy facilities to marine defences and manufacturing plants, the material’s […]
High Precision Diamond Tooling Manufacturer Achieves EcoVadis Gold Medal
DK Holdings Limited, a leading UK manufacturer of high-precision diamond tooling solutions, is proud to announce that it has been awarded the Gold Medal by the sustainability rating agency EcoVadis. This distinguished accolade places us in the top 5% of companies worldwide, a strong endorsement of our ongoing commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) […]
Twisted Acquires Carbon Fibre Specialist, Strengthening Its Position In The Premium Automotive And Marine Sectors
Twisted has acquired KS Composites, the renowned Melton Mowbray-based engineering and advanced composites specialist. The acquisition brings world-class carbon fibre capability into the Twisted group, strengthening its engineering solutions, accelerating innovation, and securing supply for the next generation of Twisted vehicles and marine products. It has been a significant five years for the Yorkshire company, […]
Base Materials Launches Large-Format 3D Printing Service Featuring ProXtrude® Printable Paste System
Base Materials launches an innovative large-format 3D printing service to provide manufacturers with a faster, smarter alternative to traditional tooling methods, where the tooling board is CNC-machined. The process enables the production of complex, single-piece models with no visible bond lines, while cutting material waste by up to 58% and reducing production timelines by as […]
Biesterfeld Starts New Partnership With Chase Corporation
Distributor expands its conformal coatings product portfolio Biesterfeld, one of the international leading distribution and service companies in the field of plastics, rubber, specialty chemicals and ingredients, and Chase Corporation, a global manufacturer of adhesives, electronic coatings, industrial tapes, waterproofing and corrosion protection, have entered into a new partnership with immediate effect. Biesterfeld now holds […]
Orbex Makes Part Setup 900% Faster For Key Composite Parts Ahead Of Inaugural Rocket Launch
Ahead of its inaugural rocket launch, UK-based orbital launch services company, Orbex, has dramatically boosted production for its carbon-fibre Payload Avionic Module, using MSP PerfectPart to overcome challenges with part distortion and cut part setup time from 5 hours to 30 minutes, making the process 900% faster per part. The introduction of these CNC metrology […]
Innovation And collaboration Power The Possible At Advanced Engineering 2025
A round-up of Advanced Engineering 2025 On October 30 and 31, 2025, over 9000 engineering and manufacturing professionals gathered to the NEC, Birmingham, to attend the 16th edition of Advanced Engineering, the UK’s annual gathering for the engineering and manufacturing sectors. Across the two days, visitors witnessed the very latest that the industry had to […]