Leading composite material kit manufacturer, Velocity Composites, has joined an elite group of aerospace companies that have successfully completed the National Aerospace and Defence Contractors’ Accreditation Programme special process audits to the highest level. The company came through the rigorous NADCAP kitting service provider special process audits for its Burnley and Fareham facilities with 100 […]
Composites Evolution is delighted to announce the launch of a bio-based version of its popular EvopregⓇ EPC300 medium-temperature cure epoxy prepreg system. This development is part of Composites Evolution’s core mission to improve the sustainability of composite manufacturing and will appeal to customers needing to meet environmental targets or just wanting to ‘do their bit’ […]
A trio of apprentices are making their way in the world of aerospace engineering at specialist Airframe Designs. The trio, Louis Prescott, Bailey Black and James Hodgkiss are all enrolled on the Manufacturing Engineering Degree Apprenticeship at Blackpool and the Fylde College. They have become part of the team at Blackpool-based Airframe Designs as it […]
Scholz Maschinenbau (Maschinenbau translating to mechanical engineering in English) have appointed iSpecc Limited as their UK distributor. SCHOLZ has developed a renowned reputation over more than 100 years with the highest standard of professionalism and customer service producing autoclaves and specialist vessels for the aerospace, automotive, defence, oil/gas, building, glass, wood and rubber industries as […]
As the CAMX show opens its doors on 31st October, TFP Inc. will be exhibiting its extensive range of technical nonwovens for composites on booth Z45, including a brand-new recycled carbon veil designed to close the carbon composite lifecycle loop. TFP, which is part of the James Cropper group, has been working with recycled carbon […]
Compo Tech PLUS, spol. s r.o (stand U140) is promoting its latest advanced composite component design and bespoke automated production technologies at Advanced Engineering 2023, NEC, Birmingham, UK (1&2 Nov). The focus this year is on the recent business expansion into automated winding machine design and production, using expertise gained from nearly 30 years developing […]
When it comes to bridging the skills gaps, aerospace leader Airframe Designs has created its own version of the famous Back to the Future movie. By coaxing back former experienced, senior engineers from retirement, the company specialising in design, analysis, certification and manufacturing has created its very own mentoring and upskilling programme. From its offices […]
Engineering companies Cygnet Texkimp and Longworth have been shortlisted for an Energy & Sustainability Award in the Make UK North West regional finals which take place on 7 November 2023. The technology partners earned the shortlisting for their innovative materials recycling solution, DEECOM®, which has been developed to address the environmental impact of waste in […]
Composites technology company Cygnet Texkimp has been shortlisted in the CAMX Awards for Unsurpassed Innovation with its Multi Roll Stack prepreg and towpreg manufacturing machine. The Multi Roll Stack is a short-footprint, energy-efficient prepreg processing solution designed to deliver more sustainable, lower-cost thermoset prepreg and towpreg materials. The technology was engineered as part of the […]
Bio-Sep, a UK-based green technology company, is excited to reveal a major rebranding to Sonichem that will take effect immediately. The new brand identity will reinforce the company’s focus on producing sustainable chemicals of the future, and the new name reflects the business’s core proprietary technology for the ultrasonic processing of low-value woody biomass to […]