Elemy crowned Small Tees Business of The Year at the Tees Business Awards 2023

Held at Hardwick Hall’s Coleman Suite, the venue served as an impressive back drop for the awards ceremony which celebrated all things good within the Teesside Business scene. Around 380 people were in attendance to see the 11 different awards announced, hosted by Pam Royle DL and Peter Barron MBE DL. Both are patrons of […]


Aktiv Solutions Optimises CNC Machining Processes with Tebis CAD/CAM

Aktiv Solutions purchased Tebis CAD/CAM software for their production in 2006 and since then the company continues to reap the rewards of the investment. Over the years, Tebis CAD/CAM software has helped to significantly reduce programming time, increase machining productivity and improve toolpath simulation for full machine collision avoidance. Based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, Aktiv Solutions […]


Loop Technology launches high-accuracy robotic machining system

Loop Technology have launched RoboMACH HA, an out-of-the-box, high-accuracy robot cell. It has been developed to machine cured composite materials, such as carbon fibre, and is also suitable for other materials such as wood, foam, plastics, and more. As workforce availability continues to be a challenge for the composites and other manufacturing industries, RoboMACH HA […]


Wessex Resins and Adhesives to showcase PRO-SET epoxy systems at JEC World 2023

Wessex Resins has confirmed that it is attending this year’s JEC World, Paris on 25-27 April and will be taking its PRO-SET® epoxy team to Hall 5 – F23. The event brings together global companies – such as Wessex Resins which manufactures and distributes WEST SYSTEM®, PRO-SET and ENTROPY RESINS® epoxy under license from Gougeon […]


WEST SYSTEM 207 Special Coating reformulated to 207 Special Clear Hardener

In a move which will delight all WEST SYSTEM® epoxy users, 207 Coating Hardener has been reformulated into a Special Clear Hardener. In addition to offering the high strength and moisture resistance properties, the reformulation into 207 Special Clear Hardener offers an exceptionally clear finish. As with its previous iteration, structures made with WEST SYSTEM […]


Scott Bader Joins Forces with Biesterfeld

UK headquartered chemicals company, Scott Bader, has entered into a new partnership with Biesterfeld – Germany’s leading distributor of composites, rubber and specialty chemicals. The global manufacturer has secured Biesterfeld’s support within two segments – CASE and Performance Products – across several European regions, where the group will take its resins, gelcoats and acrylic dispersions […]


Base Materials bolsters polyurethane tooling board materials range

Base Materials further strengthens its range of polyurethane (PU) tooling board materials with three new specialist products, all manufactured at its facility in Leicester, UK. The extension of Base Materials’ range includes the addition of BP600, a medium-density PU tooling material, and two new abrasion-resistant, high-density PU tooling materials, BP1200 and BP1700. John Miller, Managing […]


Airborne and Accudyne Systems partner to provide automated composites solutions worldwide

The Hague/Newark, April 20, 2023 – Airborne, supplier of automated and digital manufacturing solutions for composites, and Accudyne Systems, Inc., leading provider of first-of-a-kind automation solutions for novel manufacturing processes, sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) at the JEC World 2023 to collaborate on automated composites manufacturing solutions. By joining forces, clients all over the […]


Major milestone achieved at US facility of Velocity Composites

Velocity Composites, the leading supplier of composite material kits to aerospace and other high-performance manufacturers, has completed the successful manufacture of the first composite production kits from its new advanced manufacturing facility in Alabama, US. The major development at the site supports the signing of a five-year Work Package Agreement in December last year with […]


Scott Bader is pleased to announce the formation of Scott Bader Turkey

The new Turkish office, based in Istanbul, has been established to offer Scott Bader’s key distribution partners and customers local expertise in the growing composite, adhesive and functional polymer markets in Turkey and Central Asia. Whilst working in partnership with key Turkish distributors such as Telateks-Metyx Composites for composites and SAFIC ALCAN for functional polymers, […]