The telecoms and data centre sectors are beginning to adopt Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) for platforms, flooring, and cable management systems, marking a shift away from traditional metallic materials that have long dominated critical infrastructure. This move is being driven by the need to reduce electromagnetic interference, improve cooling efficiency, and meet ambitious carbon reduction […]
The Centre of Expertise in Advanced Materials and Sustainability (CEAMS) has won the prestigious ‘Sustainability – Circularity’ award at the 2025 Composites UK Industry Awards, recognising a major technical and industrial milestone in composite recycling. The award celebrates the CEAMS consortium’s success in reclaiming continuous carbon fibre – one of the most challenging materials to […]
Rhodes Interform, one of the UK’s leading metalforming machinery manufacturers, has secured a multi-million-pound contract to design and manufacture three bespoke hydraulic presses for the aerospace sector, which will be used in the production of light aero structures. The contract includes the production of two 180-tonne presses and one 500-tonne press – both will bond […]
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The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA), the UK’s leading trade body for the manufacturing technology sector, is delighted to announce the appointment of Stewart Lane, Renishaw’s Head of EMEA Business Development, as its new President. A Proven Leader for the Manufacturing Sector, Stewart brings to the role a wealth of technical expertise, commercial insight and industry […]
Airborne, a leader in automation and digitalization of composite manufacturing processes, and FIDAMC (Foundation for Research, Development, and Application of Composite Materials), a prominent research institution in composite materials, announced on 29 October 2025 a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a partnership for joint research and development (R&D) activities. This partnership aims to innovate […]
Cristex has announced the purchase of a third Zünd digital cutting machine, further expanding its cutting and kitting capacity in preparation for the opening of its new dedicated facility. The contract was signed at Advanced Engineering 2025 by Scott Singleton, Operations Manager at Cristex, alongside representatives from Zünd UK. This latest investment marks a key […]
The prestigious Composites UK Industry Awards 2025 took place at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham last night, celebrating the remarkable achievements and innovations driving progress within the UK composites sector. The annual awards ceremony honoured companies and individuals across a range of categories, recognising their outstanding contributions to advancing composite technology, sustainability, and social responsibility. […]
CompoTech Plus s.r.o. (stand 07.502), a pioneer in advanced carbon composite design and manufacturing, is returning to Metstrade (18-20 Nov 2025, RAI Amsterdam) to showcase its latest marine innovations and mark 30 years in business. Over three decades, CompoTech has developed a reputation for pushing the boundaries of carbon fibre (CF) composite fibre winding technology. […]
After 2 years of development and over a year of testing, PRF Composite Materials is excited to announce the launch of its new epoxy prepreg system RP5365, a mid-temperature cure component prepreg system with an out life of 1 year (365 days) at 20C. Building on PRF’s sustainability philosophy – to look at their prepreg […]