An £80m boost to composites research and development for aerostructure manufacturing in the UK has been announced, with a new research facility set to be built in South Yorkshire that has aerospace giant Boeing as its first major research partner. The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has secured £50m to establish the […]
Composites UK has officially launched the latest in its series of good practice guides. This latest edition focusses on Mould Tooling for Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites. Good mould tooling for composites is intertwined with process selection and critical to manufacturing repeatable and accurate parts. Tooling choices are an important part of reducing the environmental impact of […]
A stunning river bar has been made by volunteers at Glasgow’s Clyde Maritime Centre and installed in the Tall Ship Glenlee, a three-masted museum ship which operates as a visitor attraction and events venue. It’s anticipated that the bar, made with Entropy Resins®, will help the charity to recover from covid, and other challenges like […]
GKN Aerospace, McLaren Automotive, and other of our UK-based partners share common goals and progress towards high-quality, sustainable materials, and processes that will be Industry 4.0 ready. The aerospace industry is continuously looking for innovative ways to increase efficiency and reduce costs. As aircraft OEMs strive to produce more composites-intensive components, there has been a […]
Rapid News Group is proud to announce the launch of Diversity in Plastics, a new initiative to promote diversity, equity and inclusion within the plastic industry. In an industry that struggles with a paucity of skills, recruitment looms large as a concern for moulders and other processors. The promotion of a culture of diversity – […]
Following the Chancellor’s identification of ‘advanced manufacturing’ as a key pillar of the UK economy, Composites UK has worked alongside Make UK to provide input on four key areas where both the Treasury and the Department for Business & Trade were seeking input. Composites UK consulted its members, working groups and the working groups of […]
The International Composites Summit (ICS) is pleased to announce that the European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA) is returning as a supporter of the exhibition. ICS is the single place to do the most cost effective and sustainable composites business in the UK, and will take place on 6 – 7 September 2023 at the Marshall […]
Norco’s Winfrith facility proudly marks an important milestone – the successful completion of its firstthree-year AS9100 Certification cycle. AS9100 Certification is a widely accepted and standardised quality management system for theaerospace industry. It is an endorsement of the stringent quality measures that a company maintains and constantly improves upon, ensuring the best for its customers. […]
Seven industry associations working on increasing the circularity of composite materials have published a statement highlighting the important role cement co-processing can play in treating end-of-life composite materials. Together, WindEurope, EuCIA, CEMBUREAU, EBI, Cefic UP/VE, Cefic Epoxy Europe and Glass Fibre Europe call on policymakers to recognise these benefits and facilitate the upscaling of co-processing […]
Composites UK, the trade association for the UK’s composites supply chain, has welcomed 27 new members since the start of the year, with another seven in process at the time of writing. As ever, there has been a wide variety of companies joining the association from sole traders and smaller SMEs all the way through […]