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 […]
Whilst many recognise Tebis for CAD/CAM and MES software, Tebis also offers intelligent manufacturing through advanced smart automation to optimise the entire production workflow. The virtual machine technology introduces a new level of safety and precision dramatically reducing the risk of collisions and safer, more confident machining. Fully integrated and built to meet modern manufacturing […]
Composites technology specialist Cygnet Texkimp has industrialised a revolutionary, high-rate fibre deposition solution from a concept originally developed by global supercar manufacturer McLaren Automotive. The ART (Automated Rapid Tape) technology is designed to overcome the challenge of producing high quality, complex, composites intensive parts at viable rate and forms part of a development programme spearheaded […]
Aerospace leader Airframe Designs has promoted Chris Fleet to a newly created operations director role as part of its plans to expand its specialist engineering and manufacturing services to the global aviation, defence and space sectors. Chris will oversee Airframe’s operations and internal processes while driving client and partner service delivery standards from the company […]
New and exciting features announced at this year’s show The UK’s annual gathering for the engineering and manufacturing sectors, Advanced Engineering, is on this week and this year’s show promises to be a showcase of cutting-edge design and manufacturing capability. From hypercars and hydrogen-powered vehicles to aerospace breakthroughs and next-generation additive manufacturing systems, here are […]