For bonding metal to polypropylene, PowderBond is more than three times stronger than structural adhesives, and quicker and cleaner. The Automotive Lightweight Design Group (Leichtbau-im-Automobil) has been testing PowderBond at Paderborn University, the highly respected testing institute for automotive manufacturing in Germany. Bonding strengths achieved between aluminium and different glass fibre composites from Huesker and […]
Tebis CAD/CAM/MES is pleased to confirm that Tebis 4.1 Version Release 4 is now available. The new release focuses on your manufacturing performance and the key figure: 24/7 If possible, machines should operate uninterruptedly 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This overall objective can only be achieved with CAM programming that’s even faster […]
The organisers of the International Composites Summit (ICS), Composites UK and The Fluency Business Group (Fluency) are excited to welcome Project OASIS to the exhibition from 21-22 September 2022, London. Funded by Horizon 2020, the project will come to a close in November 2022, after which OASIS will enter fully commercial operation. The project aims […]
COMPCUT, the specialist division designing and developing state-of-the-art cutting solutions powered by Sharp & Tappin, will be exhibiting its latest range of COMPCUT saws at the International Composites Summit (ICS) at ILEC Conference Centre in London. The two-day event will run from 21-22 September 2022. The team at COMPCUT are preparing for an exciting showcase […]
Summer 2022 continues to see pricing and supply issues within the Composites sector and further afield into most other markets. Stretched supply chains, high market demand and increased production costs continue to keep material prices at rates never previously seen across Europe and Globally. Indications are that availability and pricing issues may well continue, and […]
In industrial vacuum processes, the requirements for smart performance management and energy efficiency are constantly increasing. For more intelligence, variability and efficiency in coating, drying and heat treatment processes, vacuum specialist Leybold has therefore developed the VARODRY VDi vacuum system with integrated VAControl CAB control. The pump systems of the new series consist of the […]
Permali, now part of the Diamorph Group, is a long-established supplier of advanced material solutions for the motorsport industry, most notably Formula 1 and World Endurance Championship (WEC) Hypercars. The company uses its extensive manufacturing capabilities to ensure that parts are precision machined to meet some of the most stringent regulatory standards in the automotive […]
Advanced Tooling Systems UK Ltd (ATS), one of the UK’s leading engineering service providers to the automotive, aerospace, moulding and tooling industries, has joined industry association Composites UK. With over 350 members, Composites UK acts to encourage continuous growth and development of the industry, promoting the best practice use of composites materials. As well as […]
The Fluency Business Group (Fluency), marketing and communications experts for Advanced Materials and Advanced Engineering Sectors, will be exhibiting at the International Composites Summit (ICS) in London on 21-22 September 2022 on Stand G10. ICS provides an important platform for the company to exhibit its proficiency in working with businesses to maximise their capabilities from […]
Advanced Engineering is giving the UK’s top start-ups the opportunity to take part in its Enabling Innovation competition. The competition will conclude at this year’s exhibition, the theme of which is ‘be inspired by innovation’, where eight finalists will present their technological innovations to a panel of judges at the NEC, Birmingham. Advanced Engineering is […]