Hankuk Carbon Co Ltd, manufacturers of advanced composite materials, has formed a strategic joint-partnership with Dymag, world leaders in carbon composite wheels, to enable the mass production of state-of-the-art high-performance carbon composite wheels for the world’s leading automotive OEMs. The collaboration, announced today at JEC World in Paris, will apply Hankuk Carbon’s expertise in advanced […]
The National Composites Centre (NCC) is an open-access technology centre that delivers world-class research and development of composites. The NCC offers partners access to the latest technology, technical expertise and business support. As a company, Cristex strive to explore opportunities within the advancement of composite materials and contribute to the growth of the UK composites […]
April 2022 has seen again a resurgence of 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. The conflict in Ukraine continues to add to […]
This month, Frewer’s engineers have been combining their significant experience in composite structure analysis with dynamic modelling capabilities to analyse impact on composite wing structures. The team have been using MSC Dytran, an explicit FEA code ideally suited for the analysis of transient events, to model the impact and consequential failure of the composite panels. […]
Tebis 4.1 is a complete CAD/CAM system which is designed for automated manufacturing. It enables CAD/CAM users to perform tasks in design, manufacturing preparation and NC programming in a single integrated system. With the 3rd release of Tebis 4.1, which has already been launched, the company takes yet another decisive step toward greater automation and […]
Cygnet Texkimp, specialists in British export processing machinery, are supporting this year’s upcoming Advanced Materials series of events as a Gold Sponsor, taking place throughout 2022-23. Hosted by advanced materials and engineering marketing partner, The Fluency Business Group (Fluency), Cygnet Texkimp will be on-hand at the events to offer its unprecedented knowledge and expertise to […]
Manufacturing and the creative arts meet at June’s National Festival of Making in Blackburn, as visual artist Liz Wilson exhibits her new work, inspired by Liverpool’s cutting-edge robotic machining sector. The large scale installation will be presented as part of the National Festival of Making’s Art in Manufacturing programme, sees Liz Wilson working alongside engineers […]
STRUCTeam, the independent composite engineering consultancy, continues their expansion into the automotive sector with the appointment of Tom Cowan as Senior Engineer and Automotive Sector Technical Lead. Tom joins from Williams Racing, the British Formula 1 motor racing team and constructor, where he held the position of Head of Structural Engineering. Tom brings considerable experience […]
On November 2 and 3, Advanced Engineering will return to the NEC, Birmingham for its 13th edition. With 80 per cent of exhibitor space already sold, engineering and manufacturing businesses should act fast if they want to secure a stand. Last year, over 7,000 people attended across the two days, including representatives from Airbus, Jaguar […]
To celebrate Earth Day, a ground-breaking project sees the launch of an alliance of International Federations, leading sports manufacturers, composite specialists, and academics collaborating to support a demonstration project to reuse and realign carbon fibres. The Carbon Fibre Circular Demonstration Project is being run by the World Sailing Trust, the charitable organisation affiliated to World […]