Visitor Registration Open for CHEMUK 2022 Expo

The CHEMUK 2022 EXPO returns on the 11th & 12th May 2022 at the NEC in Birmingham. The event, now established as the UK’s only major expo for the UK chemical industries, will showcase 350+ specialist exhibitors and 150+ expert speakers across two co-locating shows; ‘The Chemical, Process & Plant Engineering Show’, and ‘The Chemical […]


Fluency Managing Director Joins SAMPE UK & Ireland Committee

Fluency’s Managing Director, Gemma Smith, is the latest member to be welcomed onto the committee at the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering. Gemma has long supported the institute alongside 125 of her fellow members across the UK and Ireland, joining over 1,000 members across Europe committed to the recognition of advanced […]


ITMA 2023 Space Application Response Exceeded Expectations

ITMA 2023, the 19th showcase of the world’s largest textile and garment technology exhibition is on track to occupy 12 halls of the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition complex. The exhibition has drawn enthusiastic response from leading textile and garment technology manufacturers, according to CEMATEX (European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers), the show owner of ITMA. […]


Complex Composites Design and Structural Assessments at Frewer Engineering

Frewer Engineering says it has specialist expertise in complex composites design and structural assessments. In the above image we see a case study of a high-pressure type IV carbon-wrapped hydrogen fuel tank, to be used in a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. Its team use combined composite design and analysis capabilities to produce synthesised layup models, […]


Trelleborg Launches Strong and Light High-Load Composite Material for Aerospace Landing Gear

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions launches its Orkot® C620 composite material, specifically developed to meet the needs of the aerospace industry, in particular the requirement for a strong and light material to withstand the high loads and stresses landing gear are subject to. As part of its commitment to innovation for sustainability and recognizing a demand for […]


Update on the Raw Materials Market – March 2022

The raw materials market continues to be under considerable strain. Market demand remains high and coupled with reduced supply, this continues to keep material prices at rates never previously seen across Europe and Globally. The conflict in Ukraine has added to an already difficult picture. Key factors in keeping material price high: High demand for […]


Robotics Project Concludes with Success

Far-UK Ltd is pleased to have participated in the Innovate UK research programme RoboMade, Digitally Enabled Ultrasonic Assisted Robotic Machining, which has now reached its conclusion after running for thirty months. The company has gained valuable learning from the research surrounding the use of robotics for the highly accurate machining of composites, and plans to […]


Intelligent Manufacturing with Tebis CAD/CAM/MES Software

With Tebis 4.1 Version, there are a number of ways for optimising and automating your CAM pro-gramming. One of the ways is the process template for CAD/CAM automation. Tebis software can export any kind of CNC program process and is able to reimport this process, change some basic pa-rameters to replicate the original process but […]


Scott Bader Expands its Crestabond MMA Structural Adhesive Production to North America

Scott Bader is pleased to announce their Canadian site, based in Drummondville, will begin manufacturing Crestabond• structural adhesives in 2022. The expansion of their Crestabond production to Scott Bader ATC will allow Scott Bader to meet the growing demand for their high-quality MMA primerless structural adhesives within the North American market. It will also significantly […]


Ambitious Growth Plans at Composite Integration

Composite Integration has entered its 20th year in 2022. Founded in 2002 by Stephen Leonard-Williams and Richard Bland, both having significant experience in RTM, liquid moulding methods and equipment development, it has grown continuously year on year. To provide a comprehensive range of equipment and services to multiple sectors worldwide, Composite Integration assembled a talented […]