Loop Technology, industrial automation specialists and winners of the 2021 Composites UK Innovation in Composite Manufacture Award, will be exhibiting at the International Composites Summit (ICS) from 21-22 September 2022 on Stand P5. The team will be available to answer questions about industrial automation, robotics, and our composite automation product range including: Preforming solutions: High-rate […]
NORCO have successfully completed a 3-day surveillance audit in compliance with AS9100D standards at its Winfrith manufacturing facility. This audit took place between 23rd to 25th of May 2022 and ensures the business is working at the highest possible standard required for the aviation, space, and defence sectors. AS9100D is a standard that sets requirements […]
Tebis is a certified partner of DMG MORI Qualified Products (DMQP) Three top packages from a single source for automating manufacturing processes: Tebis DMQP Power Package for vertical/horizontal milling | Tebis DMQP Champions Package for 5-axis milling |Tebis DMQP Ultimate Package for 5-axis mill-turning. Starting immediately, Tebis, a specialist for CAD/CAM and MES process solutions, […]
Dr Pete Webb, director of research and development at Permali, has been awarded a Visiting Fellowship at Cranfield University within the Centre for Defence Engineering. Permali and Cranfield University’s Material College have worked together for more than 20 years on numerous materials and defence related projects for ballistic and blast applications. With Permali’s rich history […]
Dura Composites’ anti-slip, mini mesh GRP grating has been installed at Shepperton Marina, Middlesex, by Walcon Marine. Shepperton Marina in Middlesex is superbly placed as a base for both upper and lower Thames cruising and was recently shortlisted for the TYHA UK Inland Marina of the Year Awards. Open seven days a week, the marina […]
GRP Solutions is proud to announce its appointment by leading manufacturer Stoner as exclusive distributor for UK and Ireland of the Miracle Gloss semi-permanent mold releases system. Mitchell Riley of Stoner Molding Solutions comments, “We are delighted to be partnering with GRP Solutions who are well known in the composites market for supplying a great […]
Composites UK, the trade association for companies working within the UK fibre-reinforced polymer composites supply chain, has launched a large, collaborative pavilion stand at Advanced Engineering 2022. The stand, (W140), is 64sqm with four open sides, directly opposite the networking area in the Composites Engineering Zone of the show. It will house multiple companies on […]
An innovative fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) lock gate project carried out by ECS Engineering Services has been shortlisted for Technical Innovation of the Year at The London Construction Awards. Installed at Sunbury Dry Dock on the River Thames for the Environment Agency, the lock gates are the first set constructed from moulded FRP in the […]
Loop Technology exhibited at The Farnborough International Airshow from 18 – 22 July 2022. FANUC invited them to exhibit as part of their stand. Loop Technology unveiled the new iteration of FibreFORM™, their award-winning composite ply pick and place tool used to automate the layup of large-scale preforms. The new design includes a significant reduction […]
Frewer Engineering says it has a strong capability in Dytran simulation, with many years of additional experience in LS-Dyna, allowing the company to model high strain-rate effects such as blast, impact, naval shock, and other dynamic phenomena. Impact between sheet metallic materials is relatively straightforward to model, including buckling, plastic collapse and ultimate-tensile failure mechanisms. […]