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 […]
Lineat Composites Ltd, a spin out of the University of Bristol, has successfully raised significant funds through their initial seed round of investment. This brings the total investment to date in Lineat to over £1m. Investors led by UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund (UKI2S), together with SFC Capital and the corporate venture capital arm […]
Hankuk Carbon has finished the first stage of life cycle assessment (LCA) for its carbon fibre prepreg, in order to quantify the CO₂ emissions of its materials and find solutions for a more sustainable future. In various applications composite materials contribute to sustainability and reduce through-life carbon impact by enabling the manufacture of complex lightweight […]