Prof. Alan Banks

It is with extreme sadness that we announce the death of our friend and Chairman, Prof Alan Banks, who passed away at home on Sunday 1st September 2024 surrounded by his loving family, following a courageous battle with cancer. Those who knew him will agree that Alan was a force of nature; bringing an impressive […]


Hankuk Carbon Co Expands Operations With New Facility In Avonmouth To Meet Growing UK Demand

Hankuk Carbon Co, manufacturer of advanced composite materials, is pleased to announce the relocation of its operations to a new, state-of-the-art warehouse in Avonmouth. This strategic move comes in response to increasing demand from the UK composite industry and will enable the company to better serve its customers across the West of England and Wales. […]


Technology With Talent Drives Engineering Excellence At Airframe Designs

Embracing innovation and technology will help drive forward the change that is necessary across the aerospace industry. Finding the right talent to steer that change is also crucial, as Garry Sellick, additive manufacturing manager at Airframe Designs, explains. We have further invested in technology to improve the quality of our processes and standards through a […]


Optima Electric Yachts Set To Make Debut At Southampton & Monaco Shows

As pioneers in electric yacht technology, Optima Yachts is excited to announce its debut at the Southampton Boat Show, where they will showcase the cutting-edge e10 prototype. Marking a new era in exceptional electric boating, the e10 features an ultra-efficient, low-resistance hull form that ensures all-day cruising in comfort and near silence under battery power. […]


Velocity Composites Achieves Global Industry Certification In The US

Aerospace composites specialist Velocity Composites has passed the global industry accreditation at its US site for those suppliers serving the industry and related sectors. The Nadcap accreditation – the globally recognised National Aerospace and Defence Contractors’ Accreditation Programme – is an endorsement that Velocity’s robust processes and high product integrity meet or exceed the highest […]


Cygnet Texkimp And Henry Royce Institute Showcase DEECOM® Recycling Solution At ICS

A composites recycling solution built by fibre processing machinery specialist Cygnet Texkimp and commissioned by the Henry Royce Institute will be showcased at the International Composites Summit, 4-5 September, Milton Keynes, UK. The lab-scale DEECOM® materials reclamation machine will be located in the Innovation Display Area during the show, before being installed at the University […]


Hybrid CAD Modelling For Reverse Engineering

Tebis is a market-leader for CAD/CAM/MES technology with vast experience serving customers in many industries. Tebis offer specialist solutions for model, pattern, die and mould making as well as component manufacturing. Tebis also offer advanced hybrid CAD modelling for reverse engineering. Reverse engineering generates a CAD surface model that precisely represents a scanned object. Reverse […]


MATRIX Composites To Show The LYB QUANTUM-ESC® Carbon SMC Product at ICS’24

MATRIX Composites to show the LYB QUANTUM-ESC® carbon SMC product at ICS’24 MATRIX Composite Materials (Bristol, UK) will be exhibiting at the International Composites Summit (ICS) in Milton Keynes on 4-5th September. Their primary exhibit will be QUANTUM-ESC® carbon SMC material produced by LyondellBasell (LYB) in Germany. MATRIX have been a supplier to the UK […]


Broadwater Mouldings Receives King’s Award for Enterprise

Broadwater Mouldings Ltd is one of 252 organisations nationally to be recognised with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise. The company has been recognised for its excellence in international trade. From humble beginnings back in 1971 as a composite supplier to its sister company Hatcher Components Ltd, Broadwater’s technical ability and variety of moulding methods […]


Sigmatex Investment Expands US Capacity by 50% to Meet Growing Demand

Sigmatex, one of the world’s leading producers of carbon fibre textiles, has completed a significant phase of investment in its Carbon Textile Solutions (CTS) operation at its North American site in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The investment will expand weaving capacity by up to 50% thanks to the introduction of a new production cell, which will […]