JEC Composites Magazine interviewed Roberto Frassine, President of EuCIA, the European Composites Industry Association, about the sustainability and circularity of the composites industry. This article is reproduced with the kind permission of JEC. Professor Roberto Frassine has been an expert in the viscoelastic properties of polymers and composites for thirty years, with more than 70 […]
Carbon ThreeSixty are leading a project to develop a novel high pressure Hydrogen storage system for use with fuel cell systems for land transport and short haul aerospace. Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) are a key tool in the decarbonisation of both land and air transport vehicles and require high pressure Hydrogen storage systems. Carbon […]
British advanced manufacturer Cygnet Texkimp has announced the appointment of Andy McCampbell as Operations Director. Andy McCampbell joins the Cheshire-based engineering company with more than 20 years’ experience as an operations director in the field of heavy and bespoke precision engineering. His appointment signifies an important step in the company’s continued growth and his role […]
In this article, Prodrive Engineer, George Imafidon, reflects upon the Extreme E Championship win. Tell us a little bit about your background. George Imafidon: I grew up in South-East London where I often saw my friends’ broken bikes left to rust in their gardens. As the bike shops repairs were relatively expensive, I started to […]
A new report has been commissioned by the Department for Business and Trade (Formerly BEIS) to refresh the current evidence base and inform the development of new and existing policy options to support UK manufacturing supply chains. Supply chains are in the news when we experience shortages like those of the personal protective equipment and […]
Tebis parametric template technology stores company’s manufacturing knowledge specific to CAD and CAM. CAD and CAM templates enable faster and more efficient manufacturing, and they also ensure standards and uniform quality. Companies are less dependent on the expertise of individual specialists, and new employees can get up to speed faster and start contributing productively to […]
The European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA) is pleased to announce its participation in REFRESH, an EU-funded project which aims to develop a novel circular, smart system enabling improved recycling of glass fibre reinforced composites derived from wind turbine blades. The first operation meeting of the REFRESH consortium took place on 20th February. REFRESH (Smart dismantling, […]
December 2022 saw a welcome milestone in the acceptance of DEECOM® ‘pressolysis’ as a recognised materials recovery method. The revolutionary emerging technology for the circular reclamation of composites, plasticised and polymeric materials had previously seen barriers to commercialisation due to industry and academia seemingly ‘wary’ of a method so novel in its state-of-the-art that it […]
Frewer Engineering’s composite structures team has completed the design of a complex carbon fibre structure using Cyanate ester resin system capable of withstanding temperatures up to 300 degrees C. The structure includes a Flexcore aluminium honeycomb sandwich which facilitated the lay up over a complex double curvature surface shape. The component, which is an aerospace […]
Visitors to the RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show 2023 are being encouraged to attend a half hour masterclass on using the WEST SYSTEM® Mini Pack for two-stop bonding, filleting and sheathing. The demonstration will take place on stand J24 at 12pm (and 2:30pm) each day of the show and is aimed at owners of wooden […]