Composites Evolution has announced it has passed its ISO 9001:2015 annual surveillance audit. ISO 9001 specifies requirements for a quality management system; our continued compliance with ISO 9001 assures customers that our production, R&D, quality, and service-level procedures meet the required standards. Geoff Foulds, Quality Manager, commented: “Compliance with ISO 9001:2105 is our commitment to […]
Composites UK to Support Seawork International 2023
Composites UK is supporting Seawork International, which takes place on 13 – 15 June 2023 in Southampton. Now in its 24th year, this annual exhibition attracts over 7,600 visitors each year comprising of high-calibre, high-spending maritime industry professionals who recognise the wealth of innovation and expertise that Seawork provides. Seawork International hosts over 610 exhibitors […]
Composite Forming through Infrared
Why use the oven when you can use the grill! When forming small composite components, the autoclave is expensive and slow. Victory Lighting says that a better solution is to use infrared. Not only is the initial outlay for equipment lower, IR systems are able to complete the job in a fraction of the time, […]
Fluency Celebrate Fifth Birthday
The Fluency Business Group (Fluency), marketing and communications specialists for Advanced Materials and Advanced Engineering markets, is celebrating five years of unwavering service to the composites sector since its creation back in December 2017. From its initial venture to raising the profile of composites businesses and the benefits of advanced materials, Fluency has since gone […]
Loop Technology Join AMRC
Loop Technology, an advanced automation and robotics specialist, has joined The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), a network of world-leading research and innovation centres, working with advanced manufacturing companies around the globe. Loop Technology has joined as a Tier Two member. The company has collaborated with the AMRC on several programmes over […]
Velocity Composites Enters US Market with $100 million GKN Agreement
Aerospace composite material kits supplier Velocity Composites has announced its entry into the US market – the largest aerospace manufacturing market in the world – with the signing of an agreement with GKN Aerospace expected to be worth more than $100 million of revenue over five years. To support the expansion into international markets, Velocity […]
Adam Black appointed as Commercial Manager at Carbon ThreeSixty Ltd to Strengthen Senior Management Team
Following 5 years of hard work and cutting edge R&D, Carbon ThreeSixty Ltd now has a firm foothold in the Aerospace, Automotive, Energy and Defence markets, working with companies ranging from multinational Bluechips to local start-ups. Carbon ThreeSixty has a steadily growing network, working with some of the leading innovators and academic institutes. To support […]
Jo Bird Wins Order for 77 JB29 Offshore Wind Safety Equipment Cabinets
Jo Bird has won an order for 77 of the JB29 offshore wind safety equipment cabinets. These are destined for Ørsted and Eversource’s new offshore wind farms, South Fork and Revolution. Located off the coast of New York and Connecticut/Rhode island respectively. Ørsted have been installing the JB29s onto the majority of their North sea […]
National Composites Centre Announces Results for Life Cycle Assessment Tools for Construction
The National Composites Centre has completed an assessment of the composites data referenced in software and tools for Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) used within the Construction sector. Decarbonisation of industries and the requirement for reducing carbon emissions to meet Net Zero have prompted a need to ensure robust and accurate assessment of carbon footprint to […]
IOM3 celebrates 2022 Awards
IOM3 hosted the Special & Publication Awards as well as its Premier Award winners (8 December) celebrating professional achievements and outstanding contributions in the field of science and engineering. IOM3 President Neil Glover FREng CEng FIMMM presented the 2022 IOM3 Awards & Prizes winners with their medals and certificates. On the awards, Neil said, “It […]