Leading composite tooling and component manufacturer, Pentaxia, has enhanced its capabilities by investing in automated technology from 5-axis CNC metrology specialist, MSP. Following an increase in demand for more complex composite components that had longer manual setup processes and more off-machine inspection requirements than their previous work, Pentaxia recognised now was the time to introduce […]
Composites UK has released its 2022 Hub Report, which analyses the UK composites industry over the past year in comparison to previous years. The Hub, which is the UK composites capabilities database, contains the details of almost 1,400 companies in from within the UK composites supply chain. The database is publicly searchable and open to […]
TFP and TFP Hydrogen will be presenting their material capabilities for hydrogen technologies, automotive applications and batteries at the Advanced Materials Show in Birmingham on 29th-30th June 2022. TFP’s nonwovens have a proven track record in the automotive market. They have been used effectively to fulfil a wide range of functions, including delivering class A […]
This year’s Tebis open house took place on the 1st and 2nd of June 2022 at Tebis’ headquarters in Martinsried. The 2022 Tebis Open House was once again held under the motto “We bring it all together.” More than 400 visitors had an opportunity to learn more about new and familiar CAD/CAM process solutions and […]
Fluency has revealed its first set of topic sessions for SpaceAM, the number one UK event for the discussion of advanced materials in the space industry. In partnership with the Science and Technology Facilities Council, the premier conference will be held at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, UK on the 12-13 July […]
Dr Zhe Liu works as the Sustainability Lead at the Lightweight Manufacturing Centre (LMC), part of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), operated by the University of Strathclyde. This year Zhe was named as one of 100 finalists as part of Women’s Engineering Society’s (WES) Top 50 Women in Engineering Awards (WE50) for International Women […]
It has been a busy month for the team at Frewer Engineering. Composite Component Structural Optimisation Frewer Engineering’s composites specialists are able to integrate both CAD and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to efficiently optimise structures for desired parameters such as strength, stiffness and weight. In this You Tube video Frewer demonstrates this process on a […]
Fluency is pleased to announce the return of the UK’s top advanced materials event for the motorsport sector, MotorsportAM, hosted for the first time at the British Motor Museum. The devoted motorsport conference and exhibition will open its doors on the 4th – 5th October 2022, at the museum in Gaydon, UK. MotorsportAM promises to […]
Continuing decades of close collaboration and association, WEST SYSTEM® is sponsoring the inaugural Spirit Regatta which is taking place 25 June to 2 July in St. Peter Port, Guernsey. The event, hosted by Spirit Yachts & Guernsey Yacht Club LBG, is expected to see eleven yachts converge for a week of sailing and socialising. These […]
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions launches its enhanced double D-Seal, a resilient, dual-function sealing and damping solution specifically developed to meet the needs of the automotive, truck, and transportation industry. Designed specifically for static and semi-dynamic powertrain applications where vibrations can cause damage, D-Seals can extend the time to service intervals of the engine, contributing to lower […]