Oxford Advanced Surfaces (OAS) has been awarded a £233,000 grant by Innovate UK to develop new surface treatments that can be used to create new lightweight composites from rescued carbon fibre.

The grant supports the...

Oxford Advanced Surfaces (OAS) will be exhibiting its Onto adhesion promotion technology at JEC World 2016 from March 8th-10th in the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre.

The company says that Onto adhesion promoters improve the...

Oxford Advanced Surfaces (OAS) has made a double win at the 2016 annual Rushlight Awards.

OAS entered the Powered Transport category for "the most significant advancement that has resulted in the commercial development of forms...

Oxford Advanced Surfaces (OAS) has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2015 SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders) Automotive Award for Innovation. OAS is one of only five companies to make the shortlist.

SMMT said of...

Nylons (polyamides) are thermoplastic materials that are widely used in the automotive and other engineering industries because they offer beneficial properties like high impact strength, stiffness and ductility. Semi-crystalline variants such as nylon (PA) 6,6...

Sarah Vickers, Marketing and Product Manager at Oxford Advanced Surfaces, discusses the benefits and issues of water-based adhesives when bonding plastic or reinforced composite components.

With the legislative targets for greener vehicles, manufacturers in the...

Oxford Advanced Surfaces (OAS) has developed Onto EP1030, a spray-applied adhesion promoter as a further addition to the EP1000 series of products.

The treatments in this series promote the adhesion of polyurethane and epoxy-based coatings...

From bumpers and spoilers to dashboards and steering wheels, carbon-fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) is becoming increasingly used in the design of automotive components. Not only is it strong and rigid, it is also lightweight, helping...