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Airborne And Lockheed Martin (LM) To Collaborate On Next-Generation Composites Automation
20/11/2025 -
Airborne has entered into a new project with Lockheed Martin on development of enhanced composites automation systems. Under a project titled ‘Enhancing the digital thread for composites...
CNC Robotics To Host National Additive Manufacturing Workshop Following Successful North West Pilot
26/11/2025 -
Following the success of its pilot workshop last month, attended by SME manufacturers from across the North West, CNC Robotics is expanding its Additive Manufacturing Workshop to all UK...
GRP Market Growth 2025–2030: Why Britain’s Composites Revolution is Only Just Beginning
20/11/2025 -
Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) is fast becoming the defining material of Britain’s next infrastructure revolution. Once viewed as a specialist alternative to steel or timber, GRP is now leading...
Composites UK and Railway Industry Association Join Forces to Accelerate the Use of Composite Materials in Rail
01/12/2025 -
Composites UK and the Railway Industry Association (RIA) have announced a new collaborative initiative aimed at helping Network Rail better understand how it can expand the use of composite...
UK REACH: Key Compliance Obligations For The Composites Industry
04/12/2025 -
UK REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) regulates the manufacture, import, and use of chemical substances in Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales). It is...
Future Materials Group Act As Exclusive Sell-Side M&A Advisor To SHD Composites In Sale to Cambium
03/12/2025 -
Future Materials Group (FMG) is pleased to announce that it acted as the exclusive M&A advisor to SHD Composites, a leading global manufacturer of advanced composite materials, on its sale to...
Busch Group Wins Best Stand Award at Advanced Engineering Show
04/12/2025 -
At this year’s Advanced Engineering trade show at NEC Birmingham, United Kingdom, the Busch Group booth received the Best Stand Award for its design, creativity, and visual impact. The...
Cygnet Texkimp Shortlisted In JEC Innovation Awards For Work With McLaren Automotive To Industrialise ART High-Rate Manufacturing Solution
10/12/2025 -
Cygnet Texkimp has been shortlisted in the JEC Innovation Awards for its work with McLaren Automotive to industrialise the ART high-rate fibre deposition technology. The collaboration was...
European Circular Composites Alliance: Advancing Composites Circularity Across Europe
16/12/2025 -
The European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA) is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the first General Assembly of the European Circular Composites Alliance (ECCA), held in...
Composites UK Launches Technology Dissemination Service to Support Composites Innovation
07/01/2026 -
Composites UK has announced the launch of a new Technology Dissemination Service, designed to support organisations delivering innovation in composite materials by increasing the visibility, reach...
Kadant UK Expands Composite Manufacturing Board Pressing Services
15/01/2026 -
Kadant UK Limited, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI), has expanded its composite manufacturing services to include high-pressure pressing and laminating of long-length thermoset and...
One-shot compression molding enables main rotor blades that achieve 20,000 hours between overhauls
05/01/2026 -
Hill helicopter’s main rotor blade is a complex amalgamation of CFRP, GFRP, unidirectional and biaxial materials that is cured in a single process. Source (All Images) | Hill...
Blueshift analysis reveals surge in satellite space debris risk, emphasizes importance of TPS
02/01/2026 -
Advanced thermal protection systems (TPS) company Blueshift (Spencer, Mass., U.S.) has uncovered a heightened risk...
Loop Technology announces opening of U.S. location
02/01/2026 -
Loop Technology (Dorchester, Bristol and Sheffield, U.K.) is opening a North American location, Loop Technology US Inc. Headquartered in...
Post Cure: Angled single-rotor technology expands wind energy generation capabilities
02/01/2026 -
Making wind energy affordable everywhere and for everyone — that is the motto embodied in startup TouchWind B.V.’s (Eindhoven,...
EuReComp presents project finale on composites circularity in Italy
31/12/2025 -
The EuReComp project, a European initiative dedicated to sustainable composite materials, is holding its fourth and final open workshop...
Everrati, Aria Group design bespoke EV platform scaling low-volume OEMs
06/01/2026 -
Everrati Automotive Ltd. (Bicester, U.K.) and Aria Group Inc. (Irvine,...
Spintech Holdings rebrands to Hawthorn Aero, expands suite of composites services
06/01/2026 -
On Jan. 5, Spintech Holdings Inc. (Dayton, Ohio, U.S.) announced its official rebranding to Hawthorn Aero Inc., marking a...
ST Engineering MRAS pursues nacelle innovation via automation, integration and digitalization
06/01/2026 -
When JetZero (Long Beach, Calif., U.S.) selected ST...
The need for process modeling in filament winding applications
07/01/2026 -
Filament winding is a common and enabling manufacturing process for producing composite items such as pressure...
Tawazun, Pilatus expand cooperation on PC-12 Pro composite parts production with Strata
06/01/2026 -
In late 2025, the Tawazun Council for Defence Enablement (Tawazun), an independent government entity that works closely with the Ministry of Defence and security agencies in the UAE,...
