Britain leads the world in manufacturing composite components and structures. But Engenuity believes the best can be made even better through improved concept development and analysis....

One of the more tuneful exhibits striking a chord during last year’s Composites Engineering Show was a carbon fibre construction piano. Mike Richardson hears how Retrac Composites and its partners worked in harmony to reduce the piano’s weight and improve......

Hampshire-based composites specialist, Combined Composite Technologies has opened a new manufacturing and research facility. Ed Hill discovers how the move coincides with a new direction for the company....

Bf1systems is widely recognised as a provider of electrical, electronic and composite solutions to the motorsport, high-end automotive and aerospace industries....

The largest UK manufactured vacuum infused sailing yacht hull uses Scott Bader’s new high performance Gelcoat Crystic Permabright with matched resin system....

CGTech sets out a roadmap for simplifying the automated fibre placement (AFP) process by explaining how the parallels between it and the CNC metalcutting process can helps AFP practitioners avoid some of the common pitfalls. With many smart and creative people......

John O’Connor, director of product & market strategy at Vistagy demonstrates how its software can close the loop between design and analysis in aerospace applications and reap the benefits of composite materials....

Charity cycling challenges may have become increasingly commonplace in recent years, but two Bentley engineers are about to redefine the concept by taking the most advanced pedal powered craft ever across the Atlantic in record time. Simon Lott reports....

As with many products across a whole range of sectors, the design opportunities offered by new composite developments mean that much more radical approaches can be taken to enhance the user experience. In the defence sector in particular, an overhaul in armour......