Automated cutting machines were first developed to process fabrics and eliminate the manual toil involved in the clothing industry. Ed Hill finds out more about how theses versatile machines are used in composite manufacturing....

In a Q&A session, Mike Richardson speaks to Carbon Fibre Technologies International’s president, John Davidson to discover how the company approaches the construction of a perfect carbon fibre production line....

Said to be more user-friendly and cost efficient, Alan Harper, director of Alan Harper Composites explains how the use of reusable vacuum bags are fast becoming a more attractive proposition for open composite mould workshops....

Andy Smith, general manager of Vargus Tooling UK comments on the challenges of thread milling composite materials....

Cutting tools specialist, Kennametal wonders where tooling manufacturers stand regarding economic working methods for machining composite materials and the new tooling concepts currently available....

Consistent with the drive towards greater automation in composites, GKN Aerospace is tackling one of the most labour intensive parts of the lifecycle of composites by enabling a mechanised route for the preparation of damaged parts to accept repair patches. Dr Neil......

Scott Bader has revealed that the Revolver 42 Speedboat has been vacuum infused and bonded using a foam sandwich design with the company’s Crystic resin and Crestomer adhesive materials....

Composite materials such as CFRP, whilst being able to be machined on conventional CNC machines, react differently to metals during the machining process....

With the latest aircraft programmes dictating around 50% composite material by weight, Sandvik Coromant and Precorp are seeking to improve machining efficiency and product integrity through new tooling innovations....

Hit hard when the A1GP motorsport series collapsed in 2009, URT Group has seen a dramatic turnaround in fortunes after being selected as the lead laminator of Ocelot, the world’s first truly composite armoured vehicle, which is now entering production. Simon Lott......