Welcome to the JEC World show edition of Composites in Manufacturing magazine. Held at Paris-Nord Villepinte on 5-7 March, read all about it in our exclusive show preview starting on page 30.
Welcome to the Advanced Engineering show edition of Composites in Manufacturing magazine. Held at the NEC, Birmingham on 1-2 November, read all about it in our exclusive show preview starting on page 28.
The third International Composites Summit (ICS) has finally arrived. Taking place on September 6-7, at the Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, ICS has become the premier platform for cost-effective and sustainable composites business in the UK.
The excitement mounts as our show preview covers the forthcoming JEC World show held in Paris. Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends, JEC World continues to build on its standing as the major international meeting place for composite manufacturing-related companies.
The stage awaits, and unless you’ve had your head in the sand for the past few months it won’t have escaped your attention that the Advanced Engineering show is almost upon us.
My work offices were flooded recently by an unusually high Spring tide. Whilst I was frantically using boxes of old magazines as makeshift sandbags to stem the flow of river water streaming through one door, my computer was gently floating away through another!
I was saddened to hear the recent passing of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, particularly in respect of The Duke’s inspiring impact on generations of young people and the success of the Duke of Edinburgh award (DofE), which he founded.
The automotive industry is preparing for an electric vehicle (EV) future by establishing advanced lightweight composite research that will help deliver increased range, greater performance and a more dynamic drive.
There seems to be a pattern emerging around the highly debatable theme of presenting accurate facts and figures relating to the ongoing pandemic crisis. Whether you love or hate it, social media is fuelling waves of coronavirus misinformation as users focus on popularity, not accuracy.
The twin manufacturing superpower sectors of aerospace and automotive straddle Colossus-like over the UK composites manufacturing industry. Beneath their shadow, OEM supply chains wait obediently, ready to react to the next direction-defining demand signal.