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Read this informative discussion with Pim van Baarsen about his career path, the current industry and advice for students

Joining the company over three years ago, Dave is now the managing director of PRF Composites Materials. Read his interview below to get to know the people behind their Advanced Engineering booth as well as Dave’s insight into the composites industry.

PRF Composite Materials is a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-performance materials for the advanced composites industry, including aerospace, motorsport, renewables, defence, sports & leisure, medical and marine industries.

Formed in 1990, Cristex Composite Materials have steadily evolved to become one of the UK’s premier suppliers of High-Performance Fibres and Fabrics for the UK Composites and Reinforced Plastics Markets. Cristex supplies a comprehensive range of products manufactured from Glass Fibre (E.C.S. ECR), Carbon Fibre, Aramid Fibre, Dyneema®, Thermoplastic as well as Epoxy Resins and Adhesives

Ambrell, an inTEST Company, is a leading manufacturer of induction heating systems for various industrial applications. Systems range from 1 kW to 1,000 kW. Common applications include brazing, soldering, shrink fitting, metal-to-plastic insertion, curing, heat treating, forging, and more. Testing is available from Ambrell’s industry-leading applications laboratory, also known as THE LAB. Come learn how induction from Ambrell can enhance your manufacturing process.

Alsico UK is one of the largest workwear suppliers in the UK. We operate from a 70,000 square ft facility in Preston, supplying over 3.5 million garments a year into the UK Market. We pride ourselves on producing innovative supply solutions and premium quality high performance products to our customers.

In today’s fast-paced manufacturing landscape, companies face the challenge of rapidly transforming innovative ideas from the research and development (R&D) stage into viable, volume production processes. However, it is essential to approach this transition in a sustainable manner that considers the environmental impact and ensures long-term success. 

In today’s fast-paced manufacturing landscape, companies face the challenge of rapidly transforming innovative ideas from the research and development (R&D) stage into viable, volume production processes. However, it is essential to approach this transition in a sustainable manner that considers the environmental impact and ensures long-term success. 

Read on to find out more!

Read on to find out more!

Mr Musk calls fuel cells ‘fool cells’, but we shouldn’t ignore hydrogen London, 24/02/2022 I’ve often heard people ask why we don’t just develop more hydrogen cars, and leapfrog the whole battery electric vehicle (BEV) option that is now so firmly underway. After all lithium-ion batteries are expensive, heavy and pose some big sustainability challenges. …

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Formula 1 vs Formula E – racing towards change? London, 23/02/2022 While the race to net-zero and the ‘all-electric’ future continues to be a focal point of the automotive industry, will this ‘green future’ extend to the world of Formula 1?  Back in November 2019, F1’s CTO announced not only that F1 cars would no …

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‘T’ – time for the future workforce London, 24/01/2022 Will the UK’s new alternative to A-Levels help solve the manufacturing skills gap? This September, the UK’s first ‘T-Level’ courses in engineering and manufacturing will take on their inaugural cohort of students. They should be welcomed by the industry, but is there still enough to engage …

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Industry 4.0 – the pros and cons of the new industrial revolution London, 21/01/2022 The new industrial revolution is here. We’ve come a long way from the first industrial revolution in the 1700-1800s when mechanised production processes were revolutionised with the introduction of automated and semi-automated machinery, making many manual production methods obsolete. Now, over …

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If you were a horse in the early 1900s, you’ll have likely had an empty diary. The automobile was rapidly taking over the roads and putting horses, and related industries, out to pasture. History seems to be repeating itself a century on, with the electric vehicle (EV) promising to make the internal combustion automobile a thing of the past. But are supply chains equipped to cope with such dramatic market changes? Here, Aleiya Lonsdale, head of marketing for the largest engineering event in the UK, Advanced Engineering UK discusses the challenges the automotive supply chain face.