At SHD, we specialise in the manufacture of a wide range of tooling, component and Uni-Directional (UD) prepregs suitable for autoclave, oven and press curing. A vital element of our ethos is that we offer world-class customer support to every customer of every size, which we achieve by working in close partnership with all our customers. Our team can offer you the support and technical advice and expertise at every stage of the project. Not only working to continually improve our existing range of products, but we also work to develop new and exciting products through our recognition of an industry need, and through project consortiums. Our highly experienced technical team is on hand, across the group, to provide reactive customer support. With autoclave, oven and press curing equipment available for customer support, development and prototyping, we are able to offer a comprehensive service, including fast turnaround of development trials for both internal and external projects. Our Technical Centre houses a range of material testing equipment to offer comprehensive material characterisation. We are also able to offer support for programme qualifications with full test packages.

Self lubricating steel dowel pins with PTFE coating. Boneham Standard DP35B Metric Tapped dowel with an extreme performance hybrid coating. The dowel pin coating consists of PTFE, PFA and FEP. This coating is a dry film lubricant which gives the dowel excellent release properties in applications such as composites where resin can frequently lock in a standard dowel pin. PTFE coated dowel pins come in charcoal finish as standard, but other colour finishes can be manufactured to assist with production identification and application requirements. Further unique properties of the coated Boneham extreme performance dowel. Why are these non-stick, self lubricating dowels performance dowels? - Low friction coefficient to 0.02 - Exceptional non-stick release properties - Wear resistance under extreme pressures - Excellent Chemical and corrosion resistance - Environmental resistance against UV light, salt water and widely used road chemicals - Wide operating temperatures from -250°c to 285°c - Colour options available

Instron is leading the way to better calibration of environmental chambers and furnaces. Instron’s Temperature Calibration service ensures that testing parameters are being met and that associated results are being calculated accurately.

Instron® offers a wide variety of tensile grips to suit your industry and testing application. Our grips range in force from one gram to 2 meganewtons and can accommodate a diverse range of materials such as thread, rope, elastomers, plastic, composites, metals, and more. For those with unique applications, our custom engineering group will gladly design a grip to suit your situation. Instron grips comply with all global testing standards, are designed to last for decades, and are backed by our world class service and support team.

Instron has used its wealth of applications and engineering experience to produce the most extensive range of accessories for materials testing instruments in the industry. Made up of hundreds of grips, fixtures, load cells, and other accessories, our vast range of general purpose and application-focused accessories are designed to help you get the most from your materials testing system.

The Aeronautical Journal has, for over a century, been the UK’s leading scientific and technical aeronautics Journal and is the world’s oldest Aerospace Journal that remains in production. Published monthly, The Aeronautical Journal draws upon the expertise and resources of The Royal Aeronautical Society providing a world-wide forum for authors from the UK and overseas. Research papers are solicited on all aspects of research, design and development, construction and operation of aircraft and space vehicles. Papers are also welcomed which review, comprehensively, the results of recent research developments in any of the above topics.

A celebration of 10 years of MAA support for more than 40 technology development projects.

The National Aerospace Library houses an extensive collection devoted to aeronautics, aviation and aerospace technology. This includes: - Over 20,000 aeronautical books - A vast collection of key aviation journals - Over 40,000 technical reports - Extensive holdings of Air Publications, ATA handling notes and air accident reports - Extensive current holdings of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Documents / Annexes / Circulars - Notices to Airmen / The Air Pilot / UK Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) - A complete set of Jane’s All The World’s Aircraft - Historically important past minutes of the Society of British Aircraft Constructors / Aerospace Companies (SBAC) Council and its various committees dating from 1916-2000 - Located at Farnborough Business Park, in the former Royal Aircraft Establishment Building now known as ‘The Hub’

The smallest passive sensor of physical quantities is based on micro-wires. Contactless measurement of physical quantities (temperature, mechanical stress, torsion, pull, position, magnetic field, and more), uses one interface. Sensors can be mixed in many materials and used in many areas: the Internet of Things, Structural Health Monitoring, Constructions, Biomedical Applications, Preventive and Predictive Maintenance tooling. In the picture, you can see 100s of sensors... Microwire sensors by RVmagnetics are miniaturized (diameter ca. 3-70 μm) magnetic contactless sensors of physical quantities (temperature, pressure, pull, mechanical stress, torsion, magnetic field, position, etc.). Microwires are composite materials that consist of a metallic nucleus (diameter ca. 1-50 μm) and glass coating (thickness 2-20 μm). Their size, high added value, robustness, simple production process, and finally their symmetry, glass-coating, the possibility of contactless sensing leads to their utilization as a miniaturized sensor with a wide range of applications in industry.

As part of The Otter Group we manufacture motor protection switches for Otter Controls. The V series is a versatile bimetal switch, available either as a thermostat or thermal/current sensing safety cut-out. The V series operates as a thermostat with a narrow ±2°C differential, or a thermal safety cut-out with a ±5°C differential. The V series is auto-resetting, has a 13A rating, is highly robust and meets worldwide approvals. It can be provided in a wide variety of covers with venting and fixing options.

Via our sister company Ferro Techniek, Otter Controls also offer kettle controls with integrated thick film elements for improved energy efficiency.

Thingworx is an Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) platform that solves common challenges across different industries. From service to workforce efficiency and asset optimization.

Our Special Interest Group (SIG) events, curated by our expert SIG Champions, bring business leaders together to share the latest information and insights around Future Mobility; Digital & Advanced Manufacturing; Design, Simulation & Modelling and Electronics. Read more... https://silverstonetechnologycluster.com/thought-leadership/

Wire thread inserts for high-strength joints in low-strength metallic materials. Your benefits at a glance: - High thread strength - Increase in quality and value - Wear-resistant, low and constant thread friction - High-strength - Corrosion- and temperature-resistant Our latest generation of HELICOIL® thread technology – HELICOIL® Smart The thread insert with tang which does not have to be broken off.

Precision threads in modern lightweight structures — efficient expansion anchoring with one-sided accessibility Your benefits at a glance: - Pre-installed, one-piece fastener - Stable stud threads according to property class 8.8 - Thread creation in formed and drilled tap holes — no holding thread required - No chips or burrs during installation - “Blind” setting method (one-sided accessibility) - Suited for a wide range of lightweight materials* *Not suitable for polymer materials susceptible to stress cracking, such as PC or PMMA.