Materials Features

Composites confer agility and speed

Composites confer agility and speed

Composite materials manufactured at a site in Duxford, Combridge will provide ultra high strength and lightweight structures for Sikorsky's next generation military helicopter, the S-97 Raider, which is due to make its maiden flight in 2014. Les Hunt reports.

Style with function for high flyers

Style with function for high flyers

A leading aircraft cabin design firm and a high-performance thermoplastic sheet producer team up to shape the future of aircraft interiors.

A weight loss programme for automotive designers

A weight loss programme for automotive designers

The automotive manufacturing sector’s quest to reduce vehicle weight and fuel consumption without compromising performance and safety has driven a raft of developments in lightweight materials for vehicle structural applications. Bert Suffis reports.

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