Metering pumps ready to ship from the U.K. Source | Slack & Parr Gear pump specialist Slack & Parr (Derby, U.K.) reports that it has been commissioned to deliver 21 acrylic metering pumps for a new carbon fiber production line in India. The pumps will be used to produce polyacrylini

Source | Coexpair Safran Aircraft Engines (Paris, France) has contracted with Coexpair (Namur, Belgium) for the delivery and installation of a pneumatic heated press that will equip the Safran’s new Composite Development Laboratory at Villaroche, France. Aimed to support Safran in the devel

The Gardner Business Index (GBI) is an indicator of the current state of composites fabricating, considering survey responses that cover new orders, production, backlog, employment, exports and supplier deliveries. Over 50 is expansion. Under 50 is contraction. The Composites Fabricating Index

Source | Plyable Ltd. Plyable Ltd. (Oxford, U.K.), a leader in AI powered manufacturing solutions for composite tooling, announced two new strategic partnerships with Corebon (Malmö, Sweden) and Synthesites (Uccle, Belgium). These collaborations are focused on co-marketing and co-developing

Xycomp DLF thermoplastic composites. Source | Greene Tweed Greene Tweed (Kulpsville, Pa., U.S.), a global leader in high-performance materials and engineered components, has named Seal Dynamics (Hauppauge, N.Y., U.S.) the exclusive sales and distribution partner for its aerospace original e

Source | IMDEA Recently published research from IMDEA Materials Institute (Madrid, Spain) and the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) aims to advance real-time simulation capabilities for composite manufacturing processes. The study, “A deep surrogate model for filling simulations in liquid

Source | Wang Bing, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT, Beijing, China) has produced its first 5-meter-diameter composite propulsion cabin. This power module is the largest single-piece composite structure produced in China for re

Kilometro Rosso is a leading Italian innovation district and science-technology park in Bergamo, Italy. Famous for its 1-kilometer-long red wall along the A4 motorway, the large open innovation campus was inaugurated in 2009 and acts as a hub for industrial research and high-tech manufacturing,

On 14 April 2026, Vertical became the second company globally to complete a two-way piloted transition flight in a full-scale tiltrotor eVTOL and the first to do so under civil aviation Design Organisation Approval regulatory oversight. Source | Vertical Aerospace Vertical Aerospace (London

This guide contains all the materials available at Xometry for injection moulding services. Short Overview of Injection Moulding Materials at Xometry MaterialMain CharacteristicsABSTough, strong and resistant to impact and scratchesAcrylicHard, resistant to weather and che

Injection moulding and 3D printing are the two most widely used manufacturing technologies for the production of plastic parts. This article gives a brief overview and comparison of both the technologies and lists several factors that need to be considered to choose the best technolo

The injection moulding process is widely used in large volume production as it produces comparatively low scrap production and has high repeatability. The versatility of the injection moulding process demands much broader design considerations. Most of the design considerations will

Polymer injection moulded parts often require finishing for the end use. There are a variety of surface finish options available for injection moulding that influence the texture, look, feel, and other surface characteristics of the parts. Not only from a customer point of view but a

Plastic remains one of the most popular materials used in creating a large number of consumer products. The potential uses of this material continue to expand into different industries. Likewise, we can’t ignore the expansion in the number of techniques for this material. Therefore, the need for thi

One way of producing durable and reliable medical-grade components that meet FDA standards is through medical injection molding. The process is now the go-to procedure for manufacturing state-of-the-art medical equipment because it offers countless advantages.Think of the best laboratory facility an

Plastic parts do not often get the credit they deserve for the role played in our world. There’s hardly a place you’ll enter without finding them, ranging from your computer keyboard to the lid of your coffee cup. However, every plastic product began as a prototype. This is why we are here to look a

Gripping of tools used every day is now easy with the introduction of insert molding and overmolding. However, confusion tends to set in when comparing overmolding vs insert molding. It is understandable because the two have similar uses, and they are both types of injection molding.A closer lo

This article gives a detailed thermoset vs thermoplastic comparison. Although there are many similarities between thermoplastic and thermoset, some differences are also present. The most common plastic polymers for the injection molding process were thermoplastic polymers. However, another

In various industries, die casting and injection molding are two of the most used manufacturing processes. The production of many materials we use domestically, in offices, and other establishments utilized either of these techniques. For example, your kid’s toys and kitchen sink are fabricated with

Thermoplastics are some of the most common materials used to create parts and components we use in our day-to-day activities. There are several reasons for choosing these materials, ranging from increased tensile strength to durability. ABS injection molding is one of the most popular plastic i