Boosting capacity
Part of a £400,000 investment programme to upgrade key plant and machinery to improve output capacity, Tufnol Composites has purchased a state-of-the-art hydraulic press for its Birmingham based manufacturing facility.
Solar car sponsor
Birmingham-based Tufnol Composites has become a sponsor of the Durham University Electric Motorsport (DUEM) team’s solar car development project.
Back to the future
More than half a century has passed since a former employee of Tufnol Composites set off for a new life ‘down under’ and today his grandson is in the UK for a period of work experience with the Birmingham based composites specialist.
Managing production
Tufnol Composites has announced the appointment of Tim Rowson as its new production manager.
Machining composite laminate material: Care needed
Laminates have a low thermal conductivity and incorrect machining technique can cause heat build-up that will result in a poor surface finish. Selection of the correct standard form is also important to ensure laminations are running in the right direction for the application. Here, Roy Thomason, managing director for Tufnol Composites, gives his advice on the most common machining methods for laminates
Isolation washers cope with tough task
Tufnol Composites has supplied specialist products to the new state-of-the-art bridge across Scotland’s Firth of Forth, the Queensferry Crossing.
Composites on show
Tufnol Composites will be exhibiting for the second year running at the Engineering Materials Live show at the National Motorcycle Museum on 10th May 2018.
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