CPA News| Date | News | | 11-03-2008 | New Fees and Charges for LAPPC & LA-IPPC for 2008-9
DEFRA has issued new charges for LAPPC & LA-IPPC schemes for 2008-9. For those affected by these schemes, the details can be fond at http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/ppc/localauth/fees-risk/fees.htm | | 07-03-2008 | Eighth Annual Composites UK Conference
Just a reminder that the Eighth Annual Composites UK Conference takes place on 24th April at The Holiday Inn, J7, M6. Full programme, registration and details can be found at http://www.netcomposites.com/calendar_details.asp?771 | | 07-03-2008 | COMPOSITES UK AGM
The Annual General Meeting of Composites UK will take place at 1800 h. on the same day as the Annual Conference, 24th April.
This is the main opportunity for member companies to make their views known and also to elect new directors, etc. The formal paperwork has been sent by e-mail to all members and by post to those who e-mail addresses do not work. Please try to be there. | | 26-02-2008 | New Composites Software
Anaglyph Ltd are pleased to announce release 3.3 of the Laminate
Tools(tm) software application.
The latest version 3.3 adds numerous user-driven features that enhance design, post-processing and manufacture. Layup design enhancements include layer highlight options, changes log and third party application compatibility. Post-processing enhancements offer new failure criteria calculations. Manufacturing is improved via the new PlyMatch(tm) interface.
A summary of new features can be found at www.anaglyph.co.uk, while for more information contact sales@anaglyph.co.uk, or +44-20-89876056. Visit Anaglyph at JEC 2008 stand P68 (1-3 April, Paris) to learn about all their products and discuss your particular requirements.
Laminate Tools addresses the entire Design-Analysis-Check-Manufacture process of structural design, focusing on the composite material features. It is a tool that complements existing CAD systems and/or FEA environments, with native support for Nastran and Ansys that ensures wide compatibility in the analysis of composites. Laminate Tools helps optimise and manufacture exactly what is being designed and saves valuable team time.
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Emmanuelle de Posson
Anaglyph Ltd
Suite 33
10 Barley Mow Passage
London W4 4PH
United Kingdom
+44 (20) 8987 6056
www.anaglyph.co.uk
| | 31-01-2008 | Dust Control System for Sale
One of our members has a large dust control system for sale. The system is surplus to requirements and a very reasonable price would be negotiable. The unit is rated at 26,200 cfm and extracts from three open faced booths at present (2 off 4m x 1.4 m (11,600 cfm) and 1 off 2.6m x 1.7m (3000 cfm))having been expecially designed for composite trimming use. Photos are available. Please contact Keith Siddle. Operations Director, Lamplas Limited. Tel:01207 502474 or keithsiddle@lamplas.co.uk. | | 03-07-2007 | UK Postal services.
We still receive a large amount of mail at Compoites UK office with no return address on the outside of the envelope. For about one year now, Royal Mail has stopped opening undeliverable mail to return it to the sender, so any undelivered mail is simply discarded. Knowng that the mail never got there can save you money in the future. | | 18-12-2006 | Training CD-ROM published by Composites UK
A new CD-ROM, entitled 'An Introduction to Composites' has been published by the CPA. This disc is intended to provide background knowledge in the training of all personnel in the composites industry but, in particular to those involved in moulding and fabricating composites. All standard processes are covered along with the basic principals of composites design. A copy will be issued free of charge to all members and the disc is available to non-members for £50.00 + VAT. (Telephone 01443 228867, Fax. 01443 239083 or e-mail info@composites-proc-assoc.co.uk) | | 04-12-2006 | Fire Risk Assessments.
Just a reminder to all that, from 1st October 2006, owners/occupiers of all business premises have to carry out a Fire Risk Assessment on their buildings. Details can befound on www.fire.gov.uk/Workplace+safety/RROpageForForum.htm.
Other usedful sites may be www.communities.gov.uk/fire and www.firerisk.eu
To carry out your own assessment on line, go to www.risconline.co.uk | | 04-12-2006 | New Processing Videos Available.
The Society of Manufacturing Enmgineers in the USA has produced a new series of Videos on Composites Processing. There are eight videos in the series, covering most processes although pre-preg seems to be missing. Tape lay up is included with spray-up. Details from www.sme.org or fax for further info. to +1 313 425 3401. | | 27-05-2005 | Official Association Insurance Broker Appointed
Layton-Blackham Insurance Brokers have been appointed official brokers to the Association. Members should contact Barry Wicks, Group Trade Association Manager, on 07889 427808 quoting their CPA membership number, There is also a dedicated microsite at www.layton-blackham.com/microsites/cpa. |
Events| Date | Event | Location | Details | Contact | | 15-05-2008 | Composites UK Dinner. | Holiday Inn, Runcorn. | This is the major dinner of the composites calendar. Previously know variously as 'The PRI' Dinner, the Northwest Reinforced Plastics Group Dinner (NWRPG)and the CPA Dinner it is the asame as ever, a great evening with a comic speaker and a great charity raffle. A chance to let your eair down with friends and coleagues from the industry. | Composites UK Ltd.
Keith Godber or Carolyn
tel: 01423 569715
| | 18-05-2008 | SAMPE '08 Conference & Exhibition | 18th-22nd May SAMPE Conference,
20th-22nd May SAMPE Exhibition,
Long Beach Convention Centre,
Long Beach,
California | The Annual Advanced Composites Conference and Exhibition. | SAMPE
Karen Chapman
tel: +1 626 331 0616 x 616
fax: +1 626 966 4318
[website] | | 20-05-2008 | Reinforced Plastics 2008 | 20th-22nd May 2008
Hotel Helikon
Keszthely
Hungary | The aim of the Conference is to present the most recent technical, scientific and economical results in manufacturing, processing, and application of reinforced plastics products, with special reference to the following topics:
• row materials
• processing technologies
• properties and testing of products
• new fields of application
• environmental protection, recycling
• market information
• new materials, companies, activities
• science / research
The Organizing Committee would be most happy to welcome the attendants, i.e. manufacturer of raw materials (matrix materials, reinforcements), auxiliary materials, processing machines, and testing equipment as well as processors, distributors, developers, users, R&D experts, and enviromentalists in every branch of this field.
| Association of manufacturers of Reinforced Plastic materials, Hu
Zoltan Mezey
tel: +36 1 463 2462
fax: +36 1 463 1527
[email] [website] | | 02-06-2008 | ECCM 13 | 2nd -5th June 2008
Stockholm, Sweden. | ECCM is Europe’s leading conference on composite materials.
As such it will follow the long tradition of the ECCM
conference series with a wide scope of technical topics
in composite materials research. The conference attracts
internationally renowned scientists, engineers and designers
in the fi eld of composites. | SICOMP AB
tel: +46 317 066349
fax: +46 317 066363
[email] [website] | | 18-06-2008 | Lightweight Bridge Decks | 18-29th June 2008
Golden Tulip Hotel, Arnhem,
The Netherlands | The Composite Bridge Alliance Europe is the major contributor to the Light Weight Bridge Decks Conference organized by Brisk Events of the Netherlands on June 18-20 in Arnhem the Netherlands.
Subjects to be discussed are the latest developments in the design and construction of bridge decks in high strength steel and high performance concrete, aluminium, polymer composites and other hybrid materials.
Part of the conference will take place on a cruise boat sailing on the River Rhine from Arnhem the Netherlands to Wesel in Germany. Here a visit will be paid to the new Rhine suspension bridge, currently under construction, with a 120 meters high concrete inverted Y tower and a light weight steel bridge deck.
During the sailing there will be a unique opportunity for commercial contacts by means of a Matchmaking Session for companies supplying technology, systems and components for bridge building.
| Brisk Events
[website] | | 10-07-2008 | Fifth International Conference on Composites in Fire | 10th-11th July 2008.
University of Newcastle,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. | The Composites in Fire conferences exist to transfer understanding, technology and research results from major programmes from three continents, Europe, USA and Australia, to industry. Since CIF-4, which was held in 2005, substantial progress has taken place in testing and modelling the problem of the fire resistance of composite structures. It is the purpose of CIF-5 to report this progress and transfer the technologies and techniques developed to industry.
The fire response of composites is a critical factor in virtually all engineering applications of these materials. In addition to papers from other sources, state-of-the-art papers will be presented from two important international research collaborations: the US Office of Naval Research programme on the Fire Resistance of Naval Composite Structures and the EU MOMENTUM Marie Curie Research Training Network
| University of Newcastle
Louise Blackburn
tel: +44 (0)191 284 7590
[email] [website] | | 23-09-2008 | Composites Europe 2008 | 23rd -25th September, Essen, Germany. | This is the third 'Composites Europe' organised by Reed Exhibitions. Judging from the previous two it will be a show well worth a visit and well worth exhibitng at. This year the show is alongside the Aluminium Exhibition and the compsoites industry should take the opportunity to show the 'metal heads' how much better they would be off using the 'right' materials! As indicated in the news items on this web site, UKTI, TAP grants are available, through the Association for eligible companies to assist with exhibiting costs. | Reed Exhibitions Ltd.
Indy Wallace
tel: 0208 910 7741
fax: 0208 910 7749
[email] [website] | | 15-01-2009 | ACMA Composites & Polycon | 15th-17th January 2009
Tampa, Florida. | This is the ACMA annual convention, conference and exhibition which has been moved from October 2008 to its new time in January. | ACMA
tel: 001 701 525 0511
fax: 001 701 525 0743
[email] | | 24-03-2009 | JEC 2009 | 24th -26th March 2009
Paris Expo, Paris, France | Advance warning of the Annual JEC show for 2009. The largest composites exhibition in the world at present. | JEC
| | 12-05-2009 | Reinforced Plastics '09 (XXV International Conference) | Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) Czech Republic | The aim of the conference is to enable specialists from reaearch and industry to present actual knowledge and trends in development, production and application of polymer composites. Tghe programme will be focussed on research of materials and their manufacture, deasign and analyses,processing technologies and innovative applications. There will be a poster presentation section also. There is, currently, a call for papers. | House of Technology Ltd.
Mrs. Vera Budarkova
tel: +420 377 224 816
fax: +420 377 237 115
[email] [website] | | If you have an event coming up that we have not listed, please [contact us] and we will include it here. |
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