Trends

Our intimate involvement with current news and future developments means that we are well-placed to advise on trends in markets and technologies in composite materials.

We are constantly in touch with forward-thinking companies who are looking for new ways of improving or extending their businesses. In parallel with this, we are also highly knowledgeable in a very broad range of world-leading innovations in composite materials and processes, each having the potential to dramatically improve business performance.

Because we keep an eye to the future, we are aware of developments and next-generation technologies that could give you a significant competitive advantage. We are therefore well placed to give you the best possible advice on current technology and business practice, as well as guiding your strategic innovations for future competitiveness.

Our unique viewpoint in this area has been used to point the way forward for a number of private companies as well as a major involvement in the following two notable public reports:

UK Industry Study
This study of the UK polymer composites industry, undertaken from April to June 2001, shows how it interacts with a wide range of user and supply industries, how it competes internationally and how it considers its prospects for the future.

European Trends in Automotive Structures
This report gives an overview of developments and future directions in hybrid metallic, polymer and composite structures for automotive applications within a number of German and Swiss organisations that were visited.