Cristex exhibited at the Advanced Engineering Show for the 10th consecutive year. The show is the UK’s leading annual advanced manufacturing and supply chain event.
The show took place on the 3rd and 4th November 2021 at the NEC in Birmingham. Cristex featured a comprehensive range of products and applications from suppliers and customers, suitable for various markets such as; Aerospace, Automotive, Marine and Construction to name a few.
With a key focus on the Marine and Rail Industry SAERTEX displayed finished applications which have utilised RTM method to create lightweight, timesaving composite products. The feature piece for the rail industry was a train station platform from “Developpement Composite” which uses SAERfoam to create a lightweight alternative to concrete with a quick installation process. Cristex also displayed an engine cover for the Bali Catspace Catamaran, which comprised of SAERcore, SAERfoam and SAERfix.
Angeloni Group featured the decorative fabric range, widely used across various markets such as Automotive, Aerospace, Marine and Sporting Industries. Alongside this, Cristex featured customer applications from Tillett’s and Urban Automotive to showcase the fabrics on finished applications. The Tillett’s B7 racing car seat featured on the stand is the world’s lightest FIA 8855-1999 homologated race seat. The seat’s skin comprises a surface layer of 200gsm 3K carbon twill, backed up with carbon multiaxial fabrics and infused with an epoxy matrix. This design allows for a rigid structure to be formed whilst keeping the weight to a minimum of 3.7 kilos.
Cristex also featured a range of other products from partners, Eurocarbon showcased a range of Woven Tapes, Tubular and Flat Braids that are mainly used in the composite industry. Elantas Europe displayed various Epoxy Resins and Adhesive systems for the manufacturing of composite parts.
One of the main focuses on the stand this year was the tailored Kit Cutting and Slitting & Rewinding service that Cristex offer the composites industry. With our recent investment in the Ribamatic, Cristex are now capable of slitting rolls of fabrics up to 3.5m into narrow width tapes.
On behalf of the Cristex Team, we would like to thank everyone who came to visit us at the show, if you didn’t get a chance to see our stand you can view some of our photos here.
