Industrial laminates specialist Attwater & Sons Ltd is to share the benefits of its laminate expertise with industry professionals during a technical talk at the Aerospace Sector Showcase 2018. Matthew D’Arcy, Attwater’s technical manager, will explain how aerospace companies can improve the quality of their products through the use of polyimide glass and phenolic cotton…
Testing has always been a critical part of Attwater’s business. Over the past year Attwater have invested further in their test and development laboratory facilities, not only making testing more efficient, but also allowing it to offer a more varied range of analysis. “We understand what our customers want to achieve, and we have always…
Whilst traditionally Attwater products are used as insulation, a keen bush craft specialist has realised that the industrial laminate materials are perfect for creating the finest knife handles. “The pale green G10 or ‘biscuit coloured’ epoxy cotton make really attractive knife handles that change in hue with age, use and conditions,” said Kevin Cunningham who…
One of the more unusual requests that Attwater has recently received was for 165mm thick epoxy glass industrial laminate – which is considerably thicker than the usual orders for laminates. There were two main challenges:- Working out how to handle and process such a large quantity of material The sheer thickness of the finished product…
