by Simon Spode | Jul 8, 2022 | Automotive, Composites, Innovation, Manufacturing, News
As part of the inaugural National Manufacturing Day Mike Maddock, Vice Chair of the Make UK Yorkshire & Humber regional board, represented the organisation today when South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard visited the McLaren Automotive Ltd team at their Advanced...
by Simon Spode | Dec 14, 2020 | Composites, Design, Engineering, Innovation
PES Performance is helping to support our client, CrownCruiser Motors, to develop a state-of-the-art eBike. The eBike is built with a lightweight and durable carbon-fibre monocoque in place of the traditional double-diamond bike frame. It has been engineered by the...
by Simon Spode | Nov 25, 2020 | 3D Scanning, Aerodynamics, Aerospace, Classic Aircraft, Composites, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Defence, Design, Development, Engineering, Innovation, News
After four years on an incredibly challenging project, the Sea Dart jet powered UAV seaplane aircraft has travelled under its own power for the first time. The original project brief from our client, The Little Jet Company, was to produce a reduced size, flying...
by Simon Spode | Jun 13, 2020 | Automotive, Composites, Innovation, Manufacturing, News, Performance
Performance vehicle structures have long made extensive use of composite materials and the new generation of GM’s Corvette Stingray, continues the push. A key composite component of the new Corvette Stingray is a curved carbon fibre rear bumper beam, created through a...
by Simon Spode | Jan 23, 2020 | Composites, Design, Development, Innovation, Materials, News, Performance
Excerpt from an article originally published in Composite Manufacturing Magazine. After a slow start, composites manufacturers are taking advantage of graphene’s unique properties. In 2004, working at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, researchers... by Simon Spode | Jan 22, 2019 | Aerodynamics, Composites, Design, Innovation, Performance, Wind Energy
A new research collaboration is utilising UK aerospace technology to develop a novel leading-edge protection system for off-shore wind turbines. The proposed solution could eliminate the need for intervention related to rain erosion, whilst paving the way for lighter...