by Simon Spode | Feb 11, 2021 | Development, Innovation
Performance Engineered Solutions (PES) Ltd have announced their involvement in a new consortium which will undertake performance sports equipment development, and produce products for both elite athletes and teams and amateur sportspeople. Nex-gensports will combine...
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 | Sep 25, 2020 | 3D Scanning, Aerospace, Classic Aircraft, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Design, Development, Engineering, News, Reverse Engineering
PES Performance Ltd are celebrating the return to the skies of the original Beagle Pup prototype aircraft, over 50 years after its last flight. The engineering designers ended up playing a crucial role in the project to get the aircraft, designated G-AVDF, back to an...
by Simon Spode | Sep 7, 2020 | Development, Education, Innovation, Manufacturing, News
Having the right skills in the workforce is crucial to the future of manufacturing. In this in-depth interview, Mike Maddock, Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) Champion for Make UK, explains that for exciting developments like graphene technology to be widely...
by Simon Spode | Aug 4, 2020 | 3D Scanning, Aerodynamics, Aerospace, Classic Aircraft, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Design, Development, Engineering, Innovation, News, Performance
After four years on an incredibly challenging project we get to see the Sea Dart aircraft for real. The original brief from client The Little Jet Company was to take the original 1950s US Navy Sea Dart seaborne prototype jet fighter and produce a reduced size UAV...
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...