Manufacturing - Carbon fibre

[JCKST1]

My company currently has carbon fibre products manufacturered in the Far East and imported to the uk.

My aim has always been to bring manufacturing to closer to home to cut out the whole import process and keep a better eye on QC.

Is there any members on here who work within this industry and could take a look over our product for an approximate quote?

I'm not expecting pricing to be as competitive as the Far East btw.


Thanks in advance

[dmsims]

IDK if he can help but Tim Lamont at ACT might be worth a try ?

http://www.actproducts.co.uk/carbon-fibre-factory/

[CX53]

Feel free to send me a PM, I may be able to help

[marked1]

I've worked in the industry for a couple of years working in automotive/Motorsports sectors. If you need a hand send me a pm..

[thebraketester]

CX53 said:

Feel free to send me a PM, I may be able to help

You don't happen to know a mate of mine? Called steve, works in composites at Mercedes in brackley. Long shot I know.

[smifffymoto]

A bloke I know runs Carbon Nautica,carbon helm wheels for yachts.They manufacture in Slovenia.

[markcoznottz]

Bit worrying that so much is being made abroad, I used to work in the industry, was mostly based in the uk as I remember.

[CX53]

thebraketester said:

You don't happen to know a mate of mine? Called steve, works in composites at Mercedes in brackley. Long shot I know.

Possibly, the world of F1 is quite small! Is he a laminator or trimmer/fitter? Or something else?

[CX53]

markcoznottz said:

Bit worrying that so much is being made abroad, I used to work in the industry, was mostly based in the uk as I remember.

Most of it is done in the U.K, especially anything of any visual quality or structural integrity.

[markcoznottz]

CX53 said:

markcoznottz said:

Bit worrying that so much is being made abroad, I used to work in the industry, was mostly based in the uk as I remember.

Most of it is done in the U.K, especially anything of any visual quality or structural integrity.

I know the motorsports is, but was talking to someone about these cheap Chinese carbon bike frames coming in and he was amazed at the quality fir the price.

[CX53]

markcoznottz said:

I know the motorsports is, but was talking to someone about these cheap Chinese carbon bike frames coming in and he was amazed at the quality fir the price.

That's fair enough... I helped my friend repair his 'bargain' carbon paramotor frame from abroad last week... we cut in to it and it was quite shocking to see how dangerous the thing actually was. You've got to be quite careful buying this stuff from places like China.

[thebraketester]

CX53 said:

thebraketester said:

You don't happen to know a mate of mine? Called steve, works in composites at Mercedes in brackley. Long shot I know.

Possibly, the world of F1 is quite small! Is he a laminator or trimmer/fitter? Or something else?

Hmm now you are asking. He's about 6ft and got a bald head. I think he does the CF pattern cutting and 'assembly'. Not 100% sure.

[markcoznottz]

thebraketester said:

CX53 said:

thebraketester said:

You don't happen to know a mate of mine? Called steve, works in composites at Mercedes in brackley. Long shot I know.

Possibly, the world of F1 is quite small! Is he a laminator or trimmer/fitter? Or something else?

Hmm now you are asking. He's about 6ft and got a bald head. I think he does the CF pattern cutting and 'assembly'. Not 100% sure.

The laminator trade is very small, a lot travel from Notts/Derby every day to red bull/merc . Hour and a half commute in ideal conditions each day. Rather him than me.

[thebraketester]

Yeah screw that. Luckily he lives in brackley.
He took me around the place a few years ago. Pretty mind blowing and that was just the stuff he was allowed to show me.

[markcoznottz]

thebraketester said:

Yeah screw that. Luckily he lives in brackley.
He took me around the place a few years ago. Pretty mind blowing and that was just the stuff he was allowed to show me.

F1 teams aren't all that, male dominated, highish nerd factor. Despite what some employees think, it's a factory environment.

[CX53]

thebraketester said:

Hmm now you are asking. He's about 6ft and got a bald head. I think he does the CF pattern cutting and 'assembly'. Not 100% sure.

Don't think I do in that case..

[CX53]

markcoznottz said:

F1 teams aren't all that, male dominated, highish nerd factor. Despite what some employees think, it's a factory environment.

Agreed, glorified factory job (in composites anyway), some tend to think it's a lot more... For me personally it's a money trap and I'd get out if I could. Don't get the nerd factor at our place though.

To those who haven't worked in the industry I can see why an F1 team would be a cool place to visit.

Edited by CX53 on Wednesday 30th August 20:44

[thebraketester]

markcoznottz said:

thebraketester said:

Yeah screw that. Luckily he lives in brackley.
He took me around the place a few years ago. Pretty mind blowing and that was just the stuff he was allowed to show me.

F1 teams aren't all that, male dominated, highish nerd factor. Despite what some employees think, it's a factory environment.

Cool.

[egomeister]

markcoznottz said:

CX53 said:

markcoznottz said:

Bit worrying that so much is being made abroad, I used to work in the industry, was mostly based in the uk as I remember.

Most of it is done in the U.K, especially anything of any visual quality or structural integrity.

I know the motorsports is, but was talking to someone about these cheap Chinese carbon bike frames coming in and he was amazed at the quality fir the price.

The "high end" motorsport/pre-preg route is still fantastic in the UK, but as with most things we seem to be falling behind as the industry develops. You can get some fantastic work done in eastern europe and beyond into the far east at very competitive prices.

When you look at developments like techniques for higher volumes and increased automation the UK looks less attractive, we just don't seem to invest the same way as is done in other similar economies in central europe.

[anonymous-user]

If you were happy to keep in the East, might be worth looking up Cobra in Thailand. Good guys, huge facilities and capabilities. They've done a lot of automotive work for big OEMs in CF.