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Elevating Efficiency with Our New Vertical Storage Solution
Composite Integration is excited to unveil a significant enhancement set for launch in the first quarter of 2025: the Vertical Storage Solution, supplied by Randex. This strategic investment is a testament to our mantra “always a better way,” aiming to revolutionise our operational efficiency and enhance our workplace for customers, suppliers, and distributors alike.
Investing in a Better Tomorrow
Our focus at Composite Integration extends beyond meeting current needs; we proactively adapt to anticipate and shape future demands. The implementation of the Vertical Storage Solution from Randex showcases our dedication to continuously improving our operations and the quality of service we provide.
Optimising Space for Enhanced Collaboration
Effective space utilisation is essential. The new Vertical Storage Solution allows us to maximise our workspace efficiently, creating more room for collaborative and innovative activities. This enhancement not only makes our environment more dynamic but also more engaging for everyone involved.
Streamlining Operations for Enhanced Productivity
Our new storage solution is meticulously designed to streamline operations, significantly reducing the time it takes to access tools and materials. This improved workflow boosts productivity and increases job satisfaction among our team members, enabling them to work more effectively.
Enhancing Inventory Management for Operational Excellence
This solution will transform our approach to inventory management, enabling precise tracking and easier access to materials. These capabilities support better project planning and execution, reduce waste, and improve satisfaction by consistently meeting project expectations.
Reducing Safety Risks for a Healthier Workplace
Minimising the need for manual handling of heavy items, the new system significantly reduces the risk of workplace injuries. Its ergonomic benefits ensure a healthier, more comfortable work environment, which is crucial for maintaining team welfare.
Improving Team and Customer Satisfaction
Investing in this smarter, safer, and more efficient storage solution directly boosts the morale and satisfaction of our team. Happy, engaged team members lead to superior customer service, aligning with our commitment to always find a better way for our clients and operations.
A Continued Commitment to Improvement
The introduction of the Vertical Storage Solution is one of several facility upgrades planned over the next 12 months. Each initiative is designed to enhance our operational capabilities and ensure that Composite Integration remains a leader in the composite materials industry.
The upcoming rollout of the Vertical Storage Solution in Q1 2025 represents a major step forward for Composite Integration in terms of productivity, safety, and operational efficiency. This investment highlights our commitment to innovation and excellence, ensuring we continue to lead in our industry and provide the best possible environment for our team and the highest quality service to our clients. Stay tuned for more exciting updates as we prepare to launch this transformative new feature.
Composite Integration appoints new Senior Control Engineer
Composite Integration is pleased to announce Oliver Powlesland as its Senior Control Engineer. Oliver joined Composite integration in 2015, coming straight from university where he studied mechanical engineering.
During his time, Oliver has developed his existing knowledge of software programming and has become a specialist in industrial automation. As a senior member of the design team, Oliver provides support and mentors many colleagues from an electrical and technical point of view.
As well as internal support, Oliver has been driving technical projects on major large scale infusion equipment, covering multiple sectors including Aerospace and Wind.
Composite UK Industry Awards 2022 – Composite Integration | Innovation in Composites Technology
Composite Integration are proud to be finalists in this year’s Composites UK Industry Awards within the Innovation in Composite Manufacture category.
The innovation in this project involved Composite Integration pushing the boundaries of traditional composite processes, working alongside Hill Helicopters to develop a complex vacuum tight multi-part tool and process techniques, in order to manufacture a prototype helicopter fuselage in a single shot, infused moulding with no bonded joints.
Composite Integration used their extensive experience in closed mould and infusion process technology to design and manufacture tooling and first off components for the high-performance composite fuselage.
Composite Integration Ltd entered its 20th year – Ambitious Growth Plans
Composite Integration Ltd entered its 20th year in 2022. Founded in 2002 by Stephen Leonard-Williams and Richard Bland, both having significant experience in RTM, liquid moulding methods and equipment development, it has grown continuously year on year.
To provide a comprehensive range of equipment and services to multiple sectors worldwide, Composite Integration Ltd assembled a talented technical team covering a variety of engineering subjects including composites, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and software development.
The long-term company vision included building a team to ensure it continued to thrive and grow well beyond the tenure of the founding members and to ensure successful collaborations with clients and partners continued far into the future. To achieve this, a management team has been carefully assembled in recent years with a wide variety of skills and experience and, in December 2021, the company restructured enabling the team to own the equity in the business.
A major contribution to the company’s long-term success has been its commitment to a core Composites capability and a deep understanding of the process requirements for manufacture of a wide range of composite components. The company is currently engaged in collaborative research programmes with a total value in excess of £10M, developing tooling techniques, process control & automation and state of the art composite parts. Recent recognition of this work includes selection as one of two finalists in the JEC Composites Innovation Awards – Aerospace Application category.
The new team is actively developing and updating the strategic plan to maintain controlled growth of Composite Integration, deliver a growing range of market leading products across multiple sectors and enable us to continue to provide a world class service to our expanding client base.
CI wins Composites UK Industry Awards
Composite Integration has been named the winner of this year’s Composites UK Industry Awards for the ‘Innovation in Composite Manufacture’ category.
The company started in 2002 and has grown to serve a wide range of sectors including marine, wind energy, aerospace and automotive amongst others, with customers in more than 20 countries. It has developed tooling, meter mixing equipment and process technology to provide customers with the ability to manufacture a wide range of components at both high volume and large scale, with the largest components up to 85m in length.
From the outset the company focus has been sharing knowledge to support the customer in understanding the process, alongside delivering easy to use, reliable tooling and equipment. There is a strong R&D focus, with a dedicated team carrying out both internal and collaborative R&D for a wide range of parts and processes.
Introducing the new generation of the Ciject® Two RTM Equipment
Composite Integration are pleased to announce the launch of the latest generation of its market leading Ciject Two range which will be unveiled at this years Advanced Engineering at the NEC Birmingham, stand Q92.
The Ciject range includes innovative equipment for delivering mixed resin within RTM, Light RTM, VRTM and Infusion processes. The equipment is produced with award-winning design and the highest quality engineering, creating a range widely acknowledged for being the most sophisticated available.
The new Ciject Two utilises Siemens latest powerful modular PLC and touch-screen HMI enabling the addition of a wide range of options and control functions. New benefits include a flexible control platform which simplifies future upgrades as well as a new, easy to use interface with additional control, data logging and security features:
• Simplified ‘easy to use’ interface
• Comprehensive configuration and recipe control.
• Improved datalogging for quality control and process analysis
• Greater user/administrator security and accountability
These features further develop the fundamentals of a Ciject Two and create a more comprehensive yet flexible control platform for composites technology, whilst retaining a simple format for their end users.
The equipment is targeted specifically towards manufacturers who require precision control and accountability, with abilities for RTM, LRTM and infusion processes within one machine. The Ciject Two is already recognized for its well proven technology within a wide variety of sectors.
The Ciject Two range is capable of processing Epoxy, Polyester, Vinyl Ester and Phenolic resin systems, with low-cost conversion kits to enable a quick and easy change between material types. The ability to work with a variety of closed mould processes and be used to manufacture parts from less than 1kg shot size, to large structures greater than 1000kg, places the Ciject two as the most versatile machine in the market.
Composite Integration’s latest announcement is an example of their commitment to product innovation and development. Richard Bland, Managing Director of Composite Integration commented, “The Ciject range has long been recognised as one of the most capable and versatile resin injection machines available. The engineering team at Composite Integration work continuously to evolve this capability and bring new technology to the end user, ensuring it is closely matched to the process requirements. With more than 30 years’ experience of designing and manufacturing this type of equipment, the team can be proud of this latest generation Ciject Two.
