BAE Systems to save £45m thanks to graduate designed tape

Posted on 20 Jul 2015 by Callum Bentley

A graduate at BAE Systems has developed an advanced new masking tape which will significantly reduce time and deliver cost savings of an estimated £45 million over the next two decades.

BAE Systems Graduate Sam Ashworth develops new cost saving tape. The clever solution addresses a common problem of adhesive residue being left on aircraft parts when traditional heavy aluminium tape is peeled away, which can be time-consuming, damaging and costly to remove. The advanced tape was developed by a team including…

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