Composite futures

Posted on 7 May 2010 by The Manufacturer

Advanced manufacturing and developing technologies for composite materials have been identified by all three major political parties as well as industry trade bodies, as being a key focus for UK industry if the nation to compete globally.

A potential problem however, with creating an appropriately skilled workforce to enable this ambition lies in the fact that, unlike technology and manufacturing for the green economy, the terms “advanced manufacturing” and “composites” mean little to the lay person or, most importantly, to young people looking to make their career choices. The fact that there…

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