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Fastening SMC panels:  As part of our R&D partnership with Cranfield University, we have produced a demonstration mould tool that shows how bigHeads can be embedded into that trickiest of materials and processes, sheet moulding compound (SMC), without any ingress of resin into the fixing.  Furthermore, our embedding solution is a one-step process that removes the need for any secondary…

The value of talking to industry colleagues face to face was made very apparent at JEC World 2022. Virtual meetings and conferences have been a life-line during recent times but the ability to demonstrate new techniques and let people have a ‘hands-on’experience is invaluable. Thank you to everyone who visited our stand. We gained such a lot from all of…

At last – JEC World 2022! May 3-5th. There will be a lot to share and discuss given the three intervening years since JEC World 2019. We know that we have a lot to talk about anyway! Visit our stand to discover our solutions and latest innovations for composite material fastening challenges. As the leading trade show for the industry,…

We are very pleased to announce that Oli le Marquand-Brown has joined the bigHead® Bonding Fasteners team as Development Engineer. Oli joins from Cranfield University where he was a Research Assistant and completed a master’s degree in Automotive Engineering. Oli conducted extensive research on the use of commercially viable thermoplastic and recycled carbon fibre reinforced polymers and was awarded IMechE…

Fastening composite material presents many challenges, all of which can be overcome by careful selection of the correct solution. There are many solutions and this in itself presents another challenge. Bossard has compiled a White paper on bonding. DOWNLOAD BOSSARD WHITE PAPER ON BONDING  Bossard’s White Paper ‘Fastening solutions for composites and plastics’ introduces a selection of technologies and gives…