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  • JEC 2023 notable trends in the use of composite materials

    15 Jun 2023

    The JEC World exhibition serves as a pivotal and accessible annual platform showing an array of emerging technologies and trends within the composites industry. BigHead, the specialists in fastening composite materials, noted four key trends at JEC 2023.

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  • bigHead expertise in composite material fastening central to electric vehicle manufacture

    22 May 2023

    bigHead is playing a significant role in supporting Bossard’s Global Electric Vehicle (EV) Group which concentrates on the component fastening requirements of electric vehicle designers and manufacturers across Bossard’s worldwide marketplace. With a presence across four of the world’s five continents, Bossard has established this EV sector focussed initiative with the most relevant group members and brand partners from different…

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  • Lightweighting with composite materials in the rail industry

    31 Jan 2023

    bigHead fasteners offer many solutions Rail industry OEMs face considerable pressures on all fronts. To survive they must greatly improve their reliability and operating performance. In rolling stock manufacture, companies are striving to achieve overall weight reductions of around 30 percent in order to meet their goals in terms of sustainability, operating cost reductions, capacity and efficiency. Vehicle weight reduction…

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