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Welcome
The Advanced Composites Manufacturing Centre (ACMC) is a leading composites R&D facility at the University of Plymouth. Based in the School of Marine Science and Engineering (SMSE), ACMC is active in a wide range of projects, and aims to bridge the traditional gap between academic R&D and the needs of industry. ACMC formally opened in 1987, although the University of Plymouth has been involved with composites R&D since the early 1970s. Since then, we have worked closely with companies in all areas of polymer composites engineering, enabling them to benefit from our research, contacts and experience. We have many years experience in running short courses and workshops in composites design and manufacture, and we have worked with large and small companies in all sectors of the composites industry in implementing new technology, improving processes, testing materials and components and solving manufacturing and materials problems. News Click here for the Archive Thesis now out of commercial confidentiality period (22 April 2016) Robert Blackburn's MPhil thesis, The manufacture and testing of perforated composite acoustic panels, being a summary of the work he undertook in the GKN Aerospace KTP project (TCS3067, 2000-2003), is now available via the Plymouth Electronic Archive and Research library (PEARL). Citation classic ! (29 January 2016) The compressibility of a reinforcement fabric based on the undergradaute project by Neil Pearce and published in Composites Manufacturing, 1995, 6(1), 15-21 is today showing as cited by 100 on Google Scholar. ScienceDirect indicates 72 citations. PhD completion (06 January 2016) Amjed Saleh Mahmood had his viva voce examination on Friday 27 November 2015 for a PhD thesis entitled Processing-performance relationships for fibre reinforced composites. The thesis is now available on PEARL. Congratulations on the completion! PhD examination (14 December 2015) Rzgar Abdalrahman had his viva voce examination today for a PhD thesis entitled Design and analysis of integrally-heated tooling for polymer composites and has passed subject to minor corrections to the thesis. PhD examination (26 November 2015) Mahdi Al-Farttoosi had his viva voce examination today for a PhD thesis entitled Dynamic behaviour of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) under impact loading and has passed subject to corrections to the thesis. Marine Composites book published (30 September 2015) Elsevier have today announced the publication of the Marine Composites book. The pre-publication offer (see below) will remain open for just a few days! ScienceDirect Kindle via Amazon British Composites Society (BCS) Group on LinkedIn (21 August 2015) This LinkedIn Group is primarily about the individual people within the composites industry, and especially opportunities for continuing professional development, career progression and recognition. If you would like to join, then please go to the BCS Group webpage where there should be a black-on-yellow Join button at top left of the page New Marine Composites book (July 2015) Jasper Graham-Jones and John Summerscales have edited a 14-chapter book on Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Composites. The book will be published by Elsevier in October 2015. Welcome (02 February 2015) Benjamin Salas and Rachel Moreau from the Département Science et Génie des Matériaux at the IUT de Bordeaux have joined the team for three month internships hosted by Stephen Grove. Welcome (01 February 2015) Richard Pemberton has joined the university as Lecturer in Mechanical and Marine Engineering Design and a member of the ACMC. Congratulations ! (September 2014) Ian Gatehouse, 1992 graduate from the BEng (honours) Composites Engineering course, is now Senior Chief Engineer at GKN Aerospace. ICCM20 Track 1-8: Steven Nutt (University of Southern California) and John Summerscales will lead the above Track at the 20th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM20) to be held in Copenhagen during 19-24 July 2015. Papers are invited which address experimental methods for the following issues:
PRIMaRE Conference poster prize (05 June 2014) The poster paper Gel-coating for marine structures by Zoltán Gombos and John Summerscales was today awarded third place in the Best Poster Award at the 1st PRIMaRE Annual Conference, Plymouth, 04-05 June 2014, organised by the Partnership for Research In Marine Renewable Energy. Optimising composite material components for the marine environment (02 May 2014) The Marine Innovation Centre (MarIC) in partnership with the National Composites Centre (NCC) invites you to the NCC, located in Bristol and Bath Science Park, to attend an exclusive free event for the Marine Industry on Wednesday 28th May 2014. This one-off event is an opportunity to learn more about improving manufacturing processes, reducing costs, improving product performance and durability and the latest manufacturing techniques. Numbers are limited and places will be allocated on a first come basis. For details and to ensure your place is booked please use this link. Dr Richard Cullen (27 March 2014) Richard has today received formal confirmation of the award of Doctor of Philosophy following the examination of his thesis entitled "Air permeability of balsa core, and its influence on defect formation in resin infused sandwich laminates". Congratulations ! Personnel changes (03 February 2014) Omar Sheikh, who graduated with the BEng composites degree in 2011, has joined the team as Research Assistant on the EU FP7 RampCo project. Zoltán Gombos is now Associate Lecturer (part-time). Vincent Martinez and Mathieu Tavernier (stage placement students from Université Bordeaux I) will be hosted by Stephen Grove during 03 February 2014 to 25 April 2014. |
 Working with ACMC In the past couple of years we have been concentrating on longer-term projects, and current research funded by the EU, EPSRC and DTI consortia. We are still able to undertake smaller consultancy projects, and can often help companies find external financial support. Contact us for further information. Latest news ... from Composites Today The following companies kindly support the activities of ACMC: 
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