News & Press Releases

30
Mar

INNOVATIVE AUTOMOTIVE BODYWORK PANEL DEVELOPED

Shape Machining Ltd has developed a novel method of manufacturing high quality automotive panels using Synergex commingled carbon fibre supplied by Coats. The process is currently used for niche vehicle applications, but further development is expected to unlock the potential for complex carbon fibre parts to be manufactured at significantly higher volumes. Synergex is a range of thermoplastic matrix materials

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23
Sep

INCREASED MANUFACTURING CAPACITY AT SHAPE

Shape Machining Ltd has successfully installed another CMS Antares 5-axis machine in their Oxfordshire facility. This additional capacity comes at a time of continued growth for the young multi-axis machining company. Now in its third year, Shape has three multi-axis CNC machines for machining a wide variety of non-metallic materials for the composites industry. Shape specialises in machining epoxy tooling

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6
Aug

LASER INSPECTION TECHNOLOGY INSTALLED AT SHAPE

Shape Machining Ltd has recently commissioned a FARO Edge coordinate measuring arm with laser inspection at their Witney facility. This ability to laser scan the entire 3D surface, of even the most complex patterns, will give all Shape’s customers the confidence that the patterns they deliver will always meet their quality requirements. Shape Machining has recently increased the manufacturing capacity

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